Sermons on Individual Messages on Eschatology - Various preachers
Jerusalem’s Hope: God’s Enduring Promise Amidst Conflict (41 min)
Michael Penfold preaches on God’s covenantal plan to rule the world, in a future kingdom age, through His Son Jesus Christ, during which time a restored nation of Israel will be “the head not the tail”, and Jerusalem will be the centre of the world geographically, politically and spiritually. Readings: Gen 12:1-3, Rom 11:25-27, Eph 1:9-10. (Recorded in Parkview Gospel Hall, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 1st Oct 2024) (Photo: 57187596 | Iron Dome © Irina Opachevsky | Dreamstime.com)
The Prophetic Key of “Jew, Gentile and Church of God” (15 min)
Phil Coulson explains that God’s programme for the ages revolves around His dealings with three distinct groups of people: the Jews, the Gentile nations, and the church of God. Grasping this fact will provide the key to understanding the revelation of God’s overarching purposes in history and prophecy. Mr Coulson points out the three groups from four Bible books: (1) Acts 15:12-18, (2) 1 Cor 10:31, (3) John 12:1-2, 12-15, 20, (4) Matt 13:44-50. (From a message delivered in David Street Gospel…
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem (15 min)
Harold Paisley (1924-2015) preaches on the city of Jerusalem, the nerve centre of God’s purposes for the earth and the city with a unique past, present and future. Readings: Judges 1:8, Psa 137:5-6, Matt 23:37-39, Rev 20:9. (Recorded at the Toronto Easter Conference, March 1991)
The Coming Peace Settlement in the Middle East (38 min)
Jim Allen preaches on the coming peace settlement in the Middle East as prophesied in the Bible in Daniel 9:27. He traces God’s purposes for the nation of Israel from its beginning in Genesis to its future in the coming Kingdom age. Readings: Gen 12:1-3, 15:18-21, 22:16-18, 2 Sam 7:12-16, Dan 9:1-4a, 20-27. (Recorded in 2002 shortly after the events of 9/11)
The Coming 1,000 Year Kingdom of Christ (50 min)
Eric Parmenter preaches on the coming millennial reign of the Lord Jesus Christ under three headings (A.B.C.) – The Advent of the King, the Basis of His rule, and the Character of HIs kingdom. (Recorded in Helions Gospel Hall, 28th May 2016)
The Great Kingdom Psalm (30 min)
Sandy Higgins expounds Psalm 72, the great Millennial Psalm, in which the Messiah’s Kingdom in the age to come is outlined. The rule of the Lord Jesus over a regenerated earth, with Israel regathered to the “Promised Land” and restored to be the head of the nations, is the final chapter in earth’s history. (Recorded in North America)
Daniel’s 70 Weeks Explained in Less Than 15 Minutes
Phil Coulson introduces the pivotal subject of Daniel’s 70 weeks. It is the backbone of all prophetic Scripture, and holds the key to understanding the great purpose and plan of God for Israel past, present and future. Reading: Daniel 9. (Message preached in Mount Sterling, WI, USA, Spring 2023)
How To Interpret and Understand Bible Prophecy (50 min)
Phil Coulson preaches on the key issues every believer needs to be aware of in order to understand future events. This is what theologians would call a “biblical eschatological hermeneutic”, or in simpler terms “How to go about interpreting and understanding what the Bible says about the future in books like Daniel and Revelation”. Without these keys, you will be at the mercy of a host of conflicting views (pre-trib , mid-trib, post-trib, pre-mill, a-mill, post-mill etc). Readings: Rev 19:10,…
The 7 Dispensations Explained in 35 Minutes
Harry Bell (1905-1976) explains the 7 dispensations all the way from the Garden of Eden to the Millennial Kingdom. The 7 dispensations are 1. Innocence, 2. Conscience, 3. Human government, 4. Promise, 5. Law, 6. Grace, 7. Kingdom. (Message preached in Plas Menai, Llanfairfechan, North Wales, 1961) An edited transcript of this sermon is available here.
It Will Be a Great Day When HE Comes (42 min)
Michael Penfold preaches on the day when God will vindicate His Son, His Word, His ways and His honour – in the “regeneration” when Christ returns to earth to reign. Then the nations will be blessed, as redeemed Israel becomes the centre of the earth geographically, the head of the nations governmentally and the light of the nations spiritually. Readings: Eph 1:9-10, Titus 3:4-5, Matt 19:28. (Recorded in Huyton Gospel Hall, Liverpool, 19th Apr 2019)
The Spirit of Lawlessness (51 min)
Tom Bentley (1924-2011) preaches on the spirit of lawlessness that will be seen in the days of the Antichrist, which is already in evidence in the world, and which is pictured in the life and death of Absalom in the Old Testament. Reading: 2 Sam 15:10-13. (Message preached in Ballymena 29th Jan 1983).
The Worship, the Wedding, the War (27 min)
Norman Mellish preaches on the events surrounding the return of Christ to earth as recorded in Revelation Ch 19 – the 4 Alleluias, the marriage of the Lamb, the battle of Armageddon, the beast and the false prophet cast into the lake of fire, and the judgement of the living nations – all of which precede the inauguration of the 1,000 reign of Christ in His kingdom. (Message preached in Stark Road Gospel Hall, Livonia, MI, USA, 24th Oct 1998)
The Rapture of the Church (28 min)
Andrew Ussher preaches on the next event in God’s prophetic programme – the rapture of the church prior to the beginning of “the tribulation”, outlining its characteristics and its sequence. Readings: John 14:1-3, 1 Cor 15:51-58, 1 Thess 4:13-18. (Message preached in Stark Road Gospel Hall, Livonia, MI, USA, 4th Nov 2013)
He Must Reign (42 min)
Mark Sweetnam preaches on the topic of the “Millennium”, answering two questions: “Why must there be a Millennium?” Divine purpose demands it! The glory of Christ demands it! And secondly, what does it mean to me? Readings: 1 Cor 15:21-27, Rev 20:1-7, Eph 1:7-12. (Message preached in Ballymena, 24th Nov 2018)
Antichrist – When and Where? (42 min)
Tom Bentley preaches on “Antichrist, when and where?”. Is the antichrist the first or second beast of Revelation 13? When will the antichrist appear, and from what part of the globe? Readings: 1 John 2:18-22, 4:3, Dan 7:7-8, 8:9-12, 11:36, Rev 13:1-2, 11. (Message preached in Ballymena Gospel Hall, 23rd Oct 1982)
The Second Coming of Christ (49 min)
John Fleck preaches on the second coming of Christ for the church and to Israel and distinguishes between these two aspects of the return of Christ as revealed in Scripture. Readings; John 14:1-3, 1 Cor 15:51, 1 Thess 1:9-10, 4:13-5:9, 2 Thess 1:7-10, 2:1-3. (Message preached in Ballymena 26th Oct 2019)
God Always Finishes What He Starts (44 min)
Looking at creation, the cross, the church, the prophetic calendar and the Christian, Michael Penfold preaches on the truth that “God always finishes what He starts”. Reading: Phil 1:6. (Message preached in the Gospel Hall, Blackburn, 21st Jan 2023).
A Nation Unique Among Peoples (58 min)
David Gilliland preaches on “a nation unique among peoples”. In an easy to follow and comprehensive panoramic view of the past, present and future of the nation of Israel, Mr Gilliland shows their uniqueness as a nation, and their place in God’s plan for the ages. Readings: Exod 19:1-7, Rom 9:1-7, 11:12, 25-26a, 29. (Recorded in Northern Ireland in 2005). Photo above: Jaffa, Israel. Complete series: A species unique among creatures A period unique among the ages A gathering unique…
The Prophetic Days of Scripture (57 min)
Phil Coulson preaches on the prophetic days of Scripture: the day of man, the day of the Lord, the day of Christ and the day of God. He traces the history of the Gentile nations, the nation of Israel and the Church, in the various stages of the dealings of God with mankind from the Tower of Babel to the new heavens and the new earth. (Message preached in Stark Road Gospel Hall, Livonia, MI, USA, 2nd June 2022)
The Drama of Redemption (24 min)
Phil Coulson preaches on the great “drama of redemption” whereby God purposes to undo the works of Satan (in causing the fall through the first Adam’s sin in Eden), by bringing in redemption and restoration through the last Adam, the Man Christ Jesus. Reading: Heb 2:1-4. (Message preached at the Garnavillo Conference, Iowa, USA, 2022)
The Role of Russia in Bible Prophecy (+ printable notes) (59 min)
Dan Rudge speaks on “the role of Russia in Bible prophecy”, looking at the attack against Israel that will be launched by Russia during the “great tribulation”. This message was given during the conflict in 2022 between Russian and Ukraine. Reading: Eze 38:1-23. Click here for Mr Rudge’s notes. (Message preached 12th Mar 2022) (Photo: Kremlin Wall, Red Square, Moscow, Russia).
God Will Keep His Promises to Israel (and to you) (43 min)
What is the greatest example in the Bible of God keeping a promise? Working from Ezekiel Ch 20, this sermon sets out to prove that God’s ancient promise to Abraham of a nation and a land “for an everlasting possession” has still to be fulfilled, and will be so when Christ returns and sets up His millennial Kingdom. If God does not keep that promise, how can you be sure He will keep His New Covenant promises of salvation and…
The 2nd Coming of Christ (39 min)
Harold Paisley (1924-2015) preaches on the second coming of Christ. He outlines a “9-point programme”, from the rapture of the Church to the Kingdom age, in a wide-ranging message. (Recorded in Stark Road Gospel Hall in Livonia, Michigan, USA, Oct 1997)
The Shout the World Won’t Hear (20 min)
Jonathan Procopio preaches on a number of the “shouts” of the Lord Jesus. “If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink”…”Lazarus come forth”…”It is finished.” But there’s going to be a “last shout”, the shout the world won’t hear. A stirring message, focussing on the coming of the Lord. Reading: 1 Cor 15:51-58, 1 Thess 4:12-17 (Message preached at “The Island Conference”, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 2015)
The King is Coming! (29 min)
John Fleck sets out the course of events that precede the Millennial Kingdom – the rapture, the tribulation and the second advent of Christ – after which the kingdoms of this world will become the kingdom of our God and His Christ. From Psalm 72, John preaches on the standard, the scope and the splendour of Christ’s kingdom. (Message preached at Sussex Conference, Canada, 2017)
The Mark of the Beast (41 min)
Sam Jennings preaches on the topic of what the Bible calls “the mark of the beast” (666), which is mentioned 8x in the book of Revelation. This mark will be introduced in the tribulation period after the rapture of the church, once the antichrist is on the scene. Mr Jennings asks two questions: 1. What is the mark of the beast? and 2. Why will there be a mark of the beast? He suggests it is a literal visible mark…
Will the Church Go Through the Tribulation? (46 min)
Jim Flanigan (1931-2014) expounds 7 reasons from the book of Revelation why the church will not go through any part of the 7-year tribulation. Mr Flanigan takes the pre-tribulation view of the Lord’s coming which indicates that the church will be raptured to heaven before the 7 year period known as “Daniel’s 70th week” begins.
Daniel’s 70 Weeks Expounded (79 min)
Tom Ledger (1932-2015) gives an 80 minute exposition of Daniel’s ’70 weeks’ from Daniel Ch 9. This passage forms the backbone of prophetic truth, and an understanding of it opens up the whole scheme of prophecy to the Bible student. Mr Ledger gives a thorough explanation of the subject from a pre-tribulational pre-millennial position (Message given 26th Dec 1985)
