immanuel kant (1724-1804) “moral argument” for the existence of god
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Why is “the end” important?
A response for seekers
Our confidence in Scripture
Our Hope and our
motivation
Immanuel Kant(1724-1804)
“moral argument”
for the existence of God
General Form of Morality Argument
A human experience of morality is observed.
God is the best or only explanation for this moral experience.
Therefore, God exists
Afterlife Argument
Justice isn’t accomplished on the earth.
Because we sense justice ought to happen, it must happen.
It must happen in the afterlife.
Millennium
Return 2b of Christ
Dispensational Premillennial
New Heaven & Earth
Final JudgmentReturn 2a of Christ
Tribulation
Dispensational Premillennial
Origin: 1830s
Theologians: John Nelson Darby,
JB Chapman, Kirk Cameron
Traditions: Evangelicals
Logical End: fortress mentality
Millennium
Return of
Christ
Historic Premillennial
New Heaven & Earth
Final Judgment
Tribulation
Historic Premillennial
Origin: Early Church
Theologians: Irenaeus, Justin Martyr, Augustine
Traditions: Catholics
Logical End:
Millennial reign through the Church
The Return of Christ and Final
Judgment
Postmillennial
New Heaven & Earth
Postmillennial
Origin: 1500’s
Theologians: Luther
Traditions: Mainline Protestants
Logical End: Social Gospel
Symbolic Millennium
The Return of Christ and Final
Judgment
Amillennial
New Heaven & Earth
Amillennial
Origin: Early Church
Theologians: Origin, Clement of Alexandria
Traditions: Orthodox, Reformed
Logical End: Church Victorious
Preterism
Full Preterism: all of Revelation has already been fulfilled
Partial Preterism: the prophecies through Revelation 19 were fulfilled in 70 AD, the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem .
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. Revelation 21:1-8
I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.” Revelation 21:1-8
And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.” And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. Revelation 21:1-8
To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life. All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.
Revelation 21:1-8
“But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars—their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
Revelation 21:1-8
But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. So they went in, but they didn’t find the body of the Lord Jesus.
Luke 24:1-6
As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes.The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive? He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead!
Luke 24:1-6