The Church in Prophecy

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I. The church of the Old Testament -- The promise of a seed -- The promise of a Nation -- The promise of a kingdom -- II. The church as the New Testament assembly -- Major concepts of the church -- The day of Pentecost -- The course of the church in the present age -- The predicted trend toward Apostasy -- III. The church as the body of Christ -- The announcement of the divine purpose -- The teaching of Christ concerning the Church as his body -- the formation of the church at Pentecost -- The Pauline doctrine of the one body -- IV. The church in the end of the age -- Are there signs of the rapture of the church? -- The history of Apostasy -- the general character of heresy in the last days -- the denial of the person and work of Christ -- Denial of the second coming of Christ -- Coldness and indifference in the church -- The relation of the rapture to the Apostasy -- Prophecies of the End of the church age fulfilled -- V. The resurrection of the church -- The comfort of the Lord's return -- Resurrection before translation -- The translation of the living church -- The command to comfort -- The day of the Lord imminent -- The church not in darkness -- Exhortation to watch and be sober -- Our appointment to salvation -- Not to wrath VI. The translation of the church -- the context of the translation in I Corinthians -- the doctrine of Resurrection -- The mystery of the translation of the church -- The hope of victory over death -- VII. The importance of the rapture -- Theological premises of the rapture -- Hermeneutical principles of the rapture -- Prophetic program -- The rapture in relation to Orthodoxy -- VIII. The church and the tribulation -- Post-tribulation interpretation of the rapture -- Interpretative principles of Pretribulationsim -- The History of the Pretribulational interpretation -- The pretribulational concept of the tribulation -- The pretribulational doctrine of Imminency -- The Holy Spirit in relation to the tribulation -- Fulfillment of events between the rapture and the second coming -- The contrast between the rapture and the second coming -- The apostate church of the tribulation -- IX. The church in heaven -- Bride of Christ -- The church rewarded -- X. The church in eternity -- The church to be with Christ -- The church to reign with Christ -- The relation of resurrected to non-resurrection saints -- The church and the New Jerusalem -- XI. Signs of the Approaching end of the age -- The revival of Israel -- The rise of Russia -- The rise of Communism -- The growing power of the Orient -- The trend toward world government -- The rise of the world church -- The trend toward apostasy.