Should Christians Be Optimistic About the End Times?

Pastor Josh Howard from the Eschatology Matters podcast (‪@eschatology_matters‬) stops by to talk about the Second Coming, what the Bible tells us the future has in store, and why Christians should be optimistic about the future, over and against the doom-and-gloom of many eschatologies out there—Adventism being one of them. ❤️ DONATE/PARTNER: https://answeringadventism.com/donate 📺 Become A MEMBER & Get Exclusive Content: https://linke.to/FGAj 👍 LIKE us on Facebook:   / answeringadventism   📷 FOLLOW us on Instagram:   / answeringadventism   ✏️ SHARE your testimony: https://linke.to/NEyH 📚 LEARN more at our site: https://answeringadventism.com/ CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Why Be Optimistic? 03:42 - What is Postmillennialism? 07:20 - The Great Controversy Theme: Supportive Ideas Explored 10:24 - Is Eschatology A Salvation Issue? 14:07 - Ellen White on Postmillennialism: Insights and Perspectives 18:48 - What is the Millennium? 20:50 - Is Satan Bound? 30:43 - Ellen White’s "Temporal Millennium" 33:55 - Do Postmillennialists Live in Light of the Second Coming? 38:26 - Is Postmillennialism a Distraction? 43:18 - Postmillennialism and Missions 48:41 - Ellen White’s Warnings Against Postmillennialism 51:10 - Does the Gospel Improve Society? 53:35 - What Does the Bible Say About the Kingdom Growing? 59:18 - The Old Testament’s Expectation 1:00:30 - Objections to Postmillennialism: 2 Peter 3 and 2 Timothy 3 1:05:45 - The SDA Church’s "Three Angels’ Messages" 1:09:26 - Jesus’s Kingdom is Not of This World? 1:12:02 - Should Christians Engage in Politics? 1:17:19 - Encouragement for the Future #endtimes #prophecy #christiantheology #biblestudy #answeringadventism