THE NATURE OF BIBLICAL HOPE

• A Look at Human Hope
• A Look at Biblical Hope

THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE ADVENT HOPE

• The Hope of a Coming Redeemer
• The Hope of the Final Advent of the Lord

THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE ADVENT HOPE

• The Assurance of Fulfillment
• A Present Fulfillment and a Future Consummation
• The Unity Between the First and Second Advents

THE CERTAINTY OF THE ADVENT HOPE

• The Teachings of Jesus
• The Testimony of Peter
• The Testimony of Paul
• The Testimony of Hebrews and James
• The Testimony of John

THE DELIMITATION OF THE ADVENT HOPE

• Did Christ Delimit the Time of His Return?
• Mark 9:1
• Mark 13:30
• Matthew 10:23
• Table of Contents 5
• Did Paul Delimit the Time of the Parousia?
• “We Passages”

THE IMMINENCE & DISTANCE OF THE ADVENT HOPE

• Imminence/Distance of the Advent
• Imminence/Distance in the Old Testament
• Imminence/Distance in the New Testament
• Possible Solutions
• A Crisis of Faith
• The Existential Time of the Advent Hope
• The Unity of the Advent Hope
• Moral Urgency of the Advent Hope
• The Prophetic Perspective of the Advent Hope

THE NATURE AND FUNCTION OF THE ADVENT SIGNS

• The Nature of the Advent Signs
• The Generic Nature of the Advent Signs
• Different Perceptions of the Advent Signs
• Intensification of the Advent Signs
• The Function of the Advent Signs
• Advent Signs Nourish Hope and Faith
• Advent Signs Point to Consummation of Redemption
• Advent Signs Call for Constant Readiness
• Advent Signs Reveal the Ongoing Cosmic Controversy

THE SIGN OF DIVINE GRACE AND THE ADVENT HOPE

• Contemporizing the Advent Signs
• Worldwide Evangelization
• A Most Important Sign
• The Meaning of the Great Commission
• Christian Expansion Over 20 Centuries
• Global Christianity Today
• The Unfinished Mission
• Seventh-Day Adventist Evangelization

SIGNS OF OPPOSITION TO GOD AND THE ADVENT HOPE

• Messianic Pretenders
• The Antichrist
• The Apostasy
• The Evildoer
• Increased Wickedness
• Age of Appetite
• Age of Sex

SIGNS OF DIVINE JUDGMENT AND THE ADVENT HOPE

• The Significance of Calamities
• Wars and Rumors of Wars
• Natural Disasters
• Man-Made Disasters
• Famines
• Pestilences

MISTAKEN SIGNS OF THE ADVENT HOPE

• A Popular Scenario of End-time Events
• Mistaken Principles of Prophetic Interpretation
• The Literal Interpretation of Prophecy
• Distinction Between Israel and the Church
• Three Mistaken Advent Signs
• The Restoration of the Jews to Palestine
• The Rapture
• The Rebuilding of the Tribulation Temple

THE NEGLECT OF THE ADVENT HOPE

• Humanistic and Materialistic Influences
• The Origin of Humanistic Influences
• The Influence of Humanism
• Theological Influences
• The Controversy over the Millennium
• The Debate over the Rapture
• Arbitrary Interpretation of Prophecies
• Individual Immortality
• The Church and its Worship
• Misconceptions of the New World

THE JUDGMENT AND THE ADVENT HOPE

• The Necessity of the Final Judgment
• The Scope of the Final Judgment
• The Standard of the Final Judgment
• The Nature of the Advent Judgment
• Misconceptions of the Advent Judgment
• The Seventh-day Adventist View of the Final Judgment

THE INVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT & THE ADVENT HOPE

• The Pre-Advent Phase of the Final Judgment
• Pre-Advent Judgment in the Teachings of Jesus
• Pre-Advent Judgment in Paul’s Writings
• Pre-Advent Judgment in the Book of Revelation
• Pre-Advent Judgment in the Book of Daniel
• Pre-Advent Judgment in the Day of Atonement’s Typology
• The Post-Advent Phase of the Final Judgment
• The Outcome of the Final Judgment
• The Theological Significance of the Final Judgment

THE CONSUMMATION OF THE ADVENT HOPE

• The Manner of Christ’s Coming
• The Purpose of Christ’s Coming
• The Outcome of Christ’s Coming

LIVING THE ADVENT HOPE

• Living the Advent Hope
• Two Dangers to Avoid
• Living a Balanced Life
• Nourishing the Advent Hope
• Worship
• The Sabbath