On the End Times: The Best of 'The Crossway Podcast'

The Crossway Podcast

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🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In today's very special episode, we take a look back into The Crossway Podcast archives and put together our favorite clips of authors talking on the topic of Christ's second coming. Check out the interviews featured in the episode below: ❖ What Is the Mark of the Beast? (Thomas Schreiner) | ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ | ⁠Spotify⁠ ❖ John Piper Answers Common Questions about the Second Coming (John Piper) | ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ | ⁠Spotify⁠ ❖ Why You Shouldn't Be Afraid of the Book of Revelation (Nancy Guthrie) | ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ | ⁠Spotify⁠ ❖ Q&A: A Bible Scholar Answers Your Questions about the Book of Revelation (Tom Schreiner) | ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ | ⁠Spotify⁠ ❖ What Makes You Long for Heaven? (Cameron Cole) | ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ | ⁠Spotify⁠ Authors featured in this episode: ❖ Thomas Schreiner is the James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and associate dean of the School of Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also the author of 'The Joy of Hearing: A Theology of the Book of Revelation' from Crossway. ❖ John Piper is the founder and lead teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. He served for thirty-three years as a pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the author of more than fifty books, including 'Come, Lord Jesus: Meditations on the Second Coming of Christ' from Crossway. ❖ Nancy Guthrie teaches the Bible at her home church, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Franklin, Tennessee, as well as at conferences around the country and internationally, including her Biblical Theology Workshop for Women. She is the author of numerous books, including 'Blessed: Experiencing the Promise of the Book of Revelation' from Crossway. ❖ Cameron Cole is the founder of Rooted, a ministry dedicated to fostering gospel-centered student ministry. He is the author of 'Heavenward: How Eternity Can Change Your Life on Earth' from Crossway. ⁠Read the full transcript of this episode.⁠ Previous compilation episodes: ❖ On Marriage: The Best of ‘The Crossway Podcast’ | Apple Podcasts | Spotify ❖ On Apologetics: The Best of ‘The Crossway Podcast’ | ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ | ⁠Spotify⁠ If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show! ⁠Complete this survey for a free audiobook by Kevin DeYoung!

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0:00.0	Welcome to another episode of the Crossby podcast.
0:06.0	I'm Matt Tully, and today we have something special lined up for you.
0:09.0	Today's a compilation episode featuring some of the best moments from past interviews on the topic of the Second Coming of Christ and the End Times.
0:18.0	Over the years, we've had the privilege of speaking with many authors and scholars
0:21.9	who have shared answers to some of the most pressing and tricky questions related to the
0:26.3	Book of Revelation, Christ's Second Coming, the mark of the beast, and more. But as this episode
0:31.8	seeks to answer some of the most pressing questions that we often have, our main hope is that
0:36.7	it helps us all to take comfort
0:38.1	in the certainty of our Lord's return. Let's start with this excerpt from an interview with Tom
0:43.3	Shriner, who contributed to the ESV expository commentary on Revelation. In this clip, Tom
0:49.3	discusses one of the most infamous topics related to the end times, the mark of the beast.
0:55.2	Let's get started.
1:01.2	So before we talk about the mark itself, let's just talk about that beast.
1:07.0	We kind of have that vivid description that sounds like this mythical creature, a combination of
1:13.9	multiple animals. What or who is it? You've kind of already alluded to this, but just walk us through
1:19.3	how you understand the beast. Yeah. So the passage you read, the beginning of the passage
1:26.6	compares the beast, right, to these various
1:30.6	animals. And so the first thing, so this is just a key for interpreting revelation, is if you
1:38.8	just read that and you've never read any other part of the Bible, you just think what in
1:44.1	the world's going on?
1:45.4	I mean, why is he doing this?
1:48.0	But the key to reading Revelation, I would say, so this is so important for us,
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