The Paralysis of Pessimistic Eschatology

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🗓️ 5 December 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In today's episode, we embark on a series exploring the dichotomy between pessimistic eschatology and optimistic eschatology. Let's clarify that when we use the term "pessimistic eschatology," it's an academic expression rather than a judgment on individuals as pessimists. This perspective centers on the belief in a progressive moral decline, positing that the world will deteriorate morally over time. It's not an indictment of those with a negative outlook; it's an exploration of theological viewpoints. Additionally, we'll be discussing the concept of Dominion, drawing from the Genesis 1:28 Dominion mandate: "Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves on the earth." Join us as we navigate these nuanced topics in today's episode.

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0:00.0	And this episode of Real Christianity, I start a two-part series on eschatology.
0:04.3	Episode number one is called the Paralysis of Pessimistic eschatology.
0:08.8	It's going to be a good episode.
0:09.9	All that coming up right now. Welcome to this episode of Real Christianity. My name is Dale Partridge. Today we're going to be talking about eschatology.
0:26.0	And if you haven't listened to the episode I did about 11 months ago with Joel Webbin on post- millennialism,
0:32.0	I think it would be helpful for you to go back and check that one out.
0:34.6	We talk about all of the views in the eschatology world, so we talk about
0:39.2	dispensationalism, pre-moleennialism, on-moleenialism, post-mennialism, what they all mean.
0:43.4	Today we're going to be just doing a series on pessimistic eschatology versus optimistic eschatology.
0:48.8	But before we begin, I wanted to just mention, if you're watching this on the video.
0:53.2	If you are not, you can also just listen.
0:55.1	I released a brand new catechism.
0:58.2	Now, a word catechism can feel Catholic to a lot of people.
1:01.9	It just means orderly teaching.
1:04.2	And it's a catechisis, it's actually a Greek word
1:06.7	that appears in scripture.
1:08.4	And the new book is simple theology.
1:11.0	It's called a gospel catechism for kids. It's a hundred questions and what it does is it
1:16.5	allows parents to walk their children through the fundamentals of the gospel in a hundred question and answer style structure.
1:26.1	And the good thing about this catacism is that it has three answer levels for little kids,
1:30.1	medium-age kids, and older kids, and even adults adults as long as well as scripture references for every question.
1:36.4	It's a really helpful tool. You can check it out at relearn.org
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