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SERMON SERIES: WHAT’S NEXT oakhills.church/study Week 1 Insight Sheet Terms • Eternity : Term used to describe reality outside of time and the present created order. • Eschatology : The theological study of the “last things” that focus on God’s complete work of creation and redemption. Typically, things such as the judgment of God, the second coming of Christ, and eternal consequences are included within these studies. 1 • Parousia : Transliteration of the Greek word, The Parousia is in reference to the second coming of Jesus when history is mastered by God’s eternal rule. It is the tension between the already and not yet, hope and possession, concealment and manifestation, faith and sight but has already been made known through the teachings of Jesus. 2 • Advent : Translated as “coming,” term used in reference for the first incarnation of Jesus and used for his future or second return. 3 • The Book of Revelation : Translated from “the Apocalypse,” meaning to reveal or unveil. Revelation is a book attributed to Johannine literature that outlines End Time revelation through a series of visions that John received by the guiding of the Holy Spirit on the island of Patmos. Invite the Holy Spirit to guide you and your group through this study of the End Times. Ask him to provide insights and preserve unity within your group. Pray We begin this study with humility because many things about the End Times and the return of Jesus are not clear to us. In fact, Jesus told us, “About that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Matthew 24:36 NIV) We look to the Bible as God’s roadmap to the afterlife. Jesus explained to his disciple Thomas, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6 NIV) Our prayer is that this study guide will help all of us to see and treasure Jesus more earnestly now, as we prepare for what’s next. Introduction Watch To prepare for this study and gain an overview of the book, consider watching these videos from the BibleProject. • Book of Revelation Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 1) • Book of Revelation Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) • Find links to all additional resources at ohcnow.com/WhatsNext 1 Migliore, Daniel L. Faith Seeking Understanding (Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids, MI: 2004), pg. 409. 2 Friedrich, Gerhard and Gerhard Kittel, Ed. Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids: MI, 1967), pg. 870. 3 McKim, Donald K. Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms (John Knox Press, London: 1996), pg. 4. Week 1 Good To Go Introduction to end time study with a goal of becoming future-facing people. Theme

SERMON SERIES: WHAT’S NEXT oakhills.church/study Week 1 Study Sheet Good to Go Discuss Discuss • Why would Jesus use a parable to prepare us for his return? • Who is represented in this parable? • What were the foolish actions of those who were not ready for the return of Jesus? • What were the prudent actions of those who were prepared for the return of Jesus? • How can we be prepared and actively keep watch for the return of Jesus? • Who is John speaking about and who is John speaking too? What is the blessing of this prophecy? • Why is Jesus considered to be the “firstborn from the dead” (v. 5, NIV) and what does this mean? • Why would we become a kingdom of priests? What is the significance of that designation? • Where else in Scripture can you find the words of Jesus in verse 8? • What are your current thoughts about the return of Jesus? • What teachings about the return of Jesus have influenced you? Matthew 25:1-13 Revelation 1:1-8 Read Read Begin writing your story. Ask God to help you develop a heart of testimony. Start compiling all the times in your life where you have seen God’s saving work present in your story. End Time studies center on the urgency of testifying about the saving grace of Jesus. John reminds us, “They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.” (Revelation 12:11 ESV) We have a relational God who dwells with his people. Connect your prayer time with biblical community. Pray and share prayer requests and praise reports with each other. Begin our reading plan through the Book of Revelation - Week 1: Revelation 1 -3 Practice Pray Engage At some point, we will all reach our final destination. We will either face it through death or through the return of Jesus. Studying biblical prophecies about the End Times helps us prepare for what comes next. Following Jesus’ discourse on the End Times in Matthew 25, he gives his disciples a parable to help them know how to wait for him after he leaves. There is great symbolism within this parable that can guide us throughout our study as we allow it to shape within us a correct posture of waiting for the return of Jesus. When John scribes these multiple visions known as the Book of Revelation, he has been exiled on the island of Patmos. Patmos is a small island off the coast of ancient Ephesus in modern day Turkey. John first intends for this revelation to be shared with the seven churches of Asia minor (Revelation 2-3). The first three chapters focus on an introduction and cautionary exhortation to these churches. It is important to remember that there was an ancient audience that first heard this visionary epic from John. Consider Consider Week 1

SERMON SERIES: WHAT’S NEXT oakhills.church/study Reading Plan • Week 1: Revelation 1-3 • Week 2: Revelation 4-5 • Week 3: Revelation 6-7 • Week 4: Revelation 8-9 • Week 5: Revelation 10 • Week 6: Revelation 11 • Week 7: Revelation 12 • Week 8: Revelation 13 • Week 9: Revelation 14 • Week 10: Revelation 15 • Week 11: Revelation 16 • Week 12: Revelation 17 • Week 13: Revelation 18 • Week 14: Revelation 19-20 • Week 15: Revelation 21-22 Weekly Reading Plan | The Book of Revelation Reading the Bible each day leads us to encounter God and helps us learn to follow Jesus moment by moment. Use your Bible and the Reading Plan to further your personal study throughout the week. Find links to all additional resources at ohcnow.com/WhatsNext Engage

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SERMON SERIES: WHAT’S NEXT oakhills.church/study Week 2 Insight Sheet Terms • The Garden : Term describing God’s good creation described in Genesis 1-2. • Incarnation Theology : The study of God’s desire to physically dwell with his creation. • Dominion : To rule, govern, or steward a set area or people. • Rebellion : In the context of Genesis, it is original sin which brought forth the curse of death. • Original Sin : An orthodox view that humanity shares in the sinful condition from Adam and Eve’s original disobedience causing a distortion of the image of God. 4 Spend time in prayer mediating on what a Garden scene with God would be like. As you connect with Jesus in prayer, imagine you are walking and talking with him in the Garden. Pray God lays out his eternal plan at the creation of the Garden. God’s desire is to live with his children. In the Genesis story, God creates humanity to reign with him over the rest of creation. However, after the temptation and fall, the dominion that humanity has over creation is stained with self-destructive, self-glorifying sin. One result of sin entering God’s creation is death. God sets a timetable on the reign of sin and death. God has an eternal plan, Jesus. God incarnate will reign over all creation together with humanity. God will have his Garden and we will be co-heirs with him. Introduction 4 McKim, Donald K. Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms. (John Knox Press, London: 1996), pg. 197. Week 2 It Looks Like Reign God reveals his eternal plan for humanity at the conception of creation. God created humanity to reign alongside him over all creation. Theme

SERMON SERIES: WHAT’S NEXT oakhills.church/study Week 2 Study Sheet It Looks Like Reign Discuss Discuss • How do these verses describe what it means to reign with God? • How does the woman help Adam reign over creation? • What reasons might God have for commanding Adam and Eve not to eat of the tree of knowledge? • What is the significance of Adam naming the beasts of creation? • Why would the author share that Adam and Eve were “naked and they felt no shame?” • How should our future hope impact the way we experience our present suffering? • In what ways does creation reveal that it has been subjected to the fall? • Why would we, along with creation, be groaning about our present circumstances? • What is the hope we have? How does our hope help us overcome our situations? • How does the Holy Spirit help us? • How have you personally experienced the Holy Spirit’s help to overcome difficult circumstances. Genesis 2:15-25 Romans 8:18-27 Read Read In Genesis 2, the writer reiterates God’s action in creation. It gives us an account of God’s intention for humanity in the Garden to have dominion over the created things. God shares his image with humanity so that humanity can reign over all created things. How does it feel to know that God has invited us to be co-heirs of creation and has planned for us to reign with him over that creation forever? In the Book of Romans, Paul spends 7 chapters laying out a theological understanding of the atoning work of Jesus. In chapter 8, Paul starts to shift toward a practical understanding of this theology. It centers on the Spirit empowered follower of Jesus, whose hope is in the already-not-yet work of God’s redemptive plan. Because of the indwelling of the Spirit, we are restored as co-heirs, sharing dominion over creation with Jesus. Consider Consider Week 2

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