cultural mandatethe command in Genesis 1:28 instructing humanity to develop and rule the creation to display God's glory |
divine authorityGod's legal and moral right to carry out his will |
eschatologythe study of the last things |
futurismview of the end times that asserts the visions of Revelation have not been fulfilled and will be fulfilled during the final crisis before Christ's second coming |
Gehennathis Greek word is used in places like Matthew 5:22 to identify a place of fiery punishment, torment and destruction |
general eschatologythe study of God's universal acts of judgment and salvation in the last days |
Great CommissionChrist's appointment of the eleven faithful apostles as his authoritative representatives and his charge to spread the kingdom of God throughout the whole world (Matthew 28:19-20) |
historicismin eschatology, the belief that the precursors to Christ's return were manifested in history by actual people and events |
holinessboth moral purity and acceptability in God's presence |
idealismin eschatology, the belief that the precursors to Christ's return were manifested in history by abstract concepts and general principles |