The Crossway Podcast 5 Myths about the End Times (Joel Beeke)
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Apr 8, 2026 
Joel Beeke, chancellor, theologian, pastor, and prolific author, reads an audio essay tackling five common misconceptions about the end times. He challenges ideas like first-century fulfillment, universal salvation, annihilation, and becoming spirit beings. Short, clear refutations emphasize the resurrection, judgment, and the hope of redeemed bodies in the new creation.
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Kingdom Promises Fulfilled In Stages
- Jesus' prediction of the kingdom's arrival wasn't a failed promise but fulfilled in stages like the Transfiguration and the Resurrection.
- Joel Beeke ties Jesus' warning about a delayed end to his teaching that the gospel must be preached to all nations before the final return.
Full Preterism Denies Core Christian Hope
- Full preterism claims all eschatological promises, including resurrection and final judgment, were completed by AD 70 and are now past events.
- Beeke rejects full preterism as denying core Christianity, stressing bodily resurrection, visible second coming, and final judgment as future realities.
God's Love Balanced By Divine Justice
- Universalism argues God will save all because of passages like "in Christ shall all be made alive," but Beeke balances God's love with his righteousness and justice.
- He warns justice requires punishment for those who persistently reject God's kindness, citing Paul's warnings of wrath.
