Theology for the Church The Doctrine of Last Things: History and Hermeneutics with Sam Waldron
Sep 29, 2025
Sam Waldron, President of Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary and an expert in systematic theology, dives into the fascinating world of eschatology. He discusses essential doctrines like Christ's return, resurrection, and final judgment, contrasting various views such as dispensational premillennialism and historic premillennialism. Waldron illuminates amillennialism's symbolic interpretation of Revelation 20 and provides insight into postmillennial optimism. He also explores the historical development of these schools of thought and presents interpretive principles for evaluating eschatological views.
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Waldron's Pastoral And Academic Background
- Sam Waldron pastors in Owensboro, KY, and heads Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary.
- He completed a research doctorate at Southern Seminary on justification topics.
Core Doctrines Are Nonnegotiable
- Eschatology is not optional; believers must affirm key last-things doctrines.
- Sam Waldron insists Christians must hold to Christ's future coming, the resurrection, and final judgment.
Dispensationalism's Defining Distinction
- Dispensational premillennialism hinges on a church–Israel distinction.
- That distinction undergirds its pre-tribulation rapture and separate redemptive plans for Israel and the church.
