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Consummation: Why Eschatology Shapes Daily Life
Podcast: Equipping You in Grace Series: Equipping the Mind and Heart – Biblical Truth for a Challenging Culture Air Date: July 28, 2025 Host: Dave JenkinsEpisode Summary
In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins explains how biblical eschatology—the doctrine of the last things—is not a topic to avoid or fear, but a powerful, life-shaping truth rooted in the gospel.Scripture presents eschatology as central to Christian hope, holiness, mission, and endurance. Many Christians avoid the topic, but biblical teaching on Christ’s return, final judgment, and the new heavens and new earth has real, practical significance for daily life.In this episode, you’ll learn:
- What the Bible teaches about Christ’s return, final judgment, and the new heavens and new earth
- Why eschatology brings clarity and courage in a chaotic world
- How to live with purpose, urgency, and joy in light of eternity
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Reflection Questions
- How does the certainty of Christ’s return influence your daily priorities?
- What gives you hope in the midst of trials and cultural chaos?
- How does the promise of a new creation shape your view of holiness, mission, and perseverance?
Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
