The End Times. The Last Day. Judgment Day. The Second (Final) Coming of Christ. These are all words and phrases that describe the subject of “eschatology,” that is the study of the “end times.” Forty days after His death and resurrection, Jesus ascended to the right hand of the Father. The church awaits His final return when He comes again in His glory. Until that time, Christians live and die in Jesus and Jesus still comes to us through the ministry of the Gospel and Sacraments. Christians live in Jesus with the sure and certain hope of the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. In this issue of Higher Things Magazine, we’ll hear the Good News of Christ is present with us in life and in death and in the world to come. We’ll explore all sorts of topics related to eschatology and answer many questions that Christians often have about death. Christ is risen! You will rise, too!
