1/ A survey of 1000 pastors just came out by LifeWay on eschatology – interesting in the context of a pandemic. I know it’s LifeWay, but many of these pastors might only be open to respond to LifeWay or Barna than to other polling organizations.
2/ The report is 100 pages, so I will just note a few interesting stats. "56% say their church has a stated position on the sequence of end times events" (4).
3/ They were asked: “Which one of the following statements best fits your views on the millennium described in Revelation 20? This chapter says that Christ shall reign ‘a thousand years.’ Would you say this means...” (8).
4/ Their answer: "60% say that Premillennialism best represents their views on the millennium described in Revelation 20" (9).
9/ "70% agree that the modern rebirth of the State of Israel and the re-gathering of millions of Jewish people were fulfillments of Bible prophecy" (21).
10/ "69% agree that the modern rebirth of the State of Israel and the re-gathering of millions of Jewish people show Christ’s return is closer" (22).
12/ "57% agree that the Bible teaches that one day most or all Jewish people alive will believe in Jesus" (24).
14/ "39% agree that the establishment of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem is a sign of the end times" (27).
16/ "73% believe that Christ will return and reign in Jerusalem in fulfillment of God’s prophecies to King David" (29).
19/ “Do you consider any of the following types of current events to be the & #39;birth pains& #39; that Jesus was referring to when he was asked by his disciples when he would return?” (34).
20/ “Do you consider any of the following types of current events to be the & #39;birth pains& #39; that Jesus was referring to when he was asked by his disciples when he would return?” (continued) (35).
25/ I& #39;ll stop here. You can read the entire survey at the link below.
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