The End: It's Just a New Beginning
A series about end-times theology and Christian hope.
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Messages in this series
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Nov 11, 2025
Resisting End Times Speculative Craziness
Brett Tilford
Brett argues that end-times speculation distracts Christians from Christ-centered love and neighbor care, and that apocalyptic literature describes spiritual principles and empire-critique—not literal predictions of current events. He urges focusing instead on inner transformation, silence, and living out God's renewal now.
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Nov 4, 2025
We're In This Together
Brett Tilford
Brett challenges the "free will defense of hell"—the idea that God must preserve hell as an eternal option to protect human autonomy—arguing instead that true freedom means pursuing what we're created for, not resisting it. He also rejects annihilationism (the destruction of wayward souls) as too individualistic, claiming salvation is communal: none of us is fully saved until all of us are, since we're one body in Christ.
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Oct 28, 2025
Flame of Love
Brett Tilford
Brett argues that the Greek word translated "eternal" in Matthew 25:46 actually means "age-abiding" or a season of restorative justice, not infinite torture—and that understanding judgment as God's refining fire of love, not retributive punishment, changes everything about Christian hope.
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Oct 13, 2025
Redeeming End Times Theology
Brett Tilford
End times theology doesn't require hell to be eternal or evil to outlast God—Scripture points instead to apocatastasis, the restoration of all things, where Christ's reconciliation extends to the whole world, not just the elect.