CHRISTIANS, UNPACK YOUR BAGS! You’re Here for the Duration (Details)

The Parable of the Weeds,

The End Times,

And What to Expect Before Jesus Returns

(Released December 11, 2025)

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: We May Be Here for the Duration

Chapter 2: Two Questions

• The Chronology
• What Actually Happened
• The Context
• What Is Yet to Come
• Jesus’ Return
• How This Fits the Framework

Chapter 3: Who Those Taken May Actually Be

• One Is Taken and One Is Left
• Principles for Interpreting Parables
• The Parable of the Thief
• The Parable of the Unfaithful Servant
• The Parable of the Ten Virgins
• The Parable of the Talents
• The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats
• Considering Them Together

Chapter 4: Three Things that Must Happen First

• The Jews Must Acknowledge that Jesus Is Lord
• The Gospel Must Be Preached to All the Nations
• The Man of Lawlessness Must Be Revealed
• Why it Matters

Chapter 5: This May Not Be Good News for Some Christians

• Don’t Be Caught Napping
• Be Prepared
• Wake Up
• Stay Awake
• Do The Will of the Lord

Chapter 6: The Final Trumpet, Jesus’ “Secret” Return, and a Bloodied Warrior

• The Final Trumpet
• Jesus’ “Secret” Return
• A Bloodied Warrior

Chapter 7: The Three Accounts of the Return of Jesus in Revelation

• The Three Accounts of the Return of Jesus in Revelation
• Who John Was Writing To and Why He was Writing to Them
• What Was Happening Then: the Good and the Bad
• What Christians Will Experience Prior to the Return of Jesus
• What Satan Wants to Accomplish
• What Will Evenutually Happen to Jesus’ Enemies
• What Will Happen After All of This

Chapter 8: The Mark of the Beast

• Is This Mark Literal or Figurative?
• Does This Mark Show Up Elsewhere In Scripture?
• What Are the Consequences of Being Marked?

Chapter 9: Antichrists, Beasts, Tribulation, and the Last Days

• Antichrists
• Beasts
• The Great Tribulation
• The Last Days

Chapter 10: The Bride of Christ and the Pre-wrath Rapture

• Does Jesus Have a Bride?
• Is the Church Jesus’ Bride?
• Could Israel be Jesus’ Bride?
• What Is Jesus’ Relationship to the Church?
• The Pre-wrath Rapture

Chapter 11: The Other Parables

• The Parable of the Sower
• The Parable of the Mustard Seed and The Parable of the Yeast
• The Parable of the Hidden Treasure and the Parable of the Pearl
• The Parable of the Net

Some Final Thoughts

Use In Classrooms and Small Groups

“Christians: Unpack Your Bags. You’re Here for the Duration!” challenges students to see how the following principles can affect their understanding of prophetic passages discussed in the book, even if they disagree with the book’s conclusion:

• Scripture Interprets Scripture: the concept that the first place to look when trying to make sense of passages in the Bible is to Scripture itself.

• Image Matching: the observation that many prophetic passages are connected internally through the use of common symbols, and how noting this can help identify passages describing the same event.

• Transitive law (if A=B, and B=C, then C=A): how this law can help understand prophetic passages that are primarily symbolic.

• Additive nature of prophecies: how noting that prophecies are generally additive in nature instead of being chronological—often adding to or clarifying something stated earlier—can help in understanding what is prophesied in Revelation.

• Interpreting parables: how parables should be interpreted if grouped together like they are in Matthew 24 and 25.

Students will also be challenged to examine their own views regarding how the end times will unfold, how they arrived at this conclusion, and how this aligns with what the book proposes if they apply the principles the book uses to understand end-time prophecies.

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