ESCHATOLOGY—THE STUDY OF THE “last things” or “end-times”—is important. It is important because approximately 27 percent of the Bible contains prophetic or predictive elements.1 Although not all prophecy relates to the end of history, lengthy and important passages in both the OT and NT concern the last things. Major OT prophets such as Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and Zechariah wrote about eschatology. Jesus spoke at length concerning eschatology in the Olivet Discourse, and the apostles