Every couple of decades or so it seems there is a disease that the American Church gets afflicted with. Some have called it "Apocalyptic Fever." Books, films and conferences pop up around the country giving rise to wild speculations and predictions about the end of the world, which most seem sure will happen soon. The one and only thing they all seem to have in common is each cites the book of Revelation as their source. How are we to understand these things as Christians? Did Jesus have anything to say on the matter? If so, how would he have us respond?

Special thanks to Dave Johnson, Eugene Peterson, Barbara R. Rossing, Briaz Zahnd, NT Wright, Greg Boyd, Michael J. Gorman, Larry Helyer, Ed Cyzewski and Vernard Eller for their contributions to this series. For more about Mosaic, visit us at www.mosaiclincoln.org.