Systematic Theology 6.2 (The Doctrine of the Last Things)

The full text of Berkhof’s Systematic Theology, Part 6, Section 2

The text has been updated to UK English; gloss boxes have been added to explain technical terms; summaries have been included; and questions for further study have been added. We have also included a master outline with the part represented in this volume shown in bold.

Part Six: The Doctrine of the Last Things

Section Two: General Eschatology

• The Second Coming of Christ
• Millennial Views
• The Resurrection of the Dead
• The Final Judgement

Find other sections:

Part One: Part 1.1; Part 1.2;

Part Two: Part 2.1; Part 2.2; Part 2.3;

Part Three: Part 3.1; Part 3.2; Part 3.3.1; Part 3.3.2;

Part Four: Part 4.1; Part 4.2; Part 4.3; Part 4.4;

Part Five: Part 5.1.1; Part 5.1.2; Part 5.2.1; Part 5.2.2; Part 5.2.3;

Part Six: Part 6.1; Part 6.2.

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Louis Berkhof was born in the Netherlands in 1873, where his family was part of the Christian Reformed Church. In 1881, his family immigrated to Grand Rapids, in the United States. Berkhof studied at Calvin College, Calvin Seminary, and then at Princeton Seminary. From 1906 to 1944, Berkhof was professor of theology at Calvin Theological Seminary. He wrote extensively on Reformed theology. Louis Berkhof died in 1957.