When the End Becomes an Idol

22/09/2025 14 min

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Episode Synopsis

What happens when our obsession with the end times overshadows our call to live faithfully right now?In this episode of Diving Deeper, Lucas takes a hard look at our cultural moment: the assassination of Charlie Kirk, viral rapture predictions, debates over Israel, annihilationism, and the differing views of the millennium. With scripture, history, and real-world examples, he unpacks how eschatology can become an idol — whether by idolizing the future and neglecting the present, or idolizing the present and forgetting the future.From Erika Kirk’s public forgiveness at Charlie’s memorial, to the dangers of date-setting and false doctrines, to the beauty of the kingdom that is already here and not yet complete — this episode calls believers back to the center: Jesus.