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     },
     "end-times": {
       "title": "End Times & Eschatology",
-      "description": "Biblical prophecy and Christ's return",
+      "description": "Biblical prophecy, Christ's return, final judgment, and the hope of eternal renewal",
       "sections": [
         {
           "title": "The Promise of Christ's Return",
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             "Acts 1:11",
             "Revelation 22:20"
           ],
-          "content": "Jesus promised to return for His own. He has gone to prepare a place for us and will come again to receive us. The angels declared that He will return in the same way He ascended. He affirms, 'Surely I am coming quickly.'"
+          "content": "Jesus personally promised to return for His own. He has gone to prepare a place for us and will come again to receive us to Himself. At the ascension, angels declared He will return in the same visible, bodily manner in which He went. The risen Christ repeatedly affirms, 'Surely I am coming quickly'—His return is certain, imminent in the sense that nothing else must precede it, and intended to anchor the church’s comfort and vigilance."
         },
         {
           "title": "The Rapture of the Church",
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             "1 Thessalonians 4:16-17",
             "1 Corinthians 15:51-52"
           ],
-          "content": "At the rapture, the Lord will descend from heaven with a shout. The dead in Christ will rise first, then living believers will be caught up together with them in the clouds. This happens in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye."
+          "content": "At the catching away of the church, the Lord will descend from heaven with a shout, the voice of the archangel, and the trump of God. The dead in Christ will rise first; then living believers will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. This transformation is instantaneous—in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye—and completes the redemption of our bodies, uniting the whole church to Christ forever."
         },
         {
           "title": "The Tribulation",
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             "Revelation 7:14",
             "Daniel 9:27"
           ],
-          "content": "The tribulation will be a time of great distress unequaled from the beginning of the world. It refers to a seven-year period of God's judgment on earth. Many believe the church will be raptured before this time of trouble."
+          "content": "The tribulation is a future period of unprecedented distress and divine judgment, unequaled from the beginning of the world. Often linked to Daniel’s seventieth week, it spans a seven-year epoch marked by seals, trumpets, and bowls of wrath. Saints will be purified, rebels judged, and God’s covenant purposes advanced. Views differ on the church’s timing relative to this period, but all agree it displays God’s holiness and moves history toward Christ’s visible reign."
         },
         {
           "title": "The Second Coming",
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             "Revelation 19:11-16",
             "Zechariah 14:4"
           ],
-          "content": "Christ will return in power and glory with His angels. Every eye will see Him. He comes as King of Kings and Lord of Lords to judge the earth and establish His kingdom. His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives."
+          "content": "Christ will return bodily, visibly, and gloriously with His holy angels. Every eye will see Him; He comes as King of Kings and Lord of Lords to judge the nations, overthrow evil, and establish His righteous rule. His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, fulfilling prophecy and signaling the dawn of His kingdom’s public manifestation."
         },
         {
           "title": "The Millennium",
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             "Revelation 20:1-6",
             "Isaiah 11:6-9"
           ],
-          "content": "Christ will reign on earth for a thousand years. Satan will be bound during this time. The martyred saints will be resurrected to reign with Christ. Peace will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea."
+          "content": "Christ will reign on earth for a thousand years—a period of peace, justice, and restored creation. Satan will be bound, unable to deceive the nations. The martyred and faithful saints will be resurrected to reign with Christ. The curse’s effects are rolled back; peace and knowledge of the Lord cover the earth as the waters cover the sea."
         },
         {
           "title": "The Final Judgment",
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             "2 Corinthians 5:10",
             "Romans 14:10-12"
           ],
-          "content": "All will stand before God's judgment seat. The unsaved will face the great white throne judgment and be cast into the lake of fire. Believers will give account of their works, though they are saved by grace through faith."
+          "content": "All will stand before God’s judgment seat. The unrighteous dead will face the great white throne and be cast into the lake of fire; this is the second death. Believers, already justified by grace through faith, will appear before Christ’s judgment seat to give account for their works and receive reward or loss of reward. God’s judgment is impartial, perfect, and final."
         },
         {
           "title": "New Heaven and New Earth",
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             "2 Peter 3:13",
             "Isaiah 65:17"
           ],
-          "content": "God will create new heavens and a new earth where righteousness dwells. The New Jerusalem will descend from heaven. God will dwell with His people, wiping away every tear. Death, sorrow, and pain will be no more."
+          "content": "God will create new heavens and a new earth where righteousness dwells. The New Jerusalem will descend, and God will dwell with His people in immediate fellowship. Every tear will be wiped away; death, sorrow, and pain will be no more. The former things will pass away, replaced by an eternal order of glory, communion, and unending joy in God’s presence."
         },
         {
           "title": "Living in Light of His Return",
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             "Titus 2:13",
             "2 Peter 3:11-14"
           ],
-          "content": "We are to purify ourselves as we await Christ's appearing. We look for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior. Since all will be destroyed, we should live holy and godly lives as we look forward to His coming."
+          "content": "Our blessed hope is the appearing of our great God and Savior. This hope purifies: whoever has this hope in Christ purifies himself as He is pure. Knowing all will be dissolved, we pursue holiness, godliness, and diligent readiness, looking for and hastening His coming. Eschatology fuels ethical living, steadfast hope, and urgent mission."
         }
       ]
     },