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[email protected] This research is a product of the Doctor of Ministry (DMin) program at George Fox University. Find out more about the program. Recommended Citation Rankin, Terry L., "The ndE Signs! Are We Getting the Message?" (2019). Doctor of Ministry. 307. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/dmin/307 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctor of Ministry by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY THE END SIGNS! ARE WE GETTING THE MESSAGE? A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF PORTLAND SEMINARY IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MINISTRY BY TERRY L. RANKIN PORTLAND, OREGON MARCH 2019 Cover cartoon ©2018 by Roy Delgado (used by permission). The image connects to the nuanced meaning of the title, “THE END SIGNS!” Readers may interpret this as a noun phrase only, with “THE END” as the definite article and adjective modifiers of the plural noun “SIGNS.” In its more subtle and potent form as a complete sentence, however, it is composed of a noun phrase as its subject (“THE END” as a definite article and noun) and an action verb (“SIGNS”). The religiosity of the cartoon directly points to eschatological theism as a key component of the dissertation’s theme in both interpretations.