We are pleased to announce the Fourth International Bible Conference for Bible Teachers and Theologians in Rome, Italy, June 11–21, 2018. This conference—sponsored by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the Biblical Research Institute, and the North American Division—has as its general theme, “Biblical Eschatology from an Adventist Perspective.”

Its purpose is to promote biblical and theological studies from an Adventist perspective and to foster theological unity and fellowship among Bible teachers, theologians, and administrators from around the world. There will be up to twenty special plenary sessions dealing with topics such as the ‘delay’ of the second coming, final events, the role of Israel in Last Day Events, Ellen White and Eschatology, Hermeneutical Foundations and Eschatology, Theistic Evolution and its Implications for Eschatology, Historicism and Prophetic Interpretation and Eschatology, Current Trends in Evangelical Eschatology, Missions and Eschatology, and challenges facing the Seventh-day Adventist Church in some issues dealing with our understanding of eschatology. Besides the plenary presentations there will be more than forty papers in eight parallel sessions and a guided tour of major biblical and early Christian sites in Rome and its environs. The goal of the International Bible Conference is to encourage deeper study of the biblical understanding of eschatology and the challenges we face from contemporary cultures, philosophies, and religions; examine ways to reaffirm our faith commitment in the biblical understanding of last-day events; and explore strategies of sharing this biblical view with world religions.

Due to space and logistical constraints, the conference is limited to 370 participants (sorry, no spouses). Divisions and General Conference institutions are responsible for appointing the participants, and the list must be finalized by January 31, 2017.