Pretrib interpreters maintain there is a difference in meaning between the terms the day of the Lord and the day of Christ. The term the day of Christ (Phil 1:6, 10; 2:16) has been thought to refer to the rapture and not God’s wrath, while the day of the Lord is believed to refer to […]
Afterlife
Social Distancing at a Cemetery (Video)
*I forgot my wind filter for my mic, so there are a few points when it is windy, but they are temporary. I explained that the tumult happening right now in society is a type of what will happen during the seventieth week of Daniel, in particular during the beginning of birth pangs and the […]
Does the Raising to Life of the Two Witnesses in Revelation 11:11–12 Represent the Resurrection?
“But after three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and tremendous fear seized those who were watching them. Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them: “Come up here!” So the two prophets went up to heaven in a cloud […]
All Religions Do Lead to God
“Then I saw a large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then books were opened, and another book was opened—the book […]
Reading Revelation In Context: John’s Apocalypse and Second Temple Judaism (Book Notice)
Reading Revelation in Context: John’s Apocalypse and Second Temple Judaism (Editor), John K. Goodrich (Editor), Jason Maston (Editor), Loren T. Stuckenbruck (Foreword) Get it at Amazon Reading Revelation in Context brings together short, accessible essays that compare and contrast the visions and apocalyptic imagery of the book […]
A Reply to David James Who Thinks It Is Possible that a TRUE Believer Can Take the Mark of the Beast and REMAIN Saved
It is worse than I thought. David James’s pretribulationism is incredibly incoherent and the man cannot be reasoned with in just normal discourse. That is unfortunate because as Christians we are called to have Christ-like discussions, which also includes representing the other side accurately and fairly. David James also holds to a false Gospel, thinking […]
Q & A of the 2019 Fall Prophecy Conference at Fellowship Bible Chapel in Sunbury, Ohio – Ep. 152
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Q__A_of_the_2019_Fall_Prophecy_Conference_at_Fellowship_Bible_Chapel_in_Sunbury_Ohio_-_Ep._152.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedThis is the Q & A Session of the 2019 Fall Prophecy Conference at Fellowship Bible Chapel in Sunbury, Ohio. This session features the panel discussion, where Charles Cooper, Dr. Alan Kurschner, Mike Clapham and John Haller respond to and provide insight on audience-submitted questions on a […]
Why Ezekiel and John’s Dimensions of the New City DO NOT Conflict With Each Other
There are similarities between Ezekiel and John’s descriptions of the new city. However, many interpreters believe they conflict on the issue of the measurements of the size of the new city. Janet Willis has shown with clarity in her What On Earth Is Heaven Like? A Look at God’s City: New Jerusalem that interpreters have […]
Does the Appearing (Epiphaneia) of Christ Occur Seven Years After the Pretrib Rapture?
Yesterday, I critiqued the pretribulation belief that claims the revelation (apokalypsis) of Christ will occur, not at the rapture, but when Jesus comes “with his saints” for the battle of Armageddon. Similarly, pretribulationists make the same claim about the appearing of Christ, that it will not take place at the rapture but at the end […]
Is an ‘Imminent Rapture’ a Sanctifying Agent?
Answer: First, the Bible never teaches an imminent return of Jesus, let alone that God uses it to sanctify believers. Imminent death, yes, but not an imminent rapture. Second, Jesus in his Olivet Discourse teaches quite the opposite. He teaches that because his return is delayed with intervening events, he warned of the temptation for […]
What Event Will Happen BETWEEN the Resurrection and the Rapture? – Ep. 143
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/What_Event_Will_Happen_BETWEEN_the_Resurrection_and_the_Rapture__-_Ep._143.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedWhen Jesus returns in the clouds at his second coming (parousia), the resurrection of the dead in Christ will take place first. They will be walking on the earth among mortals as a witness to God’s power and glory. After this those alive in Christ will receive […]