Titus 2:13 looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus. Pretribulationism teaches that the blessed hope is about escaping persecution, particularly the end-time persecution. The Bible does not teach this. The blessed hope is the glorious appearing of our Lord, not an escapist, imminent […]
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Review of My Radio Debate on Eschatology with Tommy Ice – Ep. 55
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Review_of_My_Radio_Debate_on_Eschatology_with_Tommy_Ice.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedIn this episode I reviewed my recent radio debate on the rapture with Tommy Ice. I responded to Ice’s deeply mistaken view that church instruction in Jesus’ ministry began with the Upper Room Discourse and not before. I argued that the Olivet Discourse is a teaching for […]
Radio Debate on Moody Radio! Prewrath vs. Pretribulationism
You can listen now to the radio debate I had today with Dr. Tommy Ice on Moody Radio’s UP FOR DEBATE with Julie Roys. It went great. I came into the debate with the strategy of focusing on and demonstrating that Jesus’ Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24-25 is for the church, and not relegated to […]
Why Pretribulation Teachers Refuse to Obey Jesus’ Great Commission: “teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” Matthew 28:20 – Ep. 54
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Why_Pretribulation_Teachers_Refuse_to_Obey_Jesus_Great_Commission__teaching_them_to_obey_everything_I_have_commanded_you_Ep._54.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedIn today’s program, I explained why pretribulation teachers are not obeying Jesus’ Great Commission: “teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matt 28:20). I continued to work through Jim McClarty’s article critiquing […]
Who Is Saying ‘Peace and Security’ in 1 Thessalonians 5:3?
I replied to a pretrib objection to the prewrath position that says 1 Thess.5:3 contradicts prewrath: “While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.” (1 Thess 5:3). This objection was easily answered as I […]
Is the Whole Seven Years God’s Wrath? – Ep. 51
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/051-Is_the_Whole_Seven_Years_Gods_Wrath.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI responded to the pretribulational tenet that the future seven-year period (i.e. the “70th week of Daniel”) is entirely God’s wrath. I used Jim McClarty’s critique of the prewrath position as my entry point of discussion. I demonstrated that the seven-year period is divided up into several […]
VIDEO of the Debate is Now Available!
The video of my debate with Tommy Ice is now available. Also, be sure to check out my post-debate commentary on the rapture debate page (on this same page you can make a donation which is appreciated). Regards, Alan E. Kurschner
Where Do Believers Go after the Rapture?
[See also the program on this topic] The following is an excerpt (pp. 83–85) from my book Antichrist Before the Day of the Lord: What Every Christian Needs to Know about the Return of Christ The last part of verse 17 climaxes with reassurance: “And so we will always be with the Lord.” Where will we […]