I am asked frequently if I can recommend a commentary on Matthew’s Olivet Discourse. The problem is that (1) many commentaries on Matthew, in particular chapters 24–25, come from a historicist view, an interpretation that skews Matthew’s message and consequently distorts the application for the church today; (2) some commentaries come from a preterist view and/or […]
Book Reviews
BOOK: Antichrist Before the Day of the Lord: What Every Christian Needs to Know about the Return of Christ
Available at AMAZON. Many of us have been told that we will be “raptured out of here before the Antichrist arrives.” But what if this is wrong? Is this really what the Bible teaches? In this thought-provoking and freshly examined account on the second coming of Christ, Alan Kurschner traces the key topics and passages, […]
Book Review: The Coming Flood: A Call for the Endurance and Faith of the Saints by Jeremy Wells
James Pate has written a brief book review of Jeremy Wells’ book The Coming Flood: A Call for the Endurance and Faith of the Saints. I have not read this book but intend to. But I wanted to respond very briefly to Wells’ thesis, who seems to come from a post-trib view, so being a […]
On David Chilton’s Preterist-Postmillennial Commentary on the Book of Revelation, Days of Vengeance
Preterists commonly accuse (mock) futurist commentaries on the book of Revelation for sensational interpretations. Admittedly, there are more than a few popular pretrib commentaries on Revelation that rightly are “way out there.” However, David Chilton’s postmillennial and preterist commentary on Revelation rivals the most kooky and far-fetched interpretations on the book of Revelation: The Days […]
An Overview of My Forthcoming Book on Critiquing Pretribulational Any-Moment Rapture Theology – Ep. 62
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What Exactly Is the Identity of the ‘Star’ of Bethlehem? The Bible, Astronomy, and Scholarship Par Excellence
Colin R. Nicholl is one of the most careful New Testament exegetes I know today. In the April 2000 volume of The Journal of Theological Studies, Colin R. Nicholl published the seminal article, “Michael, The Restrainer Removed (2 Thess. 2:6-7),” making the strong case that Michael is the Restrainer. His article would be published in […]
A Helpful Book Review of Antichrist Before the Day of the Lord
Darrin has a helpful review of Antichrist Before the Day of the Lord. He captures the thrust of the book in his review: https://theorangemailmanmyblog.wordpress.com/2015/01/16/antichrist-before-the-day-of-the-lord/
Want to Learn Koine Greek? Beginning and Intermediate Greek Grammars, Linguistics, and Biblical Resources
I plan to post an extended bibliography on Greek linguistics. But I know some of you will want to get up and running right now. Here is my opinion. For beginning Greek grammars I recommend Rodney Decker’s first year Greek grammar coming out November 18 (soon), Reading Koine Greek: An Introduction and Integrated Workbook; and […]
A Brief Review of the Book…
I appreciate Michael Newnham taking the time to read Antichrist Before the Day of the Lord and writing up a brief review of it at his website: http://michaelnewnham.com/?p=17294