Today, I am launching my commentary on the book of Revelation at revelationcommentary.com This will be the first scholarly commentary on the book of revelation published from a prewrath perspective. To learn how to use the commentary, be sure to read the article at the top of the homepage. And sign up for email alerts […]
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Luke: ‘When These Things Begin’ – Ep. 189
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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Session_3_-_Luke_When_these_things_begin_Habbena.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedThis session, “Luke: ‘When These Things Begin,’” was delivered by Ryan Habbena is the third session of six from last year’s Minnesota Bible Prophecy Conference, May 7–8, 2021 in Inver Grove Heights Minnesota. The theme of the conference was The Celestial Disturbances. Dr. Alan Kurschner and Pastor […]
Interview on the Documentary: Problems with the Pretrib Rapture – Ep. 162
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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/ezradio-2009.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedRecently, I was interviewed by Andy Olson on Echo Zoe Radio about the prewrath documentary that was recently produced, Seven Pretrib Problems and the Prewrath Rapture. Outline of the Discussion The Precursor Problem The Scripture describes events that will happen before the Rapture of the Church and the […]
3 Key Reasons Why Posttribbers Are Becoming Prewrath
If the chatter out there captures a trend that I have been observing, then it is encouraging to learn that more posttribbers are embracing the prewrath understanding of the second coming. And those who have yet to embrace prewrath are seriously considering it for the first time. This was not always the case back in […]
Are You a King James Version Only Pretribber? (Image)
About four years ago, I wrote up a blog post (with an image) showing that the translators of the original 1611 King James Bible placed a marginal reference note next to Matthew 24:31 linking to Paul’s rapture and resurrection passages in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 and 1 Corinthian 15:52. Why is this significant? Because most KJV […]
The Greek Word Apantēsis (Meeting) Does Not Mean ‘an Immediate Escort’ Back to Earth: A Response to Posttribulationism
“Then we who are alive, who are left, will be suddenly caught up together with them in the clouds to meet [apantēsis] the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.” (1 Thess 4:17) Recently, Michael Brown interacted with Mark Hitchcock on posttrib vs. pretrib. I thought Brown did well […]
Does Jewish Wedding Imagery Support Pretribulationism? – Ep. 79
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Jewish_wedding_pretrib_79.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedChris White interviewed me a few years ago on his program to respond to pretrib teacher Jimmy DeYoung on certain pretrib objections to prewrath. I played a brief clip from this interview covering the common pretrib claim that the traditional Jewish Wedding imagery supports a pretribulational rapture. […]
A Reply to Calvary Pastor Dave Love’s Flawed Pretrib Theology – Ep. 72
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/A_Reply_to_Calvary_Pastor_Dave_Loves_Flawed_Pretrib_Theology_-_Ep._72.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedToday I replied to Calvary Chapel’s Pastor Dave Love’s so-called critique of the prewrath position, particularly on the seals. I critiqued his misunderstanding of the imagery of the seven seals that he thinks is staggered inside the scroll, rather than all on the outside of it. For […]
A Reply to David Reagan’s So-Called Critique of the Prewrath Position (Part 3 of 3) – Ep. 21
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/021-Response_to_Reagan_part_3.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed(I am posting this week’s program a couple of days early.) In this program I concluded my series responding to Dr. David Reagan of Lamb & Lion Ministries. I first responded to his objection that prewrath teaches an additional 30-day period after the seven-year period. Reagan says […]
Do the 24 Elders in the Book of Revelation “Represent” the Church? A Reply to Pretribulationism – Ep. 7
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/007-Do_the_24_Elders_in_the_Book_of_Revelation_Represent_the_Church_A_Reply_to_Pretribulationism.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI talked about the issue of the identify of the 24 elders in Revelation 4–5. Pretribulationism argues that the body of twenty-four elders “represent” the church and therefore the rapture will happen before the “tribulation period.” I responded to a couple of their key arguments and showed […]
Does the Bible Teach the Rapture? An Explanation of 1 Thessalonians 4:17 – Ep. 4
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/004-Does_the_Bible_Teach_the_Rapture.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI responded to those who deny that the Bible teaches the rapture by giving biblical evidence for the rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4:17. I first described the context of this verse in Thessalonians 4:13-16, leading up to verse 17. Second, I expounded on verse 17 and the […]