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 […]
Hermeneutics
As It Was in the Days of Noah: Do You Want to Be Left Behind or Taken at the Second Coming of Jesus? Matthew 24:37–41 – Ep. 9
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Blah, Blah, Blah…Throwing the Rapture-Baby Out With the Pretrib-Bathwater
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/worldview/when-will-rapture-be-left-behind This clichéd script by these individuals is so easy to predict. I have heard it numerous times: “Pretribulationism has made the rapture sensational, therefore, the rapture teaching is not important so we need to focus on a cure for AIDS.” Or something along those lines. A lot more of these surface-level articles will be coming […]
Where Do Believers Go after the Rapture? – Remain in the Sky, Descend to Earth, or Ushered into Heaven? – Ep. 8
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/008-Where_Do_Believers_Go_after_the_Rapture.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedWhere Do Believers Go after the Rapture? I first explained that after the rapture God’s people will be escorted, not to earth, but to the throne of the Father in heaven. I provided four biblical passages that demonstrate this: 2 Corinthians 4:14 John 14:1–3 Revelation 7:13–15 Isaiah […]
The Third Seal Corresponds to the Birth Pang of Famines in Matthew 24:7
I want to comment on Darrin Ball’s denial that the third seal is not referring to famine, in particular the birth pang of famine in Matthew 24:27. He places the third seal after the midpoint. Ball is a sharp prewrather, but I believe he is mistaken on this issue. 1. One of his main objections […]
A Reply to Dr. Michael Vlach of The Master’s Seminary and His Misrepresentation of the Prewrath Viewpoint
I expect pop pretrib teachers such as Thomas Ice, Tim Lahaye, and others to misrepresent the prewrath position—they do it all the time, and don’t care. They do it on purpose and we know this because they have been repeatedly corrected in private emails and in public on the Internet. This is why Thomas Ice […]
Judeo-centric Premillennialism: Concerning Christ’s Pre-Millennial Advent by Horatius Bonar
“This volume was originally titled Prophetical Landmarks, containing data for helping to determine the question of Christ’s premillennial advent. However, a more contemporary title has been added which emphasizes the author’s strong conviction that the truth concerning Israel is at the heart of biblical eschatology. This principle is stated on page 111 in the chapter […]
Correcting a Common Amillennial Objection Against Premillennialism
A person recently objected to my premillennialism by asserting: The problem (one of them) with premill as I see it, is that the clear NT passages appear to teach unequivocally that when Jesus returns, there is the last judgement and then the final new heavens and the new earth. The problem with this objection is […]
VIDEO: Craig A. Evans on The People, the Land and the Future of Israel According to the Book of Hebrews and the General Epistles
Video: http://videos.chosenpeople.com/video/craig-evans.php Audio: http://videos.chosenpeople.com/audio/craig-evans.php See also this brief interview with Craig Evans: http://videos.chosenpeople.com/video/craig-evans-interview.php
Hebrew Roots and Biltz’s Blood Moons and Shemitah Theory – Ep. 6
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Be Aware of the One Who Invokes “Possibility” in Their Biblical Interpretations
Exegesis (i.e. biblical interpretation) has never been about “possibility.” It has always been about “probability.” I frequently come across interpretive conclusions where the language of “possibility” is invoked, by both those who read Greek and Hebrew, and those who don’t. I have noticed that some use this ploy when they approach a text with a […]