On occasion I hear some pretrib teachers attempt to argue for a gap of time between the rapture and the beginning of the 70th week of Daniel, which they wrongly equate with the Day of the Lord’s wrath. They do this to try to get around the “Before the Day of the Lord” passages […]
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A Reply to Jeff Durbin’s Mishandling the ‘Left Behind’ Passage
In this video at the time stamp 55:00, preterist Jeff Durbin mishandles the context of the “Left Behind” passage in Jesus’s Olivet Discourse. He claims that it is the righteous who are left behind and the wicked taken to judgment. He has it completely backwards as the context will clearly show. (Incidentally, I don’t suspect […]
A Proposed Itinerary of WHERE Jesus Will Be AFTER the Rapture
I have been asked many times concerning the location of Jesus’s activities after the rapture. It is a common question in prewrath discussions. Robert Van Kampen’s The Sign has a helpful explication of this period. To be sure, in the last 30 years since its publication prewrath has refined this topic. Let me comment on […]
Debate: Is the New Testament Antisemitic?
Hosted by Chosen People Ministries Description For centuries, one of the most repeated accusations from the Jewish community against Messianic Judaism is that the New Testament contains blatant antisemitic statements. Those who believe that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah disagree. Tonight’s debate is between two of the most famous Jewish personalities in their respective […]
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 […]
A Reply to Two Common Pretrib Proof Texts (James 5:7–9, Titus 2:13) – Ep. 142
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/4._Imminence_Talk.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedThis episode was originally delivered at a Bible prophecy conference on April 1, 2017 at Hope Bible Church in Tampa, Florida. I discussed two very common pretribulational proof texts as well as an alternative interpretation other than pretrib on how we should live in light of Jesus’s […]
Jesus’s Return Was Not Imminent During Peter’s LONG Life
Source (Update: I have been informed that further down the comments thread in the original fb page above, Dave James recognized that Jesus’s prophecy in John 21 was an issue that needed to be considered). John 21:18–19 states: “I tell you the solemn truth, when you were young, you tied your clothes around you […]
A Response to Spiritualized Eschatology on the ‘Cosmic Temple’
This is a helpful, brief series by Paul Martin Henebury responding mostly to Greg Beale’s spiritualized eschatology. The Cosmic Temple and Spiritualized Eschatology (Pt.1) The Cosmic Temple and Spiritualized Eschatology (Pt.2) The Cosmic Temple and Spiritualized Eschatology (Pt. 3) The Cosmic Temple and Spiritualized Eschatology (Pt.4) h.t. Alf Cengia
James on the DELAY of Jesus’s Second Coming (Parousia) – Ep. 127
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/James_on_the_DELAY_of_Jesuss_Second_Coming_Parousia_-_Ep._127.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedJames contains a key passage on the delay of Jesus’s second coming and how to live in light of it. He received his teaching from the oral tradition of Jesus’s instruction of the Olivet Discourse, since there are several direct links with it. James’s teaching on the […]
Answering a Common Amillennial Objection to Premillennialism on When Death Is Eliminated in Relation to the Millennium
Leaving aside the question of the timing of the millennium for this article, though it is related to this issue here, amillennialists, such as Sam Storms, adduce a common objection against premillennialism. He and other amillennialists cite 1 Cor 15:25–26 as evidence for amillennialism: “For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under […]
Pretrib Bill Salus Contradicts Pretrib Billy Crone on Prophecy Watchers (Video)
A few weeks back Gary Stearman host of Prophecy Watchers interviewed pretrib teacher Billy Crone about his book on the seals of Revelation where Crone takes the typical pretrib interpretation that the seals are part of the day of the Lord’s wrath. (I have written a refutation to Crone on his flawed interpretation of the […]