It is a deep-seated assumption among many pretrib and posttrib interpreters that the Second Coming begins with the battle of Armageddon. For example, they identify Matt 24:30–31 as the same setting as Rev 19:11–21. But this is not correct. Three events associated with the Second Coming will occur before the battle of Armageddon: (1) […]
Premillennialism
Why Premillennialism Matters (Video)
Why premillennial theology matters is an issue that every student of biblical prophecy needs to be aware of. Premillennialism teaches that at Jesus’s second coming he will deliver the righteous and judge the ungodly. Then the righteous will enter into a period—the millennium—of peace and righteousness where Jesus establishes on earth his physical reign […]
The Narrative Logic to the Seals of the Book of Revelation
The first four seals prove the wicked deserve God’s wrath, the fifth seal promises God’s wrath, the sixth seal portends God’s wrath, the two remnants are protected from God’s wrath, and the seventh seal pronounces God’s wrath. Related to this consecutive-narrative logic is the notion of a certificate of debenture: The Seven Sealed Scroll […]
Will the Seventieth Week of Daniel Be a Reconstitution of the Mosaic Law? Or Will It Be a Separate, Distinctive Dispensation?
Some traditional dispensationalists (e.g. Chafer, Major Bible Themes, 100) have understood the seventieth week as an extension of the period of the Mosaic Law as a reconstitution of its legal principles; e.g. God ordained Sabbath, sacrifices, etc. It is argued that since the sixty-nine weeks occurred during the dispensation of the Law, then it follows […]
Craig Blaising on the Difference Between Israel and the Church (Video)
In this lecture, progressive dispensational theologian Craig Blaising explains why God works with Israel and the church at the same time. (See also my five part podcast series on this very topic below.) Blaising also gives an excellent explanation on the nature and relationship between Israel and the church. While Blaising maintains his pretribulationism, his […]
Sequence of Second Coming Events and the Passover (Video)
The Passover King: Exploring the Prophetic Connection Between Passover, the End Times, and the Return of Jesus Travis M. Snow is the President and Founder of Voice of Messiah. Get it at Amazon Few people are aware that the original Passover story is the key to understanding the end times and the […]
The Second Coming Does Not Begin with Armageddon
It is a deep-seated assumption among many pretrib and posttrib interpreters that the Second Coming begins with the battle of Armageddon. For example, they identify Matt 24:30–31 as the same setting as Rev 19:11–21. But this is not correct. Three events associated with the Second Coming will occur before the battle of Armageddon: (1) the […]
Matthew 24:30–31 Is NOT Describing the Battle of Armageddon in Revelation 19:11–21
[Today, I am starting a four-part article series, The Second Coming Does Not Begin with Armageddon. This is Part 1.] The battle of Armageddon is not the event that begins the second coming (the parousia). It is a deep-seated assumption among many pretrib and posttrib interpreters that Matt 24:30–31 is a parallel passage to […]
What Does the Pre-Wrath Rapture View Teach? (Video Interview)
Today, I was interviewed on Dr. Douglas Hamp’s The Awakening Report. It was a substantive rapid program!
Why the Bowls Follow AFTER the Trumpet Judgements: The Bowls ‘Complete’ God’s Wrath (Part 5) – Ep. 157
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/The_Bowls_Complete_Gods_Wrath_Part_5_-_Ep._157.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedDr. Kurschner gave another reason why the bowls judgments in the book of Revelation occur after the trumpet judgments. “Then I saw another great and astounding sign in heaven: seven angels who have seven final [eschatas] plagues (they are final because in them God’s anger is completed […]
Why the Bowls Follow AFTER the Trumpet Judgements: The ‘One Third’ Statements of the Trumpet Judgments (Part 4) – Ep. 156
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/The_One_Third_of_the_Trumpet_Judgments_Part_4_Ep._156.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedDr. Kurschner continued to give reasons why the bowl judgments will follow after the trumpet judgments, against the recapitulation view. He focused on the limited scope description of the ‘one third’ statements in contrast to a much wider scope described in the bowl judgments. For example: Rev […]