Marquis Laughlin asks this question in a facebook post: Hey, can anyone give me a biblical answer to the identity of the 24 elders? I’m dealing with the pre-trib “they have to be the church” thing….I am using the obvious evidence in Revelation but that doesn’t seem to be making a dent here…. Marquis, see […]
Pretribulationism
Quick Reply to Pretrib Teacher Mark Hitchcock on Prewrath and the Book of Revelation – Ep. 33
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/033-Reply_Mark_Hitchcok.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI replied to pretrib teacher Dr. Mark Hitchcock’s grossly misrepresented explanation of the prewrath position in his workbook on the Book of Revelation in his three bullet points: PRE-WRATH “Approximately the last fourth of the tribulation is wrath.” “Believers will be raptured just before that point.” “The […]
The PreWrath Position Compared to Postribulational and Pretribulational Rapture Views
Every month we gain more readers and listeners to Eschatos Ministries, and it is a shame that helpful blog post articles end up crawling into the archive. So every so often I like to blow off the dust from evergreen material and highlight it again. Here is an interview of the three positions, with myself […]
Why Do Pretribs Believe there is a Rapture Before the 70th Week of Daniel?
The Prophet Elijah Will Arrive BEFORE the Day of the Lord (Malachi 4:5) – Ep. 30
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/030-Elijah_Before_the_day_of_the_lord.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI talked about Malachi’s prophecy of the coming of the prophet Elijah before the day of the Lord: “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes” (Mal 4:5). There are several key precursors that will happen before […]
RAPTURE DEBATE: Will the Church Face the Antichrist Before the Rapture? Pre-Wrath or Pre-Tribulational? – Ep. 29
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The Arrival of the Antichrist, NOT the “Blood Moons,” is What Christians Should Be Talking About
Jesus, Paul, and a heavenly angel warn the church of the singular event that they must be prepared for before the second coming: the revelation of the Antichrist and his ensuing great tribulation against the church and Israel. “So when you see the abomination of desolation–spoken about by Daniel the prophet—standing in the holy […]
Matthew 24:31 Refers to the Rapture Because Paul’s Rapture Teaching Parallels Jesus’ Teaching of the Gathering of the Elect – Ep. 28
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/028-Matthew_24.31_Refers_to_the_Rapture_Because_Pauls_Rapture_Teaching_Parallels_Jesus_Teaching_of_the_Gathering_of_the_Elect.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI described another reason why the reference of the “gathering of the elect” in Matthew 24:31 refers to the rapture. I explained the significance of this question particularly how it relates to the prewrath and pretribulational debate. If it does refer to the rapture then that means […]
Matthew 24:31 Refers to the Rapture Because of a Cause and Effect Action in the Sky – Ep. 25
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/025-Mt_24.31_Rapture_Cause_and_Effect.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedThis is our 25th episode of The Biblical Prophecy Program™ and I talked about why I started this program and how it is distinguished from other Bible Prophecy programs. This program fills a void out there for solid, biblical prewrath teaching. I also explained why this program […]
The Apostle Paul’s Source for His Eschatology on the Second Coming in His Thessalonian Letters Is Drawn from Jesus’ Olivet Discourse – Ep. 24
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/024-Parallels_between_Jesus_and_Paul.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI talked about the incredibly consistent teaching between Jesus’ Olivet Discourse and Paul’s Thessalonian letters on the doctrine of the second coming. I listed thirty parallels between Jesus and Paul. The pretribulational rapture position wrongly dichotomizes this teaching between Matthew 24 and 1 and 2 Thessalonians. Their […]
Doug Stauffer, All Bluster and No Bite
Pretrib, hyper-dispensationalist Doug Stauffer is out there going on radio shows arguing for his pretrib view with really, really bad arguments. Here is the most recent of his. He is also attacking the prewrath position. He is conveying the following bluster, which can be summarized as follows: Stauffer: I challenge prewrathers to defend your view […]