I am amazed that many pretribulation teachers continue to white-knuckle believe that the Greek noun apostasia in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 refers to the rapture because they claim this Greek noun can mean “physical departure.” The problem is that the noun never means “physical departure” during the Koine Greek period. It means a religious or political […]
Pretribulationism
My 4 Year Old Son Refuted the Pretrib Imminent Rapture!
Sunday afternoon, my son and I cut down a Balsam Fir in the northwoods of Wisconsin. We are hoping for a White Christmas! The next day we decorated the tree and I set out a few Christmas gifts for him under the tree. Now what happened next was my 4 year old son refuted the […]
A Perplexed Pretribulation Theologian on the Sealing of the 144,000
Robert L Thomas’s two volume commentary on the book of Revelation has been the standard pretribulation commentary on Revelation for three decades. On page 472 of his first volume, he makes an admission: Apparent weaknesses in [my own understanding] of the seal include its inability to explain why the sealing did not come before the […]
Calvary Chapel: When You Encourage Your People to Study the Bible ‘Verse-by-Verse’, Don’t Be Surprised When They Discover . . . Prewrath
I have heard this story many times in the last 20+ years, especially from Calvary Chapel goers (I say “goers” because for some reason CC does not believe in local church membership). Here it goes. Calvary Chapel, indeed, should be applauded for encouraging their people to study their Bible closely, verse-by-verse. But what happens so […]
The Message of the Seven Seals IN FIVE SENTENCES
The first four seals prove the guilty for God’s wrath (Rev 6:1–8). The fifth seal promises God’s wrath (Rev 6:9–11). The sixth seal portends God’s wrath (Rev 6:12–17). The saints are protected from God’s wrath (Rev 7). The seventh seal pronounces God’s wrath (Rev 8–9; 15–16).
A Comment on Michael Nissim’s ‘Response’ to the PreWrath Documentary
It has been three months since the highly effective prewrath documentary Seven Pretrib Problems and the Prewrath Rapture has been released. I was hopeful that there would be some meaningful interaction with it from pretribbers. But regrettably there has been only crickets. Recently, I learned that pretribulationist Michael Nissim was going to do a review […]
Answering Dr. Bob Wilkin’s ‘9 PROOFS FOR THE PRETRIBULATION RAPTURE IN MATTHEW 24’ – Ep. 167
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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Dr._Bob_Wilkins_9_PROOFS_Ep._167.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI answered Bob Wilkin’s article “The Rapture in Matthew 24? Nine Proofs” in Grace in Focus magazine. He summarizes pretribulational John Hart’s view that the pretribulation rapture begins at Matthew 24:36 and not before it. They are not truly “proofs” but more like assertions. The fatal flaw […]
Post-Documentary Interview with Chris White – Ep. 166
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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Post-Documentary_Interview_Ep._166.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedChris White was my co-producer for the prewrath documentary Seven Pretrib Problems and the Prewrath Rapture. He had me on his podcast Bible Prophecy Talk to have a post-documentary discussion about the documentary as a whole and key points that we were happy to include in the […]
NEW! SPANISH EDITION: Antichrist Before the Day of the Lord
I am happy to announce the Spanish edition of Antichrist Before the Day of the Lord: What Every Christian Needs to Know about the Return of Christ. GET THE BOOK HERE! Anticristo Antes Del Día Del Señor: Lo Que Todo Cristiano Necesita Entender Acerca Del Retorno De Cristo (Spanish Edition) MUCHOS DE NOSOTROS HEMOS SIDO […]
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 […]
Apantēsis in 1 Thess 4:17 and 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) It is often heard (assumed) in postrib circles that apantēsis in 1 Thess 4:17 carries the […]