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 […]
Book of Revelation
Is an ‘Imminent Rapture’ a Sanctifying Agent?
Answer: First, the Bible never teaches an imminent return of Jesus, let alone that God uses it to sanctify believers. Imminent death, yes, but not an imminent rapture. Second, Jesus in his Olivet Discourse teaches quite the opposite. He teaches that because his return is delayed with intervening events, he warned of the temptation for […]
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 […]
The Seven Sealed Scroll of the Book Revelation as a ‘Certificate of Debenture’
Earlier this week on the Biblical Prophecy Program podcast, I described my new understanding of the symbolic meaning of the seven-sealed scroll of Revelation as a ‘certificate of debenture.” This understanding of the scroll makes sense because the nature of the seals express humanity’s accumulated sinful behavior as a debt that they will have to pay back […]
My Understanding on the Symbolic MEANING of the Seven-Sealed Scroll: A ‘Certificate of Debenture’ – Ep. 144
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Symbolic_MEANING_of_the_SevenSealed_Scroll144.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedWhat is the symbolic meaning of the seven-sealed scroll in the book of Revelation? Dr. Kurschner first described three common interpretations. Then he explicated his new view, which is the most plausible, called a certificate of debenture (i.e. debt). The nature of the first four seals, fifth […]
The Amillennial Interpretation of Satan’s Binding Simply Does Not Work
The following problems that J. Webb Mealy raise are never dealt adequately—or at all—in Amillennial literature. I think it is because they are deeply problematic for their system. “[Amillennialism believes since] Satan’s release from prison and destruction (Rev. 20:7–10) is connected with the parousia, then the time of his imprisonment “so that he should deceive […]
Preterist Gary DeMar of American Vision Turns Down Public Debate Invitation
Recently, preterist theologian Gary DeMar of American Vision was invited to debate ex-preterist and now-futurist Dr. Brock Hollett, who is the author of Debunking Preterism: How Over-Realized Eschatology Misses the Not Yet of Bible Prophecy. The topic would have been on the coming of the Son of Man in Matthew 24:30 and whether that is […]
Bible Prophecy Conference Audio Now Available!
These teachings on Understanding the Book of Revelation were originally delivered at the Minnesota Bible Prophecy Conference, July 13, 2019 in Eagan Minnesota. Understanding the Book of Revelation
Why Premillennial Theology Matters – Ep. 140
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Why_Premillennial_Theology_Matters_-_Ep._140.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedWhy 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 […]
A New Approach to the Millennial Debate in the Book of Revelation – Ep. 139
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A Debate with Pastor Jeff Durbin on His Preterism / Postmillennialism Is Not Going to Happen [Update]
[Update: Durbin has contacted me explaining he is not in a position to debate at this time for health reasons that he is going through. So keep him in your prayers to bring his health back. I told him that we are happy to keep the invitation open in the future when he feels he […]