I just listened to the debate between Michael Brown and Gary DeMar on whether the church has replaced Israel. This was one doozy of a lopsided debate. You can download it for free here. Gary DeMar is stuck in 1970 when the The Late, Great Planet Earth was published by Hal Lindsey. I have noticed […]
Book of Revelation
Does Paul Teach There Will Be a “Gap” of Time between the Rapture and the Day of the Lord’s Wrath? – Ep. 40
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/040-Does_Paul_Teach_There_Will_Be_a_Gap_of_Time_between_the_Rapture_and_the_Day_of_the_Lord_s_Wrath.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI talked about the apostle Paul’s teaching of the temporal relationship between the rapture and the beginning of the day of the Lord’s wrath and its implications. Prewrath eschatology teaches that the rapture and the onset of the day of the Lord’s wrath will happen back-to-back on […]
The Shofar on Rosh Hashanah and the Seventh Trumpet in the Book of Revelation
Here is a popular article from the archive: https://www.alankurschner.com/2014/09/25/is-there-a-connection-between-the-purpose-of-the-blowing-of-the-shofar-on-rosh-hashanah-and-the-end-of-satans-authority-at-the-seventh-trumpet/
A Reply to Pastor Greg Laurie’s Pretribulational Sermon on the Rapture and the Antichrist – Ep. 38
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/038_A_Reply_to_Greg_Lauries_Pretribulational_Sermon_on_the_Rapture_and_the_Antichrist.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI replied to Harvest Christian Fellowship’s shallow sermon by Greg Laurie on his pretribulational rapture and Antichrist view. He believes the church will be raptured before the Antichrist emerges. He painfully confuses the event of the Antichrist’s great tribulation with the day of the Lord’s judgment. I pointed […]
Seals, Trumpets, Bowls in the Book of Revelation: Concurrent-Recapitulation or Consecutive-Progressive? (Part 1 of 2) – Ep. 36
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/036-Seals_Trumpets_Bowls.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedIn part 1 of 2 parts, I gave some context to one of the most common interpretations for the posttrib view, where the seals, trumpets, and bowls occur roughly at the same time. Indeed, many posttribs believe the corresponding elements are the same events; i.e. the seventh […]
Archangel Michael, the Restrainer Removed, 2 Thessalonians 2:6–7 (Part 1 of 2) – Ep. 34
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/034-Restrainer_Part_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedIn this first part of two parts, I explained the context to the Restrainer question. Who is the “Restrainer”? This question stems from Paul’s text in 2 Thessalonians 2:6–7. “And so you know what holds him back, so that he will be revealed in his own time. […]
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 […]
Will the “Sky Vanishing Like a Scroll Being Rolled Up” at the Sixth Seal in Revelation 6:14 Be a Visual Event?
I talked about the apocalyptic event of the “Sky Vanishing Like a Scroll Being Rolled Up” at the Sixth Seal in Revelation 6:14 as a visual event.
Will the Church or an Angel Fulfill the Gospel Prophecy in Matthew 24:14? – Ep. 32
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Will_the_Church_or_an_Angel_fulfill_Matt_24.14.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI talked about the nature of the fulfillment of Matthew 24:14: “And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” I first explained the structure of Matthew 24 which situates Matthew […]
What Is the Correct Meaning of “You Are Lukewarm, and Neither Hot Nor Cold” to the Laodicean Church?
I talked about the correct interpretation of Revelation 3:14–16. I explained an important piece of cultural-geographical background that illuminates the meaning of this bit of text. “Hot” and “cold” are not being contrasted with each other. They are BOTH good elements. They are in a class together being contrasted with lukewarmness. “‘I know your works: […]
Revelation 20 Is NOT Where the Millennial Debate Should Begin
This past weekend I gave a paper at the Evangelical Theological Society Northeast Section’s Annual Meeting in Clarks Summit, PA at Baptist Bible Seminary. The title of my paper is THE TERMINUS A QUO OF THE BINDING OF SATAN: A FUNCTIONAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF REVELATION 19:11–20:3. I argued that the many cohesion ties in Revelation […]