http://www.signetringministries.org/2013/04/28/1186/ An excerpt: Thus there is the need to break up the love relationship between Jerusalem and her “lovers”, the “nations,” the “kings of the earth.” God changes the love of the “kings of the earth” for Jerusalem to hate (Revelation 17:16). They turn on Jerusalem. It is God’s purpose that they do so (Revelation […]
Book of Revelation
The Major Problem With the Idealist Interpretation to the Book of Revelation
There are four interpretive models to the book of Revelation: preterist, historicist, futurist, and idealist. This latter model, the idealist interpretation, is probably the most common interpretation found in Christendom. Greg Herrick defines it as such: In this understanding, the contents of the book are not seen to relate to any historical events at all, […]
The Recent Meteor Shower Will Pale in Comparison with the Sixth Seal…But it Should Remind Us of Yahweh’s Coming Judgment
I am sure all of you are aware by now of the meteor shower that took place Friday morning in central Russia. Its effect caused a lot of damage and injuries to buildings and people. What caught my attention are the headlines that are mentioning the reactions of “panic” and “havoc.” This immediately made me […]
Refuting Steve Wohlberg on His Replacement Theology
On his radio program Line of Fire, Michael Brown debated Steve Wohlberg on the meaning of Israel in the New Testament. Does it refer to the physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, or does it refer to a spiritual entity [the church] only? This is one of the best debates I have ever heard […]
Why the Bowls Do Not Happen Within the 42 Months, but Happen After the Completion of the Seven-Year Period During 30 Days
Darrin writes: On the bowls, my view is that they occur within the 42 months of the reign of the beast, see Revelation 13:5. The beast is only given 42 months [second-half]. The bowls depict the beast still having a throne, a kingdom, followers, the ability to wage war, etc. Therefore the bowls are within […]
The Natural Sequence of the Last Three Seals
The Fifth Seal Promises Wrath (Rev 6:9–11) The Sixth Seal Portends Wrath (Rev 6:12–17) God Supernaturally Protects From Wrath (Rev 7) The Seventh Seal Pronounces Wrath (Rev 8–9; 15–16)
Does Revelation 3:10 Support Pretribulationism?
One of the most debated verses in the book of Revelation is Revelation 3:10. The Philadelphian church is given a promise: “Because you have kept my admonition to endure steadfastly, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come on the whole world to test those who live on […]
A Response to Greg Laurie on the Rapture
Greg Laurie asserts: Where are we today in relation to all of this? God has been pouring out his Spirit on the church, but that time is coming to an end. And it is my opinion that the next event on the prophetic calendar is the rapture of the church. The Bible says it will […]
“The Evidence For Jerusalem As The Harlot” by D. Ragan Ewing
http://bible.org/seriespage/chapter-4-evidence-jerusalem-harlot (Part of Ewing’s argument is the book of Revelation was written before AD 70, which I am not persuaded. Nevertheless, his other argumentation relating to the identification to the Harlot is valid.)
Who Are the “Wild Beasts of the Earth” in the Fourth Seal of Revelation 6:8?
And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth. (Rev 6:8 ESV) I have been asked to comment […]
The Seventh Bowl Judgment
(17) Finally the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying: “It is done!” (18) Then there were flashes of lightning, roaring, and crashes of thunder, and there was a tremendous earthquake—an earthquake unequaled since humanity has been on the earth, […]