Six years ago, I did a six-part series responding to John F. Hart's (and other pretrib teachers') unfounded and strained interpretation that the parousia in Matt 24:36–44 is a completely different parousia than the one depicted in Matt 24:27, 30–31. … [Continue reading] about A Reply to John F. Hart on Why the Parousia in Matt 24:36–44 Refers Back to the Parousia in Matt 24:30–31
A Reply to John F. Hart on Why the Parousia in Matt 24:36–44 Refers Back to the Parousia in Matt 24:30–31
Craig Blaising on Premillennialism in a nutshell
Christ comes in 19:11 and judges the nations who fornicated with Babylon, who consolidated their loyalty with the beast, and who gathered to war against Christ. He casts the beast and false prophet into the lake of fire. He imprisons the devil. He … [Continue reading] about Craig Blaising on Premillennialism in a nutshell
Will all the inhabitants of the nations be destroyed at the battle in Rev 19?
Craig A. Blaising writes: [Fowler White] argues that a sequential interpretation of 19:11—20:3 is not logically coherent, that its "credibility. . . suffers considerably" because at the Parousia, Christ will destroy all the in inhabitants of all the … [Continue reading] about Will all the inhabitants of the nations be destroyed at the battle in Rev 19?
Correcting a Common Platitude. . .
We are often told "we should live as if Jesus could return today." “Perhaps today!” This is a slogan that is commonly heard in various Christian circles. A version of this is found in the popular hymn: Jesus may come today Glad day, glad … [Continue reading] about Correcting a Common Platitude. . .
The Olivet Discourse Is about the DELAY of Jesus’s Coming, Not His Nearness – Ep. 125
The Olivet Discourse is about the delay of Jesus's Coming, not his nearness. Many interpreters miss this main point. Further, there is the question of what is Jesus trying to teach with his delay of his parousia? Jesus teaches that we will know … [Continue reading] about The Olivet Discourse Is about the DELAY of Jesus’s Coming, Not His Nearness – Ep. 125
Empirical confirmation that Rev 12:1 has JUST been fulfilled. . .
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/virgin-galactic-space-vss-private-tourism-spaceshiptwo-nasa-a8682091.html Okay, that was a bit of a stretch! … [Continue reading] about Empirical confirmation that Rev 12:1 has JUST been fulfilled. . .
Why the Binding of Satan Is NOT Equated with Jesus’s Victory on the Cross – Ep. 124
There is a huge inconsistency in the theology of amillennialism that claims that the binding of Satan depicted in Rev 20:1–3 describes Jesus's victory on the cross. The problem then is how can amillennialism claim on one hand that the binding of … [Continue reading] about Why the Binding of Satan Is NOT Equated with Jesus’s Victory on the Cross – Ep. 124
A global earthquake happened on Nov 11, but bigger ones are coming…
On the morning of November 11, just before 9:30 UT, a mysterious rumble rolled around the world. The seismic waves began roughly 15 miles off the shores of Mayotte, a French island sandwiched between Africa and the northern tip of Madagascar. … [Continue reading] about A global earthquake happened on Nov 11, but bigger ones are coming…
4 Types of People Who Will Live Under the Antichrist
Steve Hays has given me permission to post his article here. He applies these four categories of people in the current oppressive climate for Christians, but they can easily be applied to people living during the Antichrist's great … [Continue reading] about 4 Types of People Who Will Live Under the Antichrist
Clarifying a Question on Revelation 6:17 – Ep. 123
Many interpreters assume that the English rendering “has come” in Rev 6:17 refers to either past or present tense referring to God’s wrath. “because the great day of their wrath has come [ēlthen], and who is able to withstand it?” (Rev 6:17) I … [Continue reading] about Clarifying a Question on Revelation 6:17 – Ep. 123
John Chau, a martyr because of the gospel of Jesus Christ. . .
Slain missionary John Chau’s mission is not white colonialism; it’s the great commission. By Denny Burk on November 23, 2018 in Christianity, News Last night, I read the news of missionary John Chau’s death. He was killed last week by the … [Continue reading] about John Chau, a martyr because of the gospel of Jesus Christ. . .