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Alan Kurschner, Ph.D. is the founder of Eschatos Ministries, teaching Bible prophecy from a futurist, premillennial, prewrath perspective.

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A Reply to Jim McClarty’s Selective Use of Passages to Fit His Unbiblical Construct of a Pretrib Rapture: Matthew 24, Israel, and the Church – Ep. 50

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/050-A_Reply_to_Jim_McClartys_Selective_Use_of_Passages_to_Fit_His_Unbiblical_Construct_of_a_Pretrib_Rapture.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI continued my response to Jim McClarity’s critique of the prewrath position, in particular his objection that Matthew 24 applies to the church. I addressed the following topics: -The disciples were representatives of the church -The Great Commission’s relation with Matthew 24 -The resurrection/rapture in Matthew 24 […]

VIDEO of the Debate is Now Available!

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The video of my debate with Tommy Ice is now available. Also, be sure to check out my post-debate commentary on the rapture debate page (on this same page you can make a donation which is appreciated).   Regards, Alan E. Kurschner  

VIDEO | Pretribs Make the Same Categorical Error as the Thessalonians by Confusing Persecution with God’s Judgment

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  The Thessalonian believers in Paul’s second epistle were suffering because of persecution. They made the mistake of thinking that they were experiencing the day of the Lord’s wrath because of this. Paul writes back and reassures them that the day of the Lord’s wrath has not come, because two events must happen first: the […]

My Post-Debate Commentary and Why Tommy Ice Failed to Support His Pretribulational Rapture – Ep 48

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/048-My_Post-Debate_Commentary_and_Why_Tommy_Ice_Failed_to_Support_His_Pretribulational_Rapture.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI gave my post-debate commentary on my eschatology debate with Thomas Ice. I discussed the following topics that were covered in the debate and expanded on them here: -The celestial disturbances in Joel 2, Matthew 24, Luke 21, and Revelation 6 -Comparing Scripture with Scripture -What is […]

RAPTURE DEBATE between Alan Kurschner (Prewrath) and Thomas Ice (Pretrib) | AUDIO and VIDEO

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Watch the debate here. Listen to my post-debate commentary Click here for a PDF transcript of the debate THE CHURCH WILL FACE THE ANTICHRIST BEFORE THE RAPTURE Affirmative: Alan Kurschner | Prewrath Denial: Thomas Ice | Pretribulational Moderated by Kerby Anderson   The Hope Center, Plano, Texas September 25, 2015   Debate Format: Part 1: […]

A Reply to Jim McClarty’s Critique of the Prewrath Position: He Gets the Prewrath Basics Wrong – Ep. 46

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/A_Reply_to_Jim_McClartys_Critique_of_the_Prewrath_Position_He_Gets_the_Prewrath_Basics_Wrong__Ep_46.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed I replied to pretribulational teacher Jim McClarty’s critique of the prewrath position. This is the first episode of a series responding to an article he wrote against the prewrath position. I first described how good men of God can have blind spots and in this case […]

Here is the format of the Eschatology debate in Dallas this month between myself and Tommy Ice

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UPDATE HERE!   DEBATE at The Hope Center in Plano, Texas Friday, September 25, 2015, 7:00 p­.m. Central Thomas Ice vs. Alan E. Kurschner Moderated by Kerby Anderson . Thesis: THE CHURCH WILL FACE THE ANTICHRIST BEFORE THE RAPTURE Affirmative: Alan E. Kurschner Denial: Thomas Ice   Debate Format: Part 1: Opening Statements Prewrath presentation:    […]

A Reply to Renald Showers on James 5:7–9, Imminency, and the Meaning of the Greek Perfect Tense – Ep. 44

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/044-A_Reply_to_Renald_Showers_on_James_57_9_Imminency_and_the_Meaning_of_the_Greek_Perfect_Tense.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI responded to pretrib teacher Renald Showers and his misunderstanding of the Greek perfect tense-form and thus his interpretation of James 5:7–9 and how that affects his pretrib imminency. Specifically, I responded to the following statement by Renald E. Showers: “[T]he fact that the Greek verbs translated […]

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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Does Jesus Teach There Will Be a “Gap” of Time between the Rapture and the Day of the Lord’s Wrath? – Ep. 39

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/039-Does_Jesus_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 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 very same day. The […]

Seals, Trumpets, Bowls: Concurrent-Recapitulation or Consecutive-Progressive? (Part 2 of 2) – Ep. 37

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Seals_Trumpets_Bowls__Concurrent-Recapitulation_or_Consecutive-Progressive_Part_2_of_2_-_Ep._37.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedIn part 2, I gave about 10 reasons against the concurrent-recapitulatory interpretation of the book of Revelation while arguing for the consecutive-progressive framework. Seals, Trumpets, Bowls – At the Same Time or One After the Other? Consecutive-Progressive The prewrath position interprets a sequential chronological framework for the […]

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