Many interpreters miss the most important structural element in Jesus’ Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24–25. After they read “and then the end will come” in verse 14, they assume everything that comes after that beginning in verse 15 are events that occur during the end of the age. This is deeply mistaken. The end is […]
Olivet Discourse
What Does Noah and the Antichrist Have in Common?…
Recently, there is a lot of chatter out there about Jesus comparing his return to the days of Noah. But these people are getting it wrong. To understanding Jesus’ warning about his return being like the days of Noah (Matt 24:37–39), you have to understand that he made this warning in the context of when […]
When the Philosopher William Lane Craig Makes Biblical Apologetic Statements it is often an Ugly Result
http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2013/11/did-jesus-mispredict-future.html Here is an excerpt by Steve Hays: iii) Gospel sayings are usually contextualized. Craig is denying the accuracy of the narrative contextualization, as if that misrepresents the reference or meaning of the saying. Certainly there are scholars who take that position, but that’s inimical to inerrancy. Indeed, the eminent historical Jesus scholar John Meier […]
The Beginning of Birth Pangs Parallel the First Three Seals in the Book of Revelation
Darrin objects that the “Beginning of Birth Pangs” are parallel to the first three seals in the book of Revelation. He writes, “Many antichrists over a long period of time does not equal the one final antichrist [the rider of the first seal]. Wars, rumors of wars, and empires changing rising and falling is […]
Taking the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Context
Context is important in interpreting the parables of Jesus. However, they are often disconnected from their context. A very good example of this is the parable of the ten virgins. “(1) At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. (2) […]
Does Matthew 24:36 and Mark 13:32 Deny Jesus’ Deity?
I agree with James White’s sound interpretation of this verse in response to the common objection of how can a divine person be ignorant of anything (i.e. if Jesus is really divine, how can he be ignorant of the day and hour when he returns?). White provides a good explanation of the limitations of the […]
“What Only Matters is that Jesus IS Returning!”
This mantra sounds nice and pious, but it is certainly not biblical reality. What is implied in this slogan is all these other “side” issues regarding the timing of the rapture, great tribulation, Antichrist were not concerns for the biblical writers. It may come as a surprise to many to learn that the biblical writers […]
A Sound Method to Studying the Doctrine of Christ’s Second Coming
One of the problems of the blog format is that good blog posts can get buried quickly in the archive. There are blog posts that I have worked hours on only to be posted for one day being buried by other blog posts that took sixty seconds to create by linking to something else. So […]
A New Pre-Wrath Pamphlet Published!
The new pamphlet is entitled: The Celestial Disturbances – Harbinger to the Day of the Lord The store has added the sixth pamphlet published in The Prewrath Pamphlet Series™ One of the most effective—and simple!—ways to introduce people to the prewrath position is showing them how the celestial disturbance event is traced throughout Scripture and […]
A Response to the Preterist Interpretation of “This Generation” in Matthew 24:34
“Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.” —Matt 24:34 This is the go-to proof text for preterists. It is the holy grail of preterism. It is the first and last thing that comes out of their mouths when you talk to them about the Olivet […]
Interpretation of the Beginning of Birth Pangs in Matthew 24
I am encouraged that Joel Richardson is a futurist (he is a posttribulationist), but he is making some critical categorical errors in his interpretation of Matthew 24. Richardson interprets the event of the “beginning of the birth pangs” in Mathew 24 as the time of Jacob’s trouble, the time of eschatological suffering for the Jewish […]