I continue my response to Gary DeMar and his blog post. The title of his article reads, “You’re Not Getting Raptured Out of Here. Deal With It.” I can actually affirm this title, but for an opposite reason that DeMar does. What DeMar means by this is he does not even believe the Bible teaches […]
Preterism
Part 1 – Response to Preterist Gary DeMar
Gary DeMar, who is a preterist advocate from the American Vision worldview ministry, posted today this surface-level critique of the prewrath position. Actually, it was not so much a critique of the prewrath position as it was more a drive-by rambling against futurism. Gary DeMar is not a scholar, he is a popularizer, but that […]
A Futurist Interpretation of Luke 21:20–24
(20) “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near. (21) Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. Those who are inside the city must depart. Those who are out in the country must not enter it, (22) because these are days of vengeance, […]
Another Striking Parallel Between Jesus and Paul Documented
I have documented over 25 parallels between Jesus and Paul’s eschatological teaching, demonstrating clearly that Paul is dependent on Jesus’ Olivet Discourse, contra preterism and pretribulationism. Up to this point, I have overlooked another parallel, a conceptual and verbal parallel: “meeting” (apantesis). In Paul’s teaching, he is referring to the rapture when he mentions “meeting” the […]
New Prewrath Pamphlet Available! Jesus and Paul Teach the Same Second Coming
Click here and scroll down to purchase it. This pamphlet is ideal for a bible study on the parallels between Jesus and Paul’s teaching on the second coming. In addition, the vast majority of preterists and pretribulationists deny that Jesus and Paul are teaching on the same subject. But the the overwhelming parallels between their […]
A Reply to Ken Gentry’s Preterism
Steve Hays makes some salient points against preterism here. One point that is often overlooked by preterists is: iii) Gentry says the futurist interpretation renders the prophecies of Revelation irrelevant to the 1st century generation of readers. But by parity of argument, the preterist interpretation renders the prophecies irrelevant to later generations. If what was […]
Michael Brown on Preterism
Michael Brown engages a few preterist arguments that are worth listening to. His discussion lasts about the first thirty minutes of his show, click here.
The Futurism of the Beginning of Birth Pangs – Matthew 24:4–8
(4) Watch out that no one misleads you. (5) For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will mislead many. (6) You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still to come. (7) […]