Pretribulationists claim that the seals are part of the day of the Lord’s wrath because it is Jesus who opens them up. In fact, just recently, a prewrather called into Brannon Howse’s Worldview Weekend Radio program with Jimmy DeYoung as his guest. The prewrath caller explained the biblical distinction between the Antichrist’s great tribulation and […]
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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) […]
Will ALL Children Be Raptured? A Response to John Whitcomb’s Apparent Denial of Original Sin
Brannon Howse on his July 16th radio program had pretribulationist teacher John Whitcomb on his show. Someone called in asking, “What happens to small children in the rapture?” Whitcomb replied with, I think that’s an easy question. Because remember Matthew 18, these little children don’t keep them away from me Jesus said because such is […]
Reply to Pete Garcia and His “Pre-Wrath Debunked Part II”
http://www.omegaletter.com/articles/articles.asp?ArticleID=7642 Just when you thought it could not get worse. Recently, Alan Kurschner and Chris White did a YouTube video attempting to debunk Dr. Jimmy DeYoung over the Pre-Tribulation Rapture. Why Jimmy, as opposed to Tommy Ice or Chuck Missler, I don’t know, but what I hope to show you here is the clear and […]
Reply to Pete Garcia and His “Pre-Wrath Debunked Part I”
http://www.omegaletter.com/articles/articles.asp?ArticleID=7638 This is a really bad response to the prewrath position, let alone a “debunking” of it. It contains scattered vague comments on overarching theological issues and unsupported assertions. I hope Part II will have something with more teeth. Nevertheless, l want to comment on a few of Garcia’s statements. “Just because one believes the […]
Liquid Church…Shallow, Not Deep
Shallow theology produces shallow people. Or what James White has often said, “What you win people with, is what you win people to.” It breaks my heart when so called shepherds of God’s flock give their people pablum, not for nourishment, but merely to keep them barely alive, since we are told that “God’s people, […]
Five Views that Dismiss Jesus and Paul’s Warning to the Church
In the context of the church that will encounter the Antichrist’s great tribulation, Jesus warns, “Remember, I have told you ahead of time” (Matt 24:25). And in the context of the Antichrist, Paul warns the church, “Let no one deceive you in any way” (2 Thess 2:3). The prewrath position (and most posttribs) is the […]
Another Reason to Reject Steven Anderson’s Material: He is a Date-Setter
What part of Matthew 24:36 do date-setters not understand? “But as for that day and hour no one knows it—not even the angels in heaven–except the Father alone.” Recently, I posted why everyone should stay far away from Steven Anderson’s material. Here is another good reason. Anderson justifies a date-setting schema saying: “Have I not […]
An Ex-PanTribber
Chile says: I appreciate what you are doing, Alan. I used to be a “Pan-Tribber,” until I kept running into the fact that pre-trib was only a 150 year old view that was popularized a hundred years ago by a footnote in the Scolefield Reference Bible and propagated by Westerners. If pre-trib is wrong, then […]
Prewrath Story — Persecution is Normal
[This person asked to remain anonymous]: I have been a Christian since 1970. One of the very first things I did at age 14 in 1970 was read the whole Bible from cover to cover. I did this in about 5 days, reading 8 hours a day. I had the summer of 1970 rather free […]
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 […]