The second reason why verses 36–44 refer to the immediate context of the coming in verses 30–31 is found in the natural antecedent. Verse 36 reads, “But as for that day and hour no one knows it—not even the angels in heaven—except the Father alone” (Matt 24:36). The immediate and natural antecedent of “that” day […]
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Part 2 – Why the “Coming” in Matthew 24:36–44 Refers Back to Verses 30–31
As mentioned in the first part, Hart views these two passages as incompatible because he construes verses 4–35 teaching signs before Christ’s coming, while verses 36–44 teaching no signs before his coming. Therefore, he claims verses 36–44 must not be referring back to the coming in verses 30–31, instead must refer to a pretribulational rapture […]
Part 1 – Why the “Coming” in Matthew 24:36–44 Refers Back to Verses 30–31
Pretribs have three big proof texts: James 5:7–9, Titus 2:11–14, and Matthew 24:36. It is the latter proof text that I will split up in a six part series. This first part is the introduction explaining the argumentation for their interpretation. In the next five parts I will give five reasons why the “Coming” in […]
Three Quick Tips for New Prewrathers
Recently, I have received a spate of emails from new prewrathers who were previously prettribbers—that is a good thing! In their excitement they (rightly) tell their believing pretrib friends at church about the prewrath position. A very common objection they encounter by their pretrib friends is, “But it denies imminence.” This is expected since that […]
Tenets of Prewrath
There is a future seven-year period, and at the midpoint the Antichrist will be revealed and commit the abomination of desolation, initiating his great tribulation against the Church and Israel. There is a biblical distinction between the Antichrist’s great tribulation against the Church and Israel and the day of the Lord’s wrath against the ungodly. […]
Some Things Just Speak For Themselves…
Wesley Norris: [It is] blasphemous to put the revealing of Antichrist before Jesus and the Church. The apostle Paul: Now regarding the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to be with him… For [the day of the Lord] will not arrive until the rebellion comes and the man of lawlessness is […]
Antichrist and Alka-Seltzer™ for Wesley
Eschatology matters, folks, as the following prerib rant demonstrates from a Wesley Norris who essentially calls Jesus and Paul’s warnings to the church blasphemous. If you can’t argue against it biblically, try calling it blasphemous! (I don’t mean to minimize Wesley’s slanderous accusation against God’s Word). See also Ryan Habbena’s response in the link (source […]
The Secret Rapture is So Secret that the Bible Does Not Even Mention it!
I am often baffled that there are believers who place pretribulationism on the level of certainty with, for example, the deity of Christ or the virgin birth. I find it alarming actually. Such an imbalance of biblical evidence reveals a Tradition at work. Pretribulationism asserts that the secret rapture will take place before the Antichrist’s […]
[Graphic] The Enemy Wants You to Believe that the Church Will be “Raptured Out of Here” Before Antichrist’s Beheading Begins
Many pretribulational prophecy teachers today tantalize their benighted followers about “the rise of Antichrist.” And they also tragically teach their followers that they will be raptured out of there before his great tribulation begins. And then you have all those pastors and other Christian leaders who tell you that “we should not be ‘divisive’ so […]
Revelation 3:10 E-Pamphlet Available
Charles Cooper has written an E-Pamphlet, Revelation 3:10: A Bombshell. Revelation 3:10 – A Bombshell is a compilation of quotes by the leading teachers of the pretribulation rapture position concerning their view of the significance of Revelation 3:10. Many have explicitly stated that this verse proofs the timing of the pretrib rapture. In this pamphlet, […]
Dwight Douville of Calvary Chapel Appleton Says “No” to Prewrath Dialogue for their 2012 Great Lakes Prophecy Conference
I am hearing from more and more Calvary Chapel prewrathers, which is encouraging. They are desirous to see a prewrath voice at some of the Calvary Chapel conferences. The problem is the leadership is not open to having dialogue with the prewrath position, the pretribulational position is the only one allowed, unfortunately. And recently, I […]