[Editor’s Note: This is a guest article by Caleb Hines] One of many things to appreciate about the prewrath position is that it explains the symbolism of the seven seals by viewing them as prerequisite events to the Day of the Lord. While the first six seals and subsequent interlude have garnered much attention among […]
Prewrath
The Seventh Trumpet Is Blown AFTER the Two Witnesses are Caught Up to Heaven
In this week’s episode of The Biblical Prophecy Program, I pointed out a contradiction in the posttribulation framework. Many posttribulationists view the catching up of the two witnesses to heaven as “representing” the rapture, and they identify the blowing of the seventh trumpet in the book of Revelation as Paul’s “last trump.” The salient problem, […]
For THIS Reason the ‘Last Trump’ Cannot Be the Seventh Trumpet – Ep. 169
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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/For_THIS_Reason_the_Last_Trump.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed*Correction: At 19:33, I meant to say “last trump” not “the seventh trumpet.” In this episode I gave the MAIN reason why the seventh trumpet in the book of Revelation cannot be identified with Paul’s reference of the “last trump” in 1 Corinthians 15. Posttribulationists interpret the […]
Apostasia Does NOT Mean ‘Physical Departure’
I am amazed that many pretribulation teachers continue to white-knuckle believe that the Greek noun apostasia in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 refers to the rapture because they claim this Greek noun can mean “physical departure.” The problem is that the noun never means “physical departure” during the Koine Greek period. It means a religious or political […]
My 4 Year Old Son Refuted the Pretrib Imminent Rapture!
Sunday afternoon, my son and I cut down a Balsam Fir in the northwoods of Wisconsin. We are hoping for a White Christmas! The next day we decorated the tree and I set out a few Christmas gifts for him under the tree. Now what happened next was my 4 year old son refuted the […]
A Perplexed Pretribulation Theologian on the Sealing of the 144,000
Robert L Thomas’s two volume commentary on the book of Revelation has been the standard pretribulation commentary on Revelation for three decades. On page 472 of his first volume, he makes an admission: Apparent weaknesses in [my own understanding] of the seal include its inability to explain why the sealing did not come before the […]
Is the ‘Great Multitude’ in Revelation 7:9–17 Located in Heaven or on Earth? – Ep. 168
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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Located_in_Heaven_or_on_Earth_168.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Announcement! Starting with this episode, there will be a video version of the podcast (see below). The audio will remain the same, but if you want to view it in video you can view it below or subscribe to the youtube channel. Dr. Kurschner gave good […]
Calvary Chapel: When You Encourage Your People to Study the Bible ‘Verse-by-Verse’, Don’t Be Surprised When They Discover . . . Prewrath
I have heard this story many times in the last 20+ years, especially from Calvary Chapel goers (I say “goers” because for some reason CC does not believe in local church membership). Here it goes. Calvary Chapel, indeed, should be applauded for encouraging their people to study their Bible closely, verse-by-verse. But what happens so […]
The Message of the Seven Seals IN FIVE SENTENCES
The first four seals prove the guilty for God’s wrath (Rev 6:1–8). The fifth seal promises God’s wrath (Rev 6:9–11). The sixth seal portends God’s wrath (Rev 6:12–17). The saints are protected from God’s wrath (Rev 7). The seventh seal pronounces God’s wrath (Rev 8–9; 15–16).
A Comment on Michael Nissim’s ‘Response’ to the PreWrath Documentary
It has been three months since the highly effective prewrath documentary Seven Pretrib Problems and the Prewrath Rapture has been released. I was hopeful that there would be some meaningful interaction with it from pretribbers. But regrettably there has been only crickets. Recently, I learned that pretribulationist Michael Nissim was going to do a review […]
Answering Dr. Bob Wilkin’s ‘9 PROOFS FOR THE PRETRIBULATION RAPTURE IN MATTHEW 24’ – Ep. 167
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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Dr._Bob_Wilkins_9_PROOFS_Ep._167.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI answered Bob Wilkin’s article “The Rapture in Matthew 24? Nine Proofs” in Grace in Focus magazine. He summarizes pretribulational John Hart’s view that the pretribulation rapture begins at Matthew 24:36 and not before it. They are not truly “proofs” but more like assertions. The fatal flaw […]