A few weeks back I attended the annual ETS meeting in San Diego. The first unit I took in was on “The Future of Progressive Dispensationalism.” The session I heard was by Bruce A. Ware entitled, “The Hermeneutics of Progressive Dispensationalism (PD).” Ware is a pretribulational progressive dispensationalist. One of the principles of PD that […]
Prewrath
A Reply to Arnold Fruchtenbaum’s Glaring Omission of a Key Part of the Noahic Flood Narrative
Arnold Fruchtenbaum states: Genesis 7:10 states that the waters of the flood began seven days after Noah entered the ark. . . . The flood did not come the same day that Noah entered the ark . . . Just as there was a period of time between Noah entering the ark and the start […]
A Reply to Arnold Fruchtenbaum on Misrepresenting Marvin Rosenthal’s Definition of Pretrib Imminence
Arnold Fruchtenbaum states: [I]mminency does not mean that “no prophesied events must occur before the rapture.” Imminence means that no prophecied event must be fulfilled before the rapture, although the possibility does exist.” In attempt to “correct” Marvin Rosenthal’s definition of imminence, Fruchtenbaum ends up restating what Rosenthal said! Rosenthal got the pretrib definition correct […]
A Reply to Arnold Fruchtenbaum on the Identity of the Fifth Seal Martyrs
Arnold Fruchtenbaum claims: “[T]here is nothing in the context of the fifth seal to indicate [that the saints are martyred because they would not bow down to the Antichrist].”* On the contrary, Fruchtenbaum omits an important cohesive tie: “Now when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those […]
A Reply to Arnold Fruchtenbaum on so-called ‘Two Different Persecutions’ in Matthew 24
Arnold Fruchtenbaum claims: “The ‘persecution’ of in Matthew 24 follows the abomination, and the ‘persecution’ spoken of in the fifth seal precedes it. The two passages do not speak of the same persecutions but two distinct ones.” He then further clarifies that he sees a persecution for believers before 24:15 and a different persecution for […]
Spectator Vs. Participator Eschatology
Pretrib vs. Prewrath eschatology can be viewed from the perspective of Spectator vs. Participator eschatology. Pretrib eschatology represents adherents that possess a spectator posture. Pretrib books, films, and conferences tantalize their audiences with Bible prophecy from their safe spaces. They are convinced that they will never have to participate in the martyrdom of the Antichrist. […]
ANOTHER GLARING Inconsistent Pretrib Interpretation on Daniel’s 70 Weeks Prophecy
Pretribulation interpreters reason that the church will not be part of the 70th week of Daniel (i.e. the last seven years) because it was not part of the 69 weeks. I have responded to this fallacious claim several times. But let me give you three reasons below, the third is a new counterexample I am […]
Q & A of the 2019 Fall Prophecy Conference at Fellowship Bible Chapel in Sunbury, Ohio – Ep. 152
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A Response to Pretribulation Imminence Theology – Ep. 151
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/A_Response_to_Pretribulation_Imminence_Theology_-_Ep._151.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedThis is Session 4 of the 2019 Fall Prophecy Conference at Fellowship Bible Chapel in Sunbury, Ohio. Dr. Alan Kurschner critiques pretribulation imminence theology. He first defines imminence theology and then explains why understanding this debate matters to all Christians. Then he critiques the three types of […]
The Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls in Relation to the Rapture and the Day of the Lord – Ep. 150
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Guess What Biblical Truth You Will Sacrifice Holding Onto Pretribulationism?
This week I posted poignant statements from George Eldon Ladd from his book The Blessed Hope. I will post one more. Ladd points out a biblical absurdity within the traditional pretribulation interpretation that is related to the pretrib view that the Holy Spirit is the Restrainer (there have been exceptions to this of variant views […]