Does Dispensationalism Mock Human Rights?
November 9th, 2009 | Eschatology | 1 Comment
What Is Zionism?
Does Dispensationalism mock human rights? Does it blindly support aggression against Palestinian Christians, Arab Muslims and Jews? Tim Weber writes that Dispensationalism emerged in the 1870's having originated about four decades earlier (1830's) in England in the teachings of John Nelson Darby. (Road to Armageddon, p. 13). Weber notes that the center of Dispensationalism is the belief that Jews would have to reestablish their own state in the Holy Land, (Palestine) before any endtimes events could occur.
This theological argument fit nicely with the Zionists Jews' belief that because of persecution, they deserved special treatment and could therefore ...
Do We Have the Right Focus on the Millennium?
November 6th, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment
How do we understand eschatology versus teleology? Eschatology focuses on the end of prophetic events. It relates to what is temporal. The word means the study of last things. In this definition, the judgment, the resurrection, the parousia, and the end of the world comes to mind.
Teleology is the study of ultimate purpose or design. To help one understand the difference, you may ask? What is the ultimate pupose of bringing all things to an end? The answer to that question is teleological.
For some, eschatology means an end to time, life on the planet, and opportunities for salvation. This view ...
