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End Times Road Signs: When Were the Times of the Gentiles Fulfilled?


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Times of the Gentiles

It is stated by some that Jerusalem will not be under Gentile rule in the terminal generation, a situation which had existed from A.D. 70 allegedly until the Six Day War of 1967.  This is an argument assumed to be based on the text found in Luke 21:24.

The verse says “And they shall all fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations.And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

Today we respond to the fifth of Hagee’s 10 signs that we are headed for Armageddon with “End Times Road Signs: When Were the Times of the Gentiles Fulfilled?”

John Hagee’s Book Beginning of the End, Are We the Terminal Generation, (BOE) says that Gentile rule continued until the Six Day War of 1967.  Following this statement, he adds that David predicted the Lord would rebuild Zion and appear in his glory there, (Psalms 102:6). His objective is to show that after Gentile rule has ended and Israel sets up their own sovereign state having banished the indigenous population and government of Palestine, that Christ will then return to Zion.

We addressed the issue of when Christ returns relative to the inheritance above. Here, we examine the text of Luke 21:24 and the (more…)

Did Paul Preach the Gospel of the Imminent Kingdom of God?


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Did Paul preach the gospel of the
imminent kingdom of God?

In some of the most bizzare
writings, of desperate men
who try to refute a first century
return of Christ.

It is said that Paul did not preach
the gospel of the kingdom.

This is a trumped up charge because of the impact and influence that fulfilled Bible prophecy exerts in the realm of Dispensationalism.

What a shame that men stoop to this level, to deny that Paul taught the

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Can Matthew 24 Be Divided?


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There several views on Matthew 24.
The critical question is can Mathew
24 be divided?

Those who see a division in the
chapter are at odds concerning
where to divide it.

They cannot agree on which is the
pivotal verse.

Some divide it at verse 34, others
at verse 35. Others, divide it at
verse 36.

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