Law of Moses and Amillennial Eschatology

August 9th, 2010 | Eschatology | 2 Comments  
Law of Moses and Amillennial Eschatology In the previous study on 2 Corinthians Chapter 3, we discussed the Law of Moses showing that it continued beyond Jesus' death on the cross in A.D. 3. We also demonstrated that it was yet in the process of being fulfilled when Paul wrote the second epistle. Thirdly, we demonstrated that the fulfillment of the Law of Moses was Paul's hope. There is but one hope of the gospel (Eph. 4:5). Therefore, the fulfillment of the Law of Moses fulfills the gospel hope. A Personal Update: Since my last post I had a major computer crash due ...
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The Law of Moses in 2 Corinthians 3

July 29th, 2010 | Fulfilled Prophecy | No Comment  
The Law of Moses in 2 Corinthians 3 No discussion on the fulfillment of eschatology should omit the study of the Law of Moses in 2 Corinthians 3. It is such a rich text on the background of Israel's experience under Torah, the events of Sinai and their application to a then present transition. In most Amillennial studies, the law of Moses ends at the cross, is completely fulfilled then, with nothing to be heard of it from that time forward. This is the view of most. In their defense of that  position, texts from John 19:30, Eph. 2:15, and Col. 2:14 ...
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Christian Prophecy

July 1st, 2010 | Christian Prophecy | 3 Comments  
Christian Prophecy Christian prophecy is a misnomer of sorts, a name used to describe prophecies of the Old Testament reiterated in the New. Yes, there are many claiming to have a prophetic gift today complete with the ability to foretell the future. Yet, the future or prophecy in the  New Testament was not far-sighted but near-sighted. In other words, all prophecy looked forward to that which was soon-to-come-to-pass. (Phi. 4:5; James 5:7-8, 1 Pet. 4:7, 17, Rev. 1:1-3). Shortly thereafter, (A.D. 70) the role of divinely inspired prophets ceased. There was no more forth-telling to do. What once was legitimate forth-telling became ...
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Is a A Day A Thousand Years With the Lord?

June 9th, 2009 | Dispensationalism | No Comment  
A common argument used by futurist in both Amillennial and Dispensational camps is that a day with the Lord is a thousand years. By taking this verse to mean that a literal day is a literal thousand years, they offer it as proof that Christ could not return in the first century. In other words, it cancels out all imminent time statements. Is a Day a thousand years With the Lord? Note the following. Suppose you gave someone your address at 123 Street, Anytown USA, and they said great, I'll be sending your check in the mail.  But before it arrives, ...
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Pentecost or Armageddon, The Coming of the Son of ...

October 30th, 2008 | Armageddon | 1 Comment  
One of the great battle lines drawn in the arena of eschatology is the “Coming of the Son of Man” in Daniel 7:13, 14. Is it a reference to the ascension in Pentecost of A.D. 30 or to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, per Mathew 24:30? Hence, our title, Pentecost or Armageddon, The Coming of the Son of Man? A critique of the text in light of three major views, amillennialism, premillennialism and preterism reveal unexpected implications for the time and nature of the second coming and the resurrection. Preterism reveals textual contradictions of Amillennialism and Premillennialism. Amillennialists, those who believe in the present church age as the millennium, thus denying ...
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