The Begining of the World – Christian Eschat...
January 23rd, 2010 | Christian Eschatology | 1 Comment
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The Beginning of the World - Christian Eschatology: We're often asked, what is left for us if Christ has come? Where is our hope? Is this all we get? How much more ungrateful, simplistic and narrow a viewpoint can this be? That's not to say the questions are not honest, but they do lack just bit of depth in thought.
What do we have now that Christ has come? How about everything, including the world? Is that enough? "Therefore, let no one boast in men. For all things are yours: whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or ...
The Nature of the Millennium in Revelation 20
July 25th, 2009 | Day of the Lord | No Comment
Controversy over the nature and time of the millennium continues. In previous posts we have addressed teh timing of the millennium. Here it is our purpose to address the nature of the millennium in Revelation 20. Some times referred to as the intermediate state or the transition period, neither of these terms adequately describe the millennium. The term is a reference to the 1000 years reign of Christ found in Revelation.
Is the Millennium the Intermediate State?
Some have concluded that the millennium mentions only the intermediate state of the dead. This is because of the reference to the ...
Do You Pray For The Kingdom to Come?
February 24th, 2009 | Armageddon | 1 Comment
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As a third grade student, we had devotionals
in our public school classroom everyone
morning which involved the class singing
in unison what is typically known as the Lord’s
prayer, See Matt 6:9–13.
I later learned that this is the prayer that
the Lord taught his disciples to pray. In that
sense, it would more aptly be described as
the disciples prayer. See Lk 11:1ff.
However, after studying the prayer, I
discovered that I could not conscientiously
pray that prayer as Jesus taught his disciples
to pray it. Why is that?
Well, it’s because it is a prayer of the
coming of the kingdom. In that prayer, Jesus taught ...
Resurrection in 1 Thessalonians 4: Are We Who Are ...
February 20th, 2009 | Rapture | 2 Comments
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, incites emotionally
charged discussions about the resurrection
and the rapture.
Students of John Nelson Darby, credited
with popularizing modern Dispensationalism
cite the text as incontrovertible proof of
the Rapture.
However, these exegetes (scripture
interpreters) violate hermeneutic principles
in their application of the text.
The following demonstrate some of the
errors glossed over by futurists and pre-
tribulation rapture advocates. Resurrection in 1 Thessalonians 4: Are We Who Alive Dead?, addresses the specific audience of the text.
The problem with most interpreters on the Lord's return is that they read themselves versus the audience into the text. We show this
as a faulty premise.
We Who Are AliveAnd Remain
Paul addresses first ...
Who Came Out of the Great Tribulation?
January 7th, 2009 | Eschatology | 2 Comments
Often people ask, who are those
who came out of the great tribulation?
This is a great question and is usually
offered as proof that both the book of
Revelation and the great tribulation is
future.
It rather becomes and explosive keg
of gun power that explodes in the face
of the futurist.
A proper identification of those who
come out of the great tribulation is
proof positive that the event belongs to only one time period in history. Who Are These Who Come Out of the Great Tribulation?
“Then one of the elders answered saying to me,” Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?”
And I ...
