What Is The Resurrection All About?
May 3rd, 2010 | Resurrection | 2 Comments
What is the resurrection all about? So many believe and teach that one day God is going to open the graves, reassemble the bones of people from the past centuries up to the present and bring them out of the tombs. It will be a reenactment similar to that of the scene from Michael Jackson's thriller video with people coming out of the ground.
Is that resurrection? If so, what did David mean when he said, "As for me, I will see your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness"? (Psa. 17:15) Was David ...
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 ...
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 ...
Can You Help Me Understand the Death of Death?
May 1st, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment
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Can you help me understand the
death of death?
It’s always interesting to talk with
people about their concepts of death
and resurrection.
Most of their questions however are
focused on biological death and how
they believe the end time addresses and resolves the termination of
our humanity.
Given this paradigm, it is easy to see how difficult attempting to explain how death is destroyed in Christ could be one of those ideas that would provoke questions on how death comes to an end?
People are Always Dying and Always Will Die
When we speak about fulfilled eschatology, people always ask questions about why we continue to die. ...
Did The Law of Moses Prophesy Till 70 AD?
March 3rd, 2009 | Jewish Eschatology | No Comment
Did The Law of Moses Prophesy Till 70 AD?
If you want to see an Amillennialist preacher walk on pins and needles with tender feet,ask him this question. Did the Law of Moses prophesy till 70AD?
He doesn’t want to answer it. Rather, he will attempt to rephrase the question then attempt to answer part of it, and do a rather poor job at that.
For example, search for this question in the archives of the Christian Courier by Wayne Jackson, and you will find it askedin this manner:
“Did the Law of Moses Continue Until A.D. 70?” The blog post begins with a
reference to the present ...