Birth Pangs of Romans 8:22|A Church in Labor

February 15th, 2011 | Romans 8 | 1 Comment  
Birth Pangs of A Church in Labor What are the birth pangs of Romans 8 indicative of relative to the creation? This is a very significant term. It helps to set the context, time and significance of the events of Romans 8:18-23. The passage is related to an event which often is misunderstood and misapplied. Fortunately for us, we have a context in the Old covenant which sheds light on the meaning of the passage. We'll get to that in a moment. At least four times in the New Testament, the inspired writers call attention to the birth pangs of the church. ...
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Do We Have the Right Focus on the Millennium?

November 6th, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment  
Image by allthingsfulfilled via Flickr 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 ...
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Seven Clues to Mystery Babylon in Revelation

March 16th, 2009 | Eschatology | 22 Comments  
From Fear and Fascination to Faith and Facts My first encounter with the book of Revelation was fear. Who didn’t get a few chills running down their spine about the number 666, the “mark of the beast,” the seven plagues and this dramatic portrayal of the endtime? That fear kept me from wanting to know more about this book, though I was drawn to it. Then I stumbled across a study that made an intelligent versus fanciful media-hyped approach to the book. It addressed Revelation  as a codedmessage, but written to the first century church who were part of its history and time. That ...
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