We are responding to Dr. Edward Hinson’s attack on Preterism. Among questions entertained already, he submits yet another one which he believes refutes Preterism. Paul asks in “Romans 11, Has God Cast Away His People, Israel?” Dr. Hinson teaches Preterism implies such. We deny the charge. He asks, “If God is finished with ethnic Israel, why did Paul ask: “Has God cast away his people?”  “And why did he respond so emphatically, “ God forbid!” (Rom. 11:1) First we must note that this text is written prior to A.D. 70. At that time God had not cast off the Old Covenant nation. However, today, since that ...

Image via Wikipedia Much has been written on the prophetic text of the Babylonian exile of Judah in an attempt to answer the question, When are Daniel’s 70 Weeks Fulfilled? Perhaps no prophetic text suffers more at the hands of exegetes than does that of Daniel 9:24–27. Dispensationalist Thomas Ice and others in that movement argue for a literal interpretation of the 70 weeks. However, their literalizing of the text results in both a logical contradiction and abandonment of their premise by inserting a 2000 plus year gap. They insert thousands of “weeks” into the final week resulting in non-fulfillment of the prophecy. However, the prophecy contains a very simple guide-post ...