Peace in the Middle East or in New Jerusalem?

February 10th, 2009 | Jerusalem | No Comment  
Peace in the Middle East or in New Jerusalem? For many, eschatology centers around the natural realm of national peace involving the Middle East. Is eschatology focused on peace in the Middle East or in New Jerusalem? Any reasonable person desires peace over war and bloodshed. When people or nations civilly work out their differences much good results. While the predominant themes in modern eschatological views focus on political and military battles, this was not the focus of Christ. These were merely incidental to the accomplishment of God’s eternal purpose which was the restoration or reconciliation of man to himself. That is ...
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Is 1 Corinthians 15 Israel’s Resurrection?

December 24th, 2008 | Eschatology | No Comment  
Much controversy exists over the resurrection of the dead. It is often denied that the 1 Corinthians 15 has anything to do with Israel. Is1 Corinthians 15 Israel’s resurrection? Many see Jesus’ death on the cross as God’s last word to Israel. Those who do are very tight-lipped about anything that speaks of Israel beyond the cross, (AD. 30). These are usually found in the Amillennialist camps. The cross becomes their line of demarcation. From that point forward, everything is all about Christians. On the other hand, there are Dispensationalists who see everything in the scripture after the cross as related to national Israel. They believe the church is simply a parenthetical “spiritual annoyance” until ...
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