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 ...
Is Christ Coming on the Clouds?
December 27th, 2008 | Eschatology | 1 Comment
Some 30 years ago, my wife and our
youngest daughter were playing in
our backyard.
It was a rather large back yard, and
one of the features that sold us on
the house.
We we looking for plenty of room for
our three children to play without
wandering into the streets. Then
one afternoon, while playing in the
backyard, we heard this loud boom from what sounded like an explosion. The next thing we saw was a ball of fire and objects falling from the sky.
Our daughter terrified with fear, began to cry. While my wife’s motherly instinct overcame my curiosity of what had happened, she ran straight for my daughter, ...