Is the Kingdom of God Near?
March 8th, 2011 | Eschatology | No Comment
The Kingdom of God Has Arrived?
A great concern with many people is whether the kingdom of God is near? How can we know? The most reasonable way to discover the answer to this question is to inquire from the scriptures. What does the Bible say about the kingdom of God?
It is quite well known that Jesus announced the coming of his kingdom. In so doing, he stated that it was both at hand and would arrive before those living in his day died? Why is this not well known, publicized and preached?
For example, in Mark 1;14, Jesus urged repentance saying ...
Population Growth Ignores End of the World 2012
February 21st, 2011 | Eschatology | 3 Comments
End of the World 2012 and Population Growth
Do we have a little conflict with the end of the world 2012? Scientists report that by the year 2050, the population on earth will exceed 10 billion people.
Apparently, they are not expecting the alleged Rapture or the alleged future second coming to have much of an impact. Dispensationalists have not convinced these scientists that the alleged Rapture will take care of all future population growth.
Obviously, they expect the year 2012 to pass without so much as a spark, let alone the end of the planet.
The Earth Abides Forever
Seems we have another statement ...
Flesh and Blood Shall Not Inherit the Kingdom of G...
November 5th, 2010 | Eschatology | 4 Comments
The Kingdom of God and Resurrection
1 Corinthians 15 is butchered by most interpreters, especially the text regarding inheriting the kingdom of God, (v. 50). In this writing, I want to suggest another angle from which to consider the meaning of inheriting the kingdom so that the focus is not on human bodies coming out of graveyards. This view distorts the chapter and runs far amiss of what the apostle had in mind.
Flesh and Blood and the Kingdom of God
As we examine the context of 1 Corinthians 15:50, we should question why Paul uses the concept of "flesh and blood" as ...
Did Paul Preach the Glory of Christ?
May 14th, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment
In the past three kingdom articles, we've demonstrated that not only did Paul preach the kingdom of God as did Christ and John, the Baptizer, but he preached it in the book of Acts. That's not very comforting for the Dispensational view which needs a long delay between announcement of the kingdom by Christ, (Mark. 1:14-15), and fulfillment.
So, while they continue to play the guessing game, the rest of us will have to endure the glory of the present kingdom. Glory, oh yes, the glory. In today's study, we're going to briefly discuss Paul's preaching of the glory of God. ...
Are Butcherknives the New Hermeneutic of the Gospe...
May 11th, 2009 | Dispensationalism | No Comment
Daniel
I can’t believe what I’m reading!
Imagine, Paul did not preach the
gospel of the kingdom of God!
The book of Acts does not mention
the preaching of the gospel of
the kingdom?
It was only preached from John,
the Baptizer until the cross! Reading
this is like watching a ghinzu knife
commercial in the hands of a an angry chimpanzee.
Are butcher knives the new hermeneutic of the gospel of the kingdom of God? It’s not the first time that we heard
someone suggesting that certain parts of the gospel are cut out to appease the whims of those who can’t accept the message as it is.
But to argue that ...