The Nature of the Millennium in Revelation 20
July 25th, 2009 | Day of the Lord | No Comment
Controversy over the nature and time of the millennium continues. In previous posts we have addressed teh timing of the millennium. Here it is our purpose to address the nature of the millennium in Revelation 20. Some times referred to as the intermediate state or the transition period, neither of these terms adequately describe the millennium. The term is a reference to the 1000 years reign of Christ found in Revelation.
Is the Millennium the Intermediate State?
Some have concluded that the millennium mentions only the intermediate state of the dead. This is because of the reference to the ...
How Does the Transfiguration Confirm the Imminent ...
June 7th, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment
One of the most intriguing texts on study of eschatology is that of the transfiguration. What happened in that text is more than meets the eye of the average reader. Further, it challenges the modern prophetic concepts of a long drawn out protracted parousia. Our aim in this writing is to answer those questions. Namely, "How does the transfiguration confirm the imminent coming of Christ?"
The Transfiguration Scene and the Lord Coming in Glory
On the surface it does not appear that this text has anything to do with the Lord's parousia (second presence). However, a more careful reading of the text ...
What is the Abomination of Desolation?
June 1st, 2009 | Day of the Lord | 13 Comments
The Abomination of Desolation
Matthew 24 mentions the abomination of desolation. In response to the inquiry of Peter, James, Andrew and John, (Mark 13:3), Jesus answered a question concerning events and the time of his coming. The question, broken down into two parts, focuses upon "when shall these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming (parousia)? The "end of the age" is but part of the same question, (Matthew 24:2). Much of what is said in response hinges on the issue of what is the abomination of desolation?
Christ made a direct allusion to the abomination of desolation ...
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 ...
Rapture-holics Lost at Armageddon|Kings of the Eas...
March 12th, 2009 | Armageddon | No Comment
Rapture-holics Lost at Armageddon,-Kings of the East in Revelation?
This title that qualifies also as a paragraph. But, here’s a story to explain what it’s all
about. It all happened when during my usual routine day of relaxation, I received an urgent phone call from a customer in distress.
Hurriedly, I ran out of the door, jumped in my pickup and hit the expressway in route to my customer’s location or so I thought. My best customer needed service, -right away. The distance, several miles away, required urgency to arrive before the closing hour.
I didn’t want to go. I wanted a way out, ...
