No Death, Marriage or Procreation In the World To ...

September 20th, 2018 | Eschatology | No Comment  
Luke 20 No Death and Marriage Age To Come Understanding the Levirate marriage law
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Parable of the 10 Virgins, Matthew 25, Future or A...

February 2nd, 2009 | Parables | 1 Comment  
Image by pittigliani2005 via Flickr The Parable of the 10 Virgins, Matt. 25, Future or AD70, takes a look at the timing of Christ’s return. Here the Lord expands upon the teaching of chapter 24:36, that no man knows the day and hour of his return. Futurists believe Christ has not yet returned. They yet look for that coming to be fulfilled. Consequently, they use this as a proof-text to support a future coming.However, we will note supporting evidence that the parable of refers not to our future but to the Lord’s coming in 70 AD. The major point of the parable is that 5 wise virgins prepared themselves by taking oil in their lamps, ...
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Can Matthew 24 Be Divided-2?

December 6th, 2008 | Eschatology | 1 Comment  
In part one of this study, we looked at two arguments offered by futurists on the question of can Matthew 24 be divided? In this segment we’’ll discuss another popular argument. It is based on verse 36, particularly styled the “that day” argument. Those who advance it say that Jesus spoke of “those days” when discussing Jerusalem’s fall. However, when he spoke of his Parousia, or coming, he spoke of “that day.” This to futurists, amillennialists, dispensationalists and even some partial presterists is believed to be a solid argument for a different comng. Our approaching in this writing will consider the parallel texts in Luke 17 We are given clear examples of how to interpret passages using “those days” and “that day” in ...
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Did Jesus See A World Without Marriage?

November 28th, 2008 | Marriage | 1 Comment  
Did Jesus See A World Without Marriage? Jesus spoke with religious rulers of his day about the end of a tradition in marriage. Did Jesus see a world without marriage? Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about whether the rights of marriage should be extended to the gay community. After giving some thought about living in a world without traditional marriages, the following thoughts occurred to me. If there were no marriages, eventually, population numbers would significantly decrease. This would temporarily lower the unemployment rate. However, with smaller populations, the world’s productivity will also cease, so we won’t be as efficient and productive. Next, ...
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