If Spiritual Gifts Are Not For Today, Then How Do ...
May 6th, 2010 | Holy Spirit | No Comment
We continue to receive questions on the subject of spiritual gifts. This one came in today. "If Spiritual Gifts Are Not For Today, Then How Do You Explain Acts 2:17-18? Let's place the text before us before we delve into our comments.
"And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams. And on my menservants and on my maidservants I will pour out my Spirit in those days ...
What is the Meaning of the End of the Age in Escha...
November 2nd, 2008 | Eschatology | No Comment
What is the end of the age in Matthew 28:20? Does this mean Jesus
is no longer with us after the events of 70AD?
It is commonly assumed by those who oppose the full preterist view
that Matthew 28:20, is a reference to the end of the planet versus the
end of the Jewish age. In all 5 occurrences where this phrase is found,
it means the end of the Jewish age.
First, we will cite the texts, make a comment or two, then expose the
illogical implication behind the question.
The phrase "sunteleia tou aionos" occurs 5 times in the N.T. Matt. 13:39, 40,
24:3, 28:20 and Heb. ...