Did Zephaniah Read the Mayan 2012 Prophecy?
December 24th, 2009 | Jewish Eschatology | No Comment
Did Zephaniah Read the Mayan 2012 Prophecy? First, who was Zephaniah? He was ninth in the literary order of the minor prophets, the son of Cushi, and great-grandson of Hezekiah. (Zeph. 1:1) He prophesied in the days of Josiah, king of Judah (B.C. 641-610). He was also a contemporary of the prophet Jeremiah.
Zephaniah was an inspired prophet of God. He received his message from the Spirit of God. He prophesied that God would bring the world to an end.
I will utterly consume everything from the face of the land," says the Lord; I will consume man and beast; I will ...
Where Do You Finish Resurrection in 1 Corinthians ...
June 27th, 2009 | Featured Articles | 2 Comments
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There is a continuity in 1 Corinthians 15 from beginning to end. We've shown in two prior blog posts that Hosea 6 is a starting point with the emphasis on reconciliation of spirits to God, versus resuscitation bones and body. Here we offer that so goes the beginning of Paul's line of reasoning and source of his resurrection thesis, that so goes the end as well. In other words, he does not change horses mid-stream or at the end of the chapter. It is one consistent theme.
Sure I promised this a few days ago, but ...
Are We Eliminating the Real Need for Eschatology?
March 23rd, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment
In a list of objections raised by Dr. Edward
Hinsons The New Last Days’ Scoffers Articles,
he charges that Preteriism Is False, and asks
“Are We Eliminating the Real Need for Eschatology?
This is a vaild question. It causes us to focus
on what eschatology is and where to place it?
Dispensationalists and all futurists place eschatology
at the end of the Christian age. Preterism vigorously
challenges that assumption. Preterism view the Christian age as an age without end, therefore, it can have no eschatology. This, futurists believe is the great heresy of Preterism.
Eschatology
Eschatology is the study of last or final things, from “echatos” meaning last, and logos, ...