What Does God Say About the Regathering of Israel?...
August 5th, 2009 | Day of the Lord | 1 Comment
The regathering of Israel begins with God's prophecy to Abraham. "I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." (Genesis 12:3).
The prophecy is expanded through the Patriarchs, particularly through Jacob, in his farewell address to his sons. What Does God Say About the Regathering of Israel?
Concerning Judah, he says, The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to him shall be the obedience of the people." (Gen. 49:10).
In other words, the scepter ...
Who Came Out of the Great Tribulation?
January 7th, 2009 | Eschatology | 2 Comments
Often people ask, who are those
who came out of the great tribulation?
This is a great question and is usually
offered as proof that both the book of
Revelation and the great tribulation is
future.
It rather becomes and explosive keg
of gun power that explodes in the face
of the futurist.
A proper identification of those who
come out of the great tribulation is
proof positive that the event belongs to only one time period in history. Who Are These Who Come Out of the Great Tribulation?
“Then one of the elders answered saying to me,” Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?”
And I ...
Did Paul Time The Great Tribulation?
January 7th, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment
In our previous post, we showed
the contextual correlation of Daniel
12 and Matthew 24. Here, we want
to know did Paul time the great
tribulation?
In answering this question, we explore
the Paul’s comments on Daniel 12
found in Romans 13:11–12.
This verse is significant in that it
further establishes the resurrection
within the first century generation.
Our interest here is that the great tribulation precedes the resurrection spoken of according to Daniel 12:1, 2 and Matthew 24:21, 31.
What does Paul write that suggests the imminence of Daniel 12:2 and therefore the imminence of the great tribulation, Mathew 24:21?
Did Paul Time The Great Tribulation?
“And do this, knowing the time, that now ...
The Great Tribulation Past or Future?
January 7th, 2009 | Eschatology | 2 Comments
How do we determine whether the
great tribulation is past or future?
To answer this question, we will
consider parallel passages from
Daniel 12:1–2 and Matthew 24:21,
31.
A very weak case is made for the
Dispensationalist position on the
matter of eschatology in that it
argues that Matthew 24 is yet to
be fulfilled.
In order to pull this interpretive gymnastic maneuver, they must do a
long jump from the first century to the present day or the future when a new temple can be rebuilt. Until then, they are lacking the major context for he fulfillment of their prophetic theory.
From this assumption, they allege that the great tribulation of Matthew 24 is ...
