Jesus Coming As A Thief Only to the Wicked

May 16th, 2014 | Eschatology | No Comment  
Understanding Jesus Coming as a Thief Many believe that one day in the future, Jesus will come as a thief in the night. We've heard it in our hymns, classes, sermons and through traditions passed down to us. This teaching is so deeply ingrained in the psyche of the church that many never question it. The idea of Jesus coming as a thief means this will occur at the end of time. However, the Scriptures never speak of the end of time. They do however speak about the time of the end.  In Luke 17:26-29, we have examples from Jesus' teaching on ...
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Leftbehind And The Tribulation Period

June 9th, 2010 | Preterism | 6 Comments  
Leftbehind and the Tribulation Period Some of the most popular Leftbehind books on eschatology are based on the mythological teaching of a future Rapture of the saints on earth. The future Tribulation Period teaching books by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins have steered so many in the wrong direction regarding the end times. The idea that God will one day en mass remove all Christians from the earth is totally unfounded in Scripture. In fact, it is diametrically opposite to what the Biblical text says. The principle which must be kept in mind is that we're discussing judgment passages. Christ did not leave ...
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As In the Days of Noah – 10 Countdown Road S...

September 7th, 2009 | Dispensationalism | 1 Comment  
We arrive at the last of John Hagee’s alleged 10 Road Signs to the End, the signs he believes and writes are the Countdown to imminent Armageddon. The last of these signs is based upon Jesus’ Old Testament reference to Noah and his generation’s experience of the flood. As in the Days of Noah - 10 Countdown Road Signs to Armageddon Past or Present?, suggests that we must answer the question of when the sayings of Noah applies. As we noted before, Hagee once again appeals to Matthew 24 to make his case. The source of reference is the author’s “Beginning ...
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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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