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 ...
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 ...
What is the Meaning of Revelation 22-12?
May 4th, 2009 | Book of Revelation | 4 Comments
In a few minutes I will share with you a message about What is the Meaning of Revelation 22:12?
Before I do, let me recap an event which happened on yesterday.
As we were riding home in the car on yesterday, my grandson and grand- daughter decided to spend the afternoon with us.
They often come over on Saturdays, because they like to eat large helpings of grandmothers Sunday dinners.
During our ride home in the car, my grandson brought up questions about
words I used in a benediction.
To me they were simple words, but he made it ...
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 ...
