End of the World 2012 and Population Growth Do we have a little conflict with the end of the world 2012? Scientists report that by the year 2050, the population on earth will exceed 10 billion people. Apparently, they are not expecting the alleged Rapture or the alleged future second coming to have much of an impact. Dispensationalists have not convinced these scientists that the alleged Rapture will take care of all future population growth. Obviously, they expect the year 2012 to pass without so much as a spark, let alone the end of the planet. The Earth Abides Forever Seems we have another statement ...

Resurrection and Mystery Babylon go together like chocolate and peanut butter.  They are inseparable in Scripture. We endeavor in this writing to show that the identity and judgment of Mystery Babylon corresponds to the time of the resurrection. Mystery Babylon and the Last Trumpet In Revelation 11:8-18, Mystery Babylon is identified as the city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. This clearly marks Jerusalem as the subject of the mystery. Jesus was crucified in Jerusalem outside the gates, (Heb. 13:12). During His ministry he stated that it could not be that a prophet perish outside ...

The study of the resurrection is one of great interest and controversy. That conflict derives from the question of How does Paul use the term body? For many, body in resurrection texts is unquestionable. They take it to be so obviously literal that an alternate viewpoint is considered ridiculous. The following points should help in our understanding of the body from Paul’s view point. First, we must begin with the motif of Christ’s departure from the world of Judaism. This is characterized as a second Exodus. Luke 9:312 speaks of his “decease,” which he would accomplish at Jerusalem. How Does Paul Use the Term Body? The word “decease” is translated from “exodus.” Therefore, Christ, ...