But of That Day and Hour Who Knows?
December 11th, 2009 | Eschatology | 4 Comments
But of That Day and Hour Who Knows? This is a common response by those who yet believe Jesus' second coming is future. This is a brief response to demonstrate why that reasoning does not follow. The view addressed here comes from a study citing Luke 21:34-35, as a day of uncertainty. The writer maintained that since those verses followed Luke 21:32, which clearly delineated the A.D. 70 fall or Jerusalem, then they must of necessity be speaking of a yet future unknown coming of the Lord. The following is a partial reply.
Not Knowing the Day and Hour
Luke does not ...
Eschatology – What Do the Law and the Prophe...
March 21st, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment
Eschatology in the Law and the Prophets
Identifying the right source for end times teaching is important to ensure proper understanding. Perhaps no greater injustice is done to New Testament interpretation than that of severing it from it’s Old Testament roots.
In this study, “Eschatology – What the Do the Law and the Prophets Have to Do With It?, we show the root and source of the eschatology we read about in the New Testament.
The apostles used the Old Testament Scriptures as the source for their eschatology. Keep in mind, they had no CNN, Modern Day
prophecy channels, or local cable stations from ...
Who Warned You to Flee the Wrath of God?
February 18th, 2009 | Eschatology | 1 Comment
Who Warned You To Flee The Wrath of God?
These words were spoken by John, the Immerser to those who were about to experience the wrath of God. The message of the wrath of God’s in the New Testament targets a specific people at a very specific time in history. Misunderstanding the “vessels of God’s wrath” also skews one’s understanding of the “vessels of God’s mercy.”
In fact, because these both come from the same stock, many are bewildered and confused about their identity. John, the baptizer, announcing the coming wrath of God upon those who
claimed to be sons of Abraham.
John the ...