How many times have you had someone try to deflate a conversation about the Lord’s coming by saying, “Don’t concern yourself with biblical prophecy, because it will all “pan out in the end.” Not only is this a sinful attitude but it is egregiously ignorant of the Bible. Jesus adamantly warned against this sinful attitude. […]
How to Prepare for Jesus’ Second Coming: 4 Views that Militate Against Biblical Readiness – Ep. 65
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/How_to_Prepare_for_Jesus__Second_Coming_4_Views_that_Militate_Against_Biblical_Readiness.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI started a series talking about how to prepare for Jesus’ second coming in a biblical fashion. Today I described four views that militate against this readiness. 1. Pretribulationism: The warnings are relegated to “tribulation saints.” We will be raptured out of here so we do not […]
“How to prepare for Jesus’ coming” On Tomorrow’s Program, and a Bible Prophecy Conference this Month!
You will not want to miss tomorrow’s program on The Biblical Prophecy Program. I will be talking about how to biblically prepare for the Lord’s soon coming. It will be the no-cliche zone on this program! I will be explaining why many pastors are not preparing their sheep for Jesus coming. Also, at the end […]
Revelation 1:18 and the God of Death who Holds Its Keys
“I was dead, but look, now I am alive—forever and ever—and I hold the keys of death and of Hades!” (Rev 1:18) Steve Hays writes, “There’s probably a connotation to this verse that’s lost on modern readers. We think of “death” as an abstract term for the cessation of life. The physical condition of the […]
NEW COURSE: Intermediate New Testament Greek Course
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Accommodation Principle of Interpreting Apocalyptic Prophecy | Book of Revelation
“[S]ome aspects of the original prophecy may be described in terms appropriate for the understanding of the hearers of its time—e.g., wars involving horses and swords, rather than future weapons totally unknown at the time of writing. Such adaptations to the understanding of the original hearers, however, do not change the essential meaning of the […]
Individual Salvation and International Salvation
“The salvation of the coming messianic days thus entailed the inward transformation of the individual, which would result from a promised making of a ‘new covenant’ (see also ‘covenant of peace’ and ‘everlasting covenant,’ Ezek 37:26), through which the people would receive a new heart and spirit in order to live out God’s instructions (Jer […]
A New Course on New Testament Textual Criticism
Over at the Center for Learning Biblical Greek, I am offering a course on New Testament Textual Criticism. Why should I take this course? One of the most commonly asked questions in the church today is, “How did we get our Bible?” A related question is, “Is the Bible reliable or has it been […]
A Very Brief History of the “Secret Rapture” Pretribulation Theory – Ep. 64
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/A_Very_Brief_History_of_the_Secret_Rapture_Pretribulation_Theory_-_Ep._64.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedOn the program, I discussed a couple of issues. First, I talked about the pretrib theological expression “secret rapture.” I explained what that means in pretrib parlance and why it is an unbiblical concept. By “secret,” pretribulationists are referring to Jesus’ purported unperceived snatching of saints at […]
What Is Pretribulational Imminency? (aka ‘Imminent,’ ‘Imminence,’ ‘Any Moment Rapture’) – Ep. 63
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/063-What_is_Pretribulational_Imminency.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI defined what is meant by pretrib “imminence.” I also noted what it does not mean. In addition, I cited first-hand noted pretrib statements on what imminence means: John Nelson Darby: “No events, no earthly circumstances, intervene or modify the direct summons [to be raptured]….[T]here is no […]
An Overview of My Forthcoming Book on Critiquing Pretribulational Any-Moment Rapture Theology – Ep. 62
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/An_Overview_of_My_Forthcoming_Book_on_Critiquing_Pretribulational_Any-Moment_Rapture_Theology_Ep_62_2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedIn this episode I gave an overview of my forthcoming book responding to pretrib imminence theology. I read the Introduction to the book which included the contents of the book as well. It will be a comprehensive critique of the flawed doctrine of the imminency of Jesus’ […]