Christians who endorsed the movie Noah have some explaining to do now. And those who criticized me for calling this movie blasphemous. http://www.aleteia.org/en/arts-entertainment/aggregated-content/the-secret-gnostic-key-to-aronofskys-noah-that-everyone-missed-5237320601042944 Brian Mattson documents this well. Here is an excerpt from his conclusion: Darren Aronofsky has produced a retelling of the Noah story without reference to the Bible at all. This was not, as […]
Pretrib Teacher Turns Down Debate Invite…
I have received requests from people who would love to see a debate take place between myself and pretribulational teacher and author Dr. Mark Hitchcock. Recently, Eschatos Ministries invited Dr. Hitchcock for a Prewrath vs. Pretrib debate on the question whether the Antichrist will arrive before the rapture. He has declined. He cited that he […]
More Proof that Islam is the Religion of Peace…
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/egyptian-islamists-murder-young-christian-after-dragging-her-car (CNSNews.com) – Eyewitnesses have given a harrowing account of the murder in Cairo of a young Coptic Christian woman, hauled out of her car and beaten and stabbed to death by a Muslim mob, apparently targeted because of a cross hanging from her rear-view mirror….Mary Sameh George was attacked in her car near a […]
A Helpful Book Review of Antichrist Before the Day of the Lord
I want to thank Nick Norelli for taking the time to write a review of my book. http://rdtwot.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/antichrist-before-the-day-of-the-lord-what-every-christian-needs-to-know-about-the-return-of-christ/ Check out other reviews he has written at his website. Here is one particular paragraph in his review that I want to highlight: There’s a popular slogan that says, “In the essentials unity; in the non-essentials liberty; […]
The Noah Movie is Blasphemy…
And it is now being revealed that the atheist director Darren Aronofsky intended it to be blasphemy, wanting to produce the “least biblical movie ever made” and thus perverting a sacred story. In this movie he creates God (actually a non-God) into his own atheist-pagan image, leaving the word “God” out of the movie and […]
What Does the “Gap Theory” and Pretribulationism Have in Common?
I want to illustrate the inconsistent hermeneutic of many pretribulationists. Pretribulationists often pride themselves on having a consistent, sound, and valid hermeneutic; that is, interpreting Scripture in its “natural, normal, customary sense” (which begs the question, because everyone wants to claim this high-road hermeneutic, as if it is that simple). Pretribulationists are mostly young earth […]
Was Noah Good?
http://www.amazon.com/Was-Noah-Good-Narrative-Testament/dp/0567027163 The juxtaposition of ‘favour’ and ‘righteousness’ in the flood narrative raises an interpretative and theological problem: Is Noah chosen because of divine favour or because of his piety ? Source-critical scholars identify two different theologies by J and P: J understands Noah’s election to be an act of grace whereas P emphasizes Noah’s righteousness […]
Beheaded Martyrs Participating in the “First” Resurrection – Sequential or Thematic?
http://theorangemailmanmyblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/25/the-first-resurrection-timing-often-misunderstood/ I also made a couple of additional comments in the combox of this post.
DEBATE AUDIO: Pretrib, Prewrath, and Posttrib Rapture Debate…
[Recent Debate on the Rapture Here] The following rapture debate was held on October 9, 1999 at Irving Bible Church, Irving, Texas. About 600 were in attendance. The moderator was Kerby Anderson. My commentary on the debate is below. The following are the four parts of the debate with a rebuttal period after each […]
N. T. Wright’s Supersessionism Does Not Square with the Apostle Paul
Here is an excellent piece by Larry Hurtado taking N. T. Wright’s supersessionism to task. http://larryhurtado.wordpress.com/2014/03/23/israel-and-the-people-of-god-wright-response/
Eschatological Heat
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10717566/Aborted-babies-incinerated-to-heat-UK-hospitals.html “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” (Rev 21:8) “The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed […]