A Most Excellent Teacher by Marc S. Handelsman Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA Blog: http://mhandels.blogspot.com When I was a student at the Friends of Israel: Institute of Biblical Studies (now Institute of Jewish Studies), Marvin Rosenthal was one of my professors. I respected his excellent teaching and genuine interest in his students. In the Spring […]
What Does “The Apostasy” Refer to in 2 Thessalonians 2:3?
Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy [ho apostasia] comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction (2 Thess 2:3 NASB) Paul wrote his second letter to the Thessalonians because he learned that they were deceptively being taught by some that […]
“But in the days when the seventh angel is about to blow his trumpet…” —Revelation 10:7
I have argued previously that the day of the Lord will not be a simple, literal 24-hour day, as many postribulationists claim. The day of the Lord will be a complex-whole when God works out his purposes of deliverance of his people and judgment upon the ungodly over an extended period of time, beginning with […]
Prewrath Charts Available in E-Chart Format
The Prewrath charts are now available in electronic format, as well as laminated. E-Charts are helpful for PowerPoint presentations and other teaching media. They come as a set of four charts: 1. Prewrath Overview of Final Seven Years 2. Prewrath Timeline on the book of Revelation 3. Parallels Between Matthew 24 and Revelation 6–7 4. […]
Does the Parable of the Wheat and Weeds in Matthew 13 Teach a Sequence?
This parable is often cited as a prooftext from posttribulationists to support the notion that the church will be here on earth protected in the day of the Lord’s wrath, then afterwards be raptured. Does the parable of the Wheat and Weeds (Tares) intend to teach a sequence of events? For example it says: “First […]
The Fifth Seal — And “Those Who Die in the Lord From This Moment On!”
(9) Now when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given. (10) They cried out with a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Master, holy and true, before you judge […]
Michael Brown on Preterism
Michael Brown engages a few preterist arguments that are worth listening to. His discussion lasts about the first thirty minutes of his show, click here.
Now Available! Laminated Prewrath Charts
Charts are very helpful when trying to communicate chronological events or comparative concepts. Here are four of these charts in laminated format for purchase, click here. 1. Prewrath Overview of Final Seven Years 2. Prewrath Timeline on the book of Revelation 3. Parallels Between Matthew 24 and Revelation 6–7 4. Parallels Between Matthew 24 and […]
An Open Debate Challenge to Jimmy DeYoung on the Timing of the Rapture
“The first to state his case seems right, until his opponent begins to cross-examine him.” —Proverbs 18:17 Mr. Jimmy DeYoung I would like to challenge you to a public moderated debate on the timing of the rapture: Prewrath vs. Pretribulationism. Will you accept? We can schedule for summer at a location of your choosing. A […]
Response to Renald Showers on Ezekiel 14:21 — First Four Seals and “Four terrible judgments–sword, famine, wild animals, and plague”
For this is what the sovereign LORD says: How much worse will it be when I send my four terrible judgments–sword, famine, wild animals, and plague–to Jerusalem to kill both people and animals! (Ezek 14:21 NET) Yesterday, on Jimmy DeYoung’s radio show, Prophecy Today, he had pretribulationist Renald Showers on his show for about five […]
A Response to “Prophecy Today” and Jimmy DeYoung and Renald Showers
I was informed that pretribulationist Jimmy DeYoung would be talking about Prewrath on his prophecy show Prophecy Today and that he would have Renald Showers as a guest. I wrote DeYoung before the show to tell him that I would be available to go on his show to interact with Showers and himself on prewrath, […]