“Immediately (eutheos) after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.” (Matt 24:29). Historicism is the eschatological position that says the thrust of prophecy in the Olivet Discourse and […]
The Day of the Lord is Not a Literal 24 Hour Day
There are some who maintain that the Day of the Lord will be a literal twenty-four hour day, mostly those holding to a variant of posttribulationism, as well as amillennialism. They require that all the events associated with God’s eschatological wrath must occur within a single day when Christ comes back. This forced “accordion” interpretation […]
Premillennialism on Revelation 20:1–6
[See also www.alankurschner.com/3 ] Inevitably, when the discussion of premill versus amill is broached, the text “Revelation 20:1-6” is invoked. This is unfortunate because that is not where the passage begins, so the amill proponent (and sadly the premill can do this as well) dives right in the middle of the context. The immediate passage […]
The Fourth Seal of Revelation
“(7) Then when the Lamb opened the fourth seal I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come!” (8) So I looked and here came a pale green horse! The name of the one who rode it was Death, and Hades followed right behind. They were given authority over a fourth of the […]
The Early Church Fathers on the Second Coming
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Prewrath Course Offered in New Jersey
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The Three Letter Word Oun (Therefore) in Matthew 24:15 Refutes Pretribulationism
“Therefore (oun) when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),” (Matt 24:15 NASB) There is a segment of pretribulationists who cast the entire Olivet Discourse (Mt 24-25) into the “Jewish Basket,” thereby claiming that Jesus’ words should not be […]