I am amazed that many pretribulation teachers continue to white-knuckle believe that the Greek noun apostasia in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 refers to the rapture because they claim this Greek noun can mean “physical departure.” The problem is that the noun never means “physical departure” during the Koine Greek period. It means a religious or political […]
Biblical Studies
My 4 Year Old Son Refuted the Pretrib Imminent Rapture!
Sunday afternoon, my son and I cut down a Balsam Fir in the northwoods of Wisconsin. We are hoping for a White Christmas! The next day we decorated the tree and I set out a few Christmas gifts for him under the tree. Now what happened next was my 4 year old son refuted the […]
I Am a Messianic Gentile
Last week I posted a short video of Dr. Mark Saucy talking about Paul’s teaching concerning the remnant of Israel in the book of Romans. One important point that I want to highlight that he made is the following: A lot of folks think that the church is a nation-less entity, where we don’t recognize […]
A Perplexed Pretribulation Theologian on the Sealing of the 144,000
Robert L Thomas’s two volume commentary on the book of Revelation has been the standard pretribulation commentary on Revelation for three decades. On page 472 of his first volume, he makes an admission: Apparent weaknesses in [my own understanding] of the seal include its inability to explain why the sealing did not come before the […]
Is the ‘Great Multitude’ in Revelation 7:9–17 Located in Heaven or on Earth? – Ep. 168
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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Located_in_Heaven_or_on_Earth_168.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Announcement! Starting with this episode, there will be a video version of the podcast (see below). The audio will remain the same, but if you want to view it in video you can view it below or subscribe to the youtube channel. Dr. Kurschner gave good […]
The Message of the Seven Seals IN FIVE SENTENCES
The first four seals prove the guilty for God’s wrath (Rev 6:1–8). The fifth seal promises God’s wrath (Rev 6:9–11). The sixth seal portends God’s wrath (Rev 6:12–17). The saints are protected from God’s wrath (Rev 7). The seventh seal pronounces God’s wrath (Rev 8–9; 15–16).
Answering Dr. Bob Wilkin’s ‘9 PROOFS FOR THE PRETRIBULATION RAPTURE IN MATTHEW 24’ – Ep. 167
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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Dr._Bob_Wilkins_9_PROOFS_Ep._167.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI answered Bob Wilkin’s article “The Rapture in Matthew 24? Nine Proofs” in Grace in Focus magazine. He summarizes pretribulational John Hart’s view that the pretribulation rapture begins at Matthew 24:36 and not before it. They are not truly “proofs” but more like assertions. The fatal flaw […]
NEW BOOK: Sinai to Zion: The Untold Story of the Triumphant Return of Jesus
Sinai to Zion: The Untold Story of the Triumphant Return of Jesus by Joel Richardson Get it on Kindle or hardcover. Sinai to Zion is an exciting study of how the Bible uses the Exodus story as the basis for its vision concerning the glorious and triumphant return of Jesus the Messiah. For the […]
Debate Opening Statements: Preterism vs. Futurism on the Abomination of Desolation in the Olivet Discourse – Ep. 163
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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Debate_Preterism_and_Futurism_Opening_Statements_Ep_163.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed This episode features the opening statements of the debate participants. The next episode will feature the rebuttal periods. Then the third installment will be the cross-examination periods and the closing statements. Dr. Brock D. Hollett vs. Samuel M. Frost Saturday, Sept 19, 2020 Hope Bible Church […]
The Dissertation Is Here!
I finally received my library bound copies of my PhD dissertation this week. For several circumstances I was not able to travel to Canada this past year to pick them up, so I had them shipped to me. It feels good to hold a copy in my hand. Title: “The Millennial Binding of Satan: A […]
Video: A Reply to Gary DeMar’s Facile Understanding of Biblical Language
Dr. Brock Hollett discusses Gary Demar’s critique of Debunking Preterism Ex-preterist theologian Dr. Brock Hollett has authored Debunking Preterism: How Over-Realized Eschatology Misses the Not Yet of Bible Prophecy. Dr. Brock D. Hollett formerly embraced preterism while earning his Master of Divinity at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2000 because the preterist perspective seemed to […]