LISTEN HERE The New Apostolic Reformation possesses skewed eschatology, to say the least, containing some of the most bizarre—and unbiblical—interpretations I have come across in my studies. Holly Pivec (who is prewrath, incidentally) has co-authored two of the standard books on NAR. A New Apostolic Reformation?: A Biblical Response to a Worldwide Movement and God’s […]
Biblical Studies
(VIDEO) No, Mr. Marzulli, we cannot ‘fix it’—but the Living and Almighty God Is Able
In the video below at timestamp 4:00, L. A. Marzulli makes the following anti-biblical, heretical prophecy: “We are in a place in history where you can’t fix this anymore.” He says this is his opinion. Based on what? That is a huge claim he is making. You can have an opinion on who is going […]
5 Reasons Why a Solar Eclipse Will NOT Be Part of the End-Time Celestial Disturbances – Ep. 94
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Why Revelation 19 and Its Battle of Armageddon Does NOT Describe the BEGINNING of the Second Coming of Christ – Ep. 93
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Greek Prepositions in the Book of Revelation
SEMITIC INFLUENCE IN THE USE OF NEW TESTAMENT GREEK PREPOSITIONS: THE CASE OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION Laurențiu Florentin Moț Adventist Theological Institute, Cernica, Romania Abstract: Semitic influence on New Testament Greek prepositional use has been proposed by various scholars. At times, it turns out that the examples these scholars emphasize are quite […]
A Primer on the Koine Greek Verb Tense-Form
[If you want to learn the basics of Biblical Greek, you can read about my personal, one-on-one, online course here at the Center for Learning Biblical Greek.] During the latter half of the nineteenth century and into the latter half of the twentieth century, general linguists, Greek philologists, and New Testament grammarians have been wrestling […]
A Paper Accepted for This Year’s Annual ETS Meeting
A quick announcement. I was informed today that I had a paper proposal on Greek linguistics accepted for this year’s Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Providence, RI this November. “Satan Is Not Bound By A Bungee Cord: Cohesion in Revelation 19:11–20:3″ If you are a member of ETS and will be attending […]
The Greek Noun Apostasia Never Means a ‘Physical-Spatial Departure,’ e.g. the Rapture in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 (Part 1) – Ep. 84
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What Will Be the Size and Nature of the New Jerusalem?
Janet Willis has written What On Earth Is Heaven Like? A Look at God’s City: New Jerusalem. The book not only includes a compelling insight into the size of the New Jerusalem but other details that are quite significant for its theological message. You can watch the book’s trailer below, but be sure to purchase […]
6 Reasons Why Michael Is the Restrainer
1. Contemporary Jewish literature during Paul’s time viewed the characteristics of Michael having eschatological pre-eminence as the chief opponent of Satan and Restrainer of God’s people. 2. Michael is viewed as a celestial restrainer of God’s people in Daniel 10–12, the passage serving as the source for Paul’s exposition in 2 Thessalonians 2:3–8. 3. […]