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A Rapture Debate Challenge for Pastor David Guzik of Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara
[Second update: Calvary Chapel Pastor David Guzik Cancels Plans for the Rapture Debate] [Update: Mr. Guzik contacted me and expressed an openness for a debate. There is no commitment at this point, since he will be oversees just before October 10. So I have suggested that I can come to Santa Barbara on a day that […]
A Message for Robert Courson
The following article is making its rounds on the Internet. Jesus Christ is coming soon — suddenly and silently — to “rapture” his church; the anti-Christ will ascend to dominate world power and the wrath of God will be unleashed upon sinful man during the tribulation period, he said. – Robert Courson http://www.commercial-news.com/local/x2117435464/Book-warns-people-to-be-prepared Robert Courson is steeped […]
The New “Left Behind” Movie and a Forthcoming Prewrath Book
My major book on refuting pretribulationism will be out this fall: Prewrath Answering Pretribulationism: A Biblical and Theological Critique. I cannot promise, but I hope, it will be out on October 3rd coinciding with the pretribulational film Left Behind. In any event, the aim is this fall. Prewrath Answering Pretribulationism will thoroughly answer thirty-five of […]
How Should We Understand Matthew 10:23?
When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes (Mt 10:23). http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2014/06/when-son-of-man-comes.html
Debate on the Date of the Book of Revelation – Mark Hitchcock vs Hank Hanegraaff
Dr. Mark Hitchcock and Mr. Hank Hanegraaff debate the date of the Book of Revelation. The debate took place on December 10, 2007 at the annual Pre-Trib Study Group meeting in Dallas, TX. Dr. Hichcock will argue for the AD 95 date. Mr. Hanegraaff will argue for the AD 65 date. While the AD 95 […]
Keith Mathison’s Preterist Hermeneutic and Flawed Presuppositions
I have always believed that hyper-preterism (which is heresy because they deny the future resurrection) is more consistent than partial-preterism, albeit they are consistently wrong. (It goes without saying that I believe futurism is the only feasible, consistent interpretation of Jesus, Paul, and the book of Revelation.) It is not surprising to see a hyper-preterist […]
The Natural Progression to the Onset of the Day of the Lord’s Wrath
The prewrath position makes the most sense out of the seals in the book of Revelation. Prewrath places the resurrection and the rapture between the opening of the sixth and seventh seal (Rev 7:9–17). This happens just before the day of the Lord’s wrath begins at the opening of the seventh seal containing the judgment […]
Michael Brown Versus Don Preston – Debate on “Future Israel,” June 3
http://donkpreston.com/exciting-announcement-major-internet-debate-coming-up/ (hat tip: Joel Richardson) Don Preston is not your typical preterist. He is a hyper-preterist, believing that the resurrection has already taken place. But the debate is on future Israel: Will there be a future reconstituted Israel or not? James White will be moderator. At first I was concerned that there would not be […]
Our Eschatological Hope is Based on God’s Decree
But how could people ascribe a heavenly “pre-existence” to a real human and mortal figure of recent history? To understand this, you have to enter into the “logic” of ancient theological thought, and especially “apocalyptic” thought. I’ll sketch it briefly. God doesn’t make up his game-plan as the game goes along, but has the plan […]
Quick Update on the Slimdown Version of My Book
For those wondering, I am expecting the slimdown version to Antichrist Before the Day of the Lord to be released around June 15. I will have the exact title and more information for you soon.