Postribulationist Robert H. Gundry, who held to the futurity of Daniel’s seventieth week, states: “Those who hold to the historical view of the seventieth week [e.g. amillennialists, historical premillennialists] should be designated a-tribulationists; for although they may allow for a few events necessarily prior to the second coming, they squeeze them into such a short […]
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Future National Israel
Blaising and Bock write, For [Bruce] Waltke, the issue centers on the land. But is his criterion for “proof” too narrow, demanding as he does an explicit New Testament affirmation of Israel’s inheritance in the land in order for Old Testament promises to be taken in their historical sense? Is land the central issue Waltke […]
On Misrepresenting Dispensationalism
Craig A. Blaising tells the following story, Recently, one of my students wrote a paper on current issues in dispensationalism. At the beginning he quoted a prominent pastor who identified dispensationalism as that dangerous heresy of date-setting. The student, of course, dismissed this charge as simply uninformed. Dispensationalism is a futurist premillennialism. Its very reception […]
A disclaimer on my book recommendations or book notices
It should be a foregone conclusion that if I recommend a book or announce a book notice, that does not mean that I endorse its message wholesale or at all. There are books that I would disagree with almost all of its message, but I recommend it because it does contain some research value. There […]
NOW IN AUDIOBOOK! Prewrath: A Very Short Introduction to the Great Tribulation, Rapture, and Day of the Lord
If you are not a member of audible you can sign up for it and get your first audiobook for free, which can be this prewrath audiobook. Click on the image below. Publisher’s Summary Many of us have been told that we will be “raptured out of here before the Antichrist arrives”. But what […]
Daniel Commentary, Revised Edition, Word Biblical Commentary (Book Notice)
Daniel (Commentary), Word Biblical Commentary by Dr. John Goldingay Get it at Amazon The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, […]
1 and 2 Thessalonians – Zondervan Critical Introductions to the New Testament Series (Book Notice)
1 and 2 Thessalonians (Zondervan Critical Introductions to the New Testament Series) by Nijay K. Gupta Get it at Amazon The study of Paul’s Thessalonian letters is enjoying fresh interest today. These texts are considered by many to be amongst the earliest extant Christian documents. They are […]
Reading Revelation In Context: John’s Apocalypse and Second Temple Judaism (Book Notice)
Reading Revelation in Context: John’s Apocalypse and Second Temple Judaism (Editor), John K. Goodrich (Editor), Jason Maston (Editor), Loren T. Stuckenbruck (Foreword) Get it at Amazon Reading Revelation in Context brings together short, accessible essays that compare and contrast the visions and apocalyptic imagery of the book […]
The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, editors Michael Rydelnik and Edwin Blum (Book Notice)
The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, eds. Michael Rydelnik and Edwin Blum Get it at Amazon Editorial Reviews From the Back Cover The ultimate, all-in-one resource on what the Old Testament says about Jesus As Jesus walked […]
Prewrath Audiobook Now Available! – And a Way to Get it For Free
If you are not a member of audible you can sign up for it and get your first audiobook for free, which can be this prewrath audiobook. Click on the image below. Publisher’s Summary Many of us have been told that we will be “raptured out of here before the Antichrist arrives.” But what […]
Why Ezekiel and John’s Dimensions of the New City DO NOT Conflict With Each Other
There are similarities between Ezekiel and John’s descriptions of the new city. However, many interpreters believe they conflict on the issue of the measurements of the size of the new city. Janet Willis has shown with clarity in her What On Earth Is Heaven Like? A Look at God’s City: New Jerusalem that interpreters have […]