Models of Premillennialism by Sung Wook Chung and David Mathewson Purchase the book on kindle or paperback The meaning of “the millennium”–the thousand-year reign of Christ spoken of in Revelation 20–has been controversial for much of the church’s history, and even the main perspectives on the matter turn out to be more variegated than […]
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The ‘Thousand Years’ Reference in Revelation 20 Indicates a Period of Time
Last week I responded to an objection that the thousand years reference in the book of Revelation is not literal. I want to address a similar objection. But this time it is not an objection by amillennialists. Premillennialists and amillennialists agree with each other that the thousand years reference denotes a temporal period, that is, a […]
Biblical Words and Their Meaning: An Introduction to Lexical Semantics by Moisés Silva (Book Notice)
Biblical Words and Their Meaning: An Introduction to Lexical Semantics by Moisés Silva (Book Notice) Purchase his book on kindle or paperback When first published in 1983, Biblical Words and Their Meaning broke new ground by introducing to students of the Bible the principles of linguistics, in particular, on lexical semantics — that branch […]
It Must Be Finished: Making Sense of the Return of Jesus (Book Notice)
It Must Be Finished: Making Sense of the Return of Jesus by Samuel Whitefield Purchase his book on kindle or paperback Many Christians think of the gospel only as the message of Jesus’ first coming, but that is an incomplete gospel. The gospel is both the good news of Jesus’ first coming and the promise […]
Helpful Commentaries on the Gospel of Matthew (e.g. the Olivet Discourse)
Yesterday, I wrote up an article explaining why I cannot recommend any commentaries on the Gospel of Matthew on the Olivet Discourse in Matt 24–25. That being said, I mentioned that I have benefited from commentaries, in this case with respect to Matthew 24–25. (Commentaries are not my first resource I consult. I first interpret […]
Issues of Interpretation and Commentary on Matthew 24–25 – Jesus’s Olivet Discourse
I am asked frequently if I can recommend a commentary on Matthew’s Olivet Discourse. The problem is that (1) many commentaries on Matthew, in particular chapters 24–25, come from a historicist view, an interpretation that skews Matthew’s message and consequently distorts the application for the church today; (2) some commentaries come from a preterist view and/or […]
What’s Wrong with Preterism?
Dr Michael Brown speaks with Brock Hollett about his new book Debunking Preterism. You can hear the discussion here. 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 […]
Ex-Preterist Theologian Critiques Preterist Arguments (Video)
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 provide him with coherent arguments regarding the time statements of […]
Respectfully Engaging Judaism (Video)
See their most recent book here. In this episode, Drs. Darrell L. Bock and Mitch Glaser discuss respectfully engaging Judaism. Timecodes 00:15 History and development of Judaism 12:00 Rituals in Judaism 18:30 Contemporary branches of Judaism 30:25 What are the major holidays of Judaism 32:55 What compels adherents to remain in Judaism? […]
Summer Is Here and That Means . . .
Pastors are creating their reading book list for the summer. Summer is when pastors have more time to read than any part of the year. So if you would like your pastor to read some prewrath material, ask them to place Antichrist Before the Day of the Lord on their reading list.
‘A Proposal for (Future) Apostate Jerusalem’s Role in a Progressive Dispensational Eschatology: Another Look at Revelation 17–18’ by J. Paul Tanner
A Proposal for (Future) Apostate Jerusalem’s Role in a Progressive Dispensational Eschatology: Another Look at Revelation 17–18 by J. Paul Tanner ABSTRACT Among the interpretative problems pertaining to the book of Revelation, the identification of the harlot, Babylon the great, in Revelation 17–18 stands as one of the most significant. Suggestions range from preterist views […]