The third reason why verses 36–44 refer to the immediate context of the coming in verses 30–31 is recognizing Jesus’ audience. Hart argues verses 4–35 are intended for a Jewish audience and verses 36–44 are for the church. However, both passages have the same audience of disciples. The second person plural “you” is found in […]
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Part 3 – Why the “Coming” in Matthew 24:36–44 Refers Back to Verses 30–31
The second reason why verses 36–44 refer to the immediate context of the coming in verses 30–31 is found in the natural antecedent. Verse 36 reads, “But as for that day and hour no one knows it—not even the angels in heaven—except the Father alone” (Matt 24:36). The immediate and natural antecedent of “that” day […]
Part 2 – Why the “Coming” in Matthew 24:36–44 Refers Back to Verses 30–31
As mentioned in the first part, Hart views these two passages as incompatible because he construes verses 4–35 teaching signs before Christ’s coming, while verses 36–44 teaching no signs before his coming. Therefore, he claims verses 36–44 must not be referring back to the coming in verses 30–31, instead must refer to a pretribulational rapture […]
Part 1 – Why the “Coming” in Matthew 24:36–44 Refers Back to Verses 30–31
Pretribs have three big proof texts: James 5:7–9, Titus 2:11–14, and Matthew 24:36. It is the latter proof text that I will split up in a six part series. This first part is the introduction explaining the argumentation for their interpretation. In the next five parts I will give five reasons why the “Coming” in […]
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Why Do The Ungodly Try to Run and Hide Themselves in the Caves During the Sixth Seal?
(12) Then I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, and the full moon became blood red; (13) and the stars in the sky fell to the earth like a fig tree dropping its unripe figs when shaken […]
What Does “The Apostasy” Refer to in 2 Thessalonians 2:3?
Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy [ho apostasia] comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction (2 Thess 2:3 NASB) Paul wrote his second letter to the Thessalonians because he learned that they were deceptively being taught by some that […]
“But in the days when the seventh angel is about to blow his trumpet…” —Revelation 10:7
I have argued previously that the day of the Lord will not be a simple, literal 24-hour day, as many postribulationists claim. The day of the Lord will be a complex-whole when God works out his purposes of deliverance of his people and judgment upon the ungodly over an extended period of time, beginning with […]
A Critique of Eric Douma’s Eschatology
Over at the Prewrath Resource Institute’s blog, I am responding to Eric Douma’s pretribulational claims. I am doing a series challenging his teaching on the day of the Lord because it is seriously flawed. I am also responding to him because his arguments represent other pretribulational teachers. I will update the links here until my […]