Many interpreters miss the most important structural element in Jesus’ Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24–25. After they read “and then the end will come” in verse 14, they assume everything that comes after that beginning in verse 15 are events that occur during the end of the age. This is deeply mistaken. The end is […]
Great Tribulation
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 […]
Five Views that Dismiss Jesus and Paul’s Warning to the Church
In the context of the church that will encounter the Antichrist’s great tribulation, Jesus warns, “Remember, I have told you ahead of time” (Matt 24:25). And in the context of the Antichrist, Paul warns the church, “Let no one deceive you in any way” (2 Thess 2:3). The prewrath position (and most posttribs) is the […]
What Is Prewrath?
*The following description below is a brief overview. For books on prewrath click on the images above. WHAT IS PREWRATH? by ALAN KURSCHNER Many of us were told that the church will be “raptured out of here before the Antichrist’s arrival.” The Bible, however, teaches […]