The following problems that J. Webb Mealy raise are never dealt adequately—or at all—in Amillennial literature. I think it is because they are deeply problematic for their system. “[Amillennialism believes since] Satan’s release from prison and destruction (Rev. 20:7–10) is connected with the parousia, then the time of his imprisonment “so that he should deceive […]
Hermeneutics
Preterist Gary DeMar of American Vision Turns Down Public Debate Invitation
Recently, preterist theologian Gary DeMar of American Vision was invited to debate ex-preterist and now-futurist Dr. Brock Hollett, who is the author of Debunking Preterism: How Over-Realized Eschatology Misses the Not Yet of Bible Prophecy. The topic would have been on the coming of the Son of Man in Matthew 24:30 and whether that is […]
Situating Pretribulational Imminence Theology – Ep. 141
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A New Approach to the Millennial Debate in the Book of Revelation – Ep. 139
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Does God Work With Israel and the Church During the ‘Gap’ but Not During the Seventy Weeks of Daniel? – Ep. 138
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Does_God_Work_With_Israel_and_the_Church_During_the_Gap__-_Ep_138.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI addressed a pretrib objection to my arguments describing how God will work with Israel and the church simultaneously in the future during part of the seventieth week. A few traditional dispensational pretribbers such as Renald Showers have recognized the weight of the counterexamples that demonstrate that […]
Is Israel Raptured at Revelation 7:4?
According to pretrib logic, Israel is raptured at Rev 7:4. Of course I am being facetious with the title of this post, using absurdity to illustrate absurdity. The mere word Israel (Ἰσραήλ) is not found between Rev 7:4 and 21:12, so according to pretrib logic, if you apply the same standard to the word church, then you need […]
God Will Work With Israel and the Church Simultaneously in the FUTURE – Ep. 137
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A Response to John Hart’s Flawed Comparison between Jesus and Paul’s Use of the ‘Birth Pangs’ Metaphor
[*There will be no episode of The Biblical Prophecy Program today since I have a respiratory virus and talking causes coughing fits. But in lieu of the program I wanted to write up a reply to the following claim by John Hart.] Source “All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.” […]
Cohesive Chain of the Celestial Disturbances That Signal the Coming Day of the Lord’s Wrath
Joel 2:30–31 “I will produce portents both in the sky and on the earth– blood, fire, and columns of smoke. The sunlight will be turned to darkness and the moon to the color of blood, before the day of the LORD comes– that great and terrible day!” Isa 13:6–13 “Wail, for the LORD’s day […]
God Works With Israel and the Church Simultaneously in the PRESENT – Ep. 136
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/136-God_Works_With_Israel_and_the_Church_Simultaneously_in_the_PRESENT.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedGod works with Israel at this present time during the church age. I considered two significant activities that God is doing with Israel during the church age to prepare them for salvation. Making Israel Jealous and Saving a Remnant In Rom 9–11, the apostle Paul articulates his […]
Failed Recall or Ignorance?
Source Since [the church] had no part in the first sixty-nine weeks, which are related only to God’s program for Israel, it can have no part in the seventieth week, which is again related to God’s program for Israel after the mystery program for the church has been concluded. J. Dwight Pentecost, Things to Come, […]