Thomas Ross of Mukwonago Baptist Church in Mukwonago, Wisconsin has written a critique of the prewrath position. One particular point that Ross asserts is the following: Furthermore, the fact that God’s wrath “is come” in Revelation 6:17 is an aorist indicative indicates that past time is the strong basic predisposition, so that the fundamental tendency for interpretation […]
Olivet Discourse
How to Prepare for Jesus’ Second Coming: THREE Temptations to Apostatize in Matthew’s Olivet Discourse – Ep. 68
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/How_to_Prepare_for_Jesus__Second_Coming_THREE_Temptations_to_Apostatize_in_Matthews_Olivet_Discourse_-_Ep._68.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedIn Matthew’s version of the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24–25), I talked about three temptations for the Church that will be prevalent during the Antichrist’s great tribulation. I focused on Matthew’s Olivet Discourse showing that these three temptations should not be taken lightly by believers. They will be […]
How to Prepare for Jesus’ Second Coming: Why Pastors AVOID Paul’s Thessalonian Epistles – Ep. 67
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/How_to_Prepare_for_Jesus__Second_Coming_Why_Pastors_AVOID_Pauls_Thessalonian_Epistles_-_Ep._67.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedThis was a hard-hitting program. Paul’s Thessalonian epistles are typically ignored by pastors and other Christians because, in my opinion, of its direct teaching that contradicts the interpreters’ eschatology. I first discussed his first epistle to the Thessalonians and its message of the return of Jesus and […]
How to Prepare for Jesus’ Second Coming: DON’T Take the Mark of the Antichrist – Ep. 66
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How to Prepare for Jesus’ Second Coming: 4 Views that Militate Against Biblical Readiness – Ep. 65
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/How_to_Prepare_for_Jesus__Second_Coming_4_Views_that_Militate_Against_Biblical_Readiness.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI started a series talking about how to prepare for Jesus’ second coming in a biblical fashion. Today I described four views that militate against this readiness. 1. Pretribulationism: The warnings are relegated to “tribulation saints.” We will be raptured out of here so we do not […]
What Is Pretribulational Imminency? (aka ‘Imminent,’ ‘Imminence,’ ‘Any Moment Rapture’) – Ep. 63
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/063-What_is_Pretribulational_Imminency.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI defined what is meant by pretrib “imminence.” I also noted what it does not mean. In addition, I cited first-hand noted pretrib statements on what imminence means: John Nelson Darby: “No events, no earthly circumstances, intervene or modify the direct summons [to be raptured]….[T]here is no […]
My Review of the Rapture Debate between Pre-Trib Doug Stauffer and Post-Trib Joe Schimmel – Ep. 61
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/061-My_Review_of_the_Rapture_Debate_between_Pre-Trib_Doug_Stauffer_and_Post-Trib_Joe_Schimmel.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI gave my review of the rapture debate between Pre-Trib Doug Stauffer and Post-Trib Joe Schimmel that occurred at the Pikes Peak Prophecy Summit in Colorado hosted by Prophecy in the News. I addressed the following issues that was covered in the debate, in no particular order: […]
What does “escape” refer to in Luke 21:36…the Antichrist’s great tribulation or the day of the Lord’s wrath?
“But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”” (Luke 21:36 ESV) I have been asked to comment on this verse. Luke 21:36 refers to an escape from the impending day of the […]
I Have Just One Question for Those Who Think the Wicked Are ‘Taken’ and the Righteous are ‘Left Behind’ – Ep. 57
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/057-One_Question_for_Those_Who_Think_the_Wicked_Are_Taken_and_the_Righteous_are_Left_Behind.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI asked one question for those who think the wicked are “taken” and the righteous are “left” in Matthew 24. I have never received an answer from those interpreters. There is clear evidence to the answer of this question: those who are taken are the righteous and […]
The Gathering of the ‘Elect’ in Matthew 24:31 Does Not Refer to Israel — It Refers to All Believers from All the Nations – Ep. 56
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/056-The_Gathering_of_the_Elect_in_Matthew_24.31_Does_Not_Refer_to_IsraelIt_Refers_to_All_Believers_from_All_the_Nations.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI responded to the pretribulational claim that the gathering of the elect in Matthew 24:31 refers to the salvation of Israel. For example, Thomas Ice thinks the term “elect” in Matthew’s Olivet Discourse refers to Jews who will be gathered. He links v. 31 to Deuteronomy 30:4. […]
Review of My Radio Debate on Eschatology with Tommy Ice – Ep. 55
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Review_of_My_Radio_Debate_on_Eschatology_with_Tommy_Ice.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedIn this episode I reviewed my recent radio debate on the rapture with Tommy Ice. I responded to Ice’s deeply mistaken view that church instruction in Jesus’ ministry began with the Upper Room Discourse and not before. I argued that the Olivet Discourse is a teaching for […]