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 […]
Olivet Discourse
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 is the difference between a Christian being martyred today and a Christian being martyred by the future Antichrist?
There are two levels where this question is answered, the corporate and individual level. Corporately The church has been persecuted for about 2,000 years by many antichrists (plural). This is a historical fact that is undeniable with the myriads of accounts of believers dying for their faith all around the world up to this very […]
Who Are Left Behind in Matt 24:40–41? The Wicked or the Righteous? – Ep. 120
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Who_Are_Left_Behind_in_Matt_244041_The_Wicked_or_the_Righteous.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedRecently, I was interviewed on Joel Richardson’s The Underground program where I described the biblical arguments for the ones who are taken in Matthew 24:40–41 represent the righteous and those who are left are the wicked. One of the main points I communicated was interpreters who view […]
3 Problems with the Historicist Interpretation of the ‘Great Tribulation’ in Matt 24
The preterist interpretation of the referent to the “great tribulation” in Matt 24 identifies it with the destruction and persecution associated with the events in Jerusalem in AD 70. Many of these preterists are postmillennial and some amillennial. The futurist interpretation of the referent to the “great tribulation” in Matt 24 identifies it with the […]
My Interview with Joel Richardson on Who Is Left Behind? (Video)
Those Left Behind in Matt 24 Are the Wicked for Judgment – NOT the Righteous
I see a lot of posttribs, amillennialists, and historical premillennialists who claim that those who are left behind in Matt 24 are actually the righteous who are delivered, and those who are taken are the wicked for judgment. This is backwards. Those who argue this way typically do not actually support their view from the […]
Why Prewrath Appeals to Many Pretribers and Posttribers – Ep. 119
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Why_Prewrath_Appeals_to_Many_Pretribers_and_Posttribers_-_Ep._119.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedThe prewrath position resolves a key problematic issue for pretribulational and posttribulational eschatology. In my experience this key exegetical point in prewrath eschatology has made sense for many who are ex-pretribbers and ex-posttribbers. It is a point that prewathers should highlight when they talk with their pretrib […]
7 Reasons Why God Gave the Church SIGNS to Watch for Jesus’s Return (Video)
I have heard many pretrib reasons that purport to teach an “imminent” rapture. One of these reasons was given by Mark Hitchcock today on Gary Stearman’s Prophecy Watchers program at the timestamp 9:15 below. He claimed that it is a test of faith to believe in the imminent rapture. I agree with him, it is a […]
Revelation 19 Does NOT Depict the Start of the Second Coming (Video)
As many are aware prewrath eschatology teaches that the second coming (parousia) of Jesus begins—not in Rev 19— but rather between the opening of the sixth and seventh seals in Rev 7 with the rapture and resurrection occurring with the innumerable multitude of believers appearing in heaven out of the period of the great tribulation. […]
A Reply to Billy Crone on the Seals in the Book of Revelation
Pretribber pastor Billy Crone was recently on Gary Stearman’s Prophecy Watchers (see video below). Crone was promoting his new book, The Seals: A Panoramic View of the First Half of the Seven Year Tribulation. Hence, I have written a reply to Billy Crone on the seals in the book of Revelation. Being pretribulational Crone was defending […]