I want to comment on some encouraging observations regarding prewrath in recent years. I have seen the prewrath position become the fastest growing eschatological position in evangelical circles. It has been around for three decades, but it took time for it to gain momentum. My involvement began in the early 90s when prewrath was just […]
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Fake Theology from Bob Ulrich of Prophecy Watchers (Video)
Years ago I gave up hope of many pretrib teachers, who claim to be concerned with that little thing called . . . “truth,” of representing the prewrath position accurately, even just the most basic facts. Today Gary Stearman of Prophecy Watchers had Bob Ulrich on promoting the upcoming pretrib prophecy conference of their 2nd […]
The Antichrist Cannot Kill Your Soul. So Stop Being Afraid.
Let’s face it, here is the main reason why many pretribs reject prewrath. . . One of the main reasons, which is unstated, why many pretribulationists reject prewrath is an emotional one: they do not want to think that they may have to face the Antichrist. “But Alan, you cannot read their hearts!” Actually, I […]
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 […]
Thanks to Pretrib Billy Crone the Prewrath Position Is Making Inroads into Gary Stearman’s Prophecy Watchers . . .
Here is how this is playing out: First, Gary Stearman of Prophecy Watchers has chosen Billy Crone as his go-to pretrib rapture guy promoting Crone on his program and his books. Second, with all respect, Crone’s arguments against the prewrath position and for pretribulationism are surface-level, refuted easily here many times. See especially this post […]
Why Paul’s ‘Last Trump’ Is Not the Seventh Trumpet in the Book of Revelation
The following are a few general observations why Paul’s ‘last trump’ in 1 Cor 15:52 is not the referent to the seventh trumpet in the Book of Revelation. I have an entire chapter devoted to this topic in my forthcoming book responding to posttribulationism. But for now here are some general comments in no particular […]
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 […]
Why Do Posttribbers Refuse to Deal with Matt 24:31?
I ask this with all sincerity. I am not trying to be pugnacious. It’s an honest question. The last couple of days have been interesting. Last week Joel Richardson’s interview with me was posted where we discussed the question of who is left behind in Matt 24. The main point I wanted to communicate is […]
My Interview with Joel Richardson on Who Is Left Behind? (Video)
Did Pre-Wrath ‘Replace’ the Mid-Trib View?
I hear this a lot, that “prewrath replaced midtrib.” But this is not accurate. I understand why some people may think this. For example, Zondervan’s very popular “Three Views of the Rapture” book (1984) has the pretrib, mid-trib, and post-trib. But decades later (2010) they published a second edition adding prewrath while omitting the mid-trib […]