Jesus, Paul, and a heavenly angel warn the church of the singular event that they must be prepared for before the second coming: the revelation of the Antichrist and his ensuing great tribulation against the church and Israel. “So when you see the abomination of desolation–spoken about by Daniel the prophet—standing in the holy […]
Prewrath
Matthew 24:31 Refers to the Rapture Because Paul’s Rapture Teaching Parallels Jesus’ Teaching of the Gathering of the Elect – Ep. 28
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/028-Matthew_24.31_Refers_to_the_Rapture_Because_Pauls_Rapture_Teaching_Parallels_Jesus_Teaching_of_the_Gathering_of_the_Elect.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI described another reason why the reference of the “gathering of the elect” in Matthew 24:31 refers to the rapture. I explained the significance of this question particularly how it relates to the prewrath and pretribulational debate. If it does refer to the rapture then that means […]
How to Reply to Platitudes Intended to Discourage Your Study of Eschatology – Ep. 27
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/027-How_to_Reply_to_Platitudes_Intended_to_Discourage_Your_Study_of_Eschatology.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI played a brief clip from my Introduction session at the Bible Prophecy seminar from last Saturday in the Salt Lake City Area. I open up these seminars responding to various platitudes that we often hear others make that sound pious on the surface, but are not […]
Matthew 24:31 Refers to the Rapture Because of a Cause and Effect Action in the Sky – Ep. 25
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/025-Mt_24.31_Rapture_Cause_and_Effect.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedThis is our 25th episode of The Biblical Prophecy Program™ and I talked about why I started this program and how it is distinguished from other Bible Prophecy programs. This program fills a void out there for solid, biblical prewrath teaching. I also explained why this program […]
The Apostle Paul’s Source for His Eschatology on the Second Coming in His Thessalonian Letters Is Drawn from Jesus’ Olivet Discourse – Ep. 24
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/024-Parallels_between_Jesus_and_Paul.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI talked about the incredibly consistent teaching between Jesus’ Olivet Discourse and Paul’s Thessalonian letters on the doctrine of the second coming. I listed thirty parallels between Jesus and Paul. The pretribulational rapture position wrongly dichotomizes this teaching between Matthew 24 and 1 and 2 Thessalonians. Their […]
Doug Stauffer, All Bluster and No Bite
Pretrib, hyper-dispensationalist Doug Stauffer is out there going on radio shows arguing for his pretrib view with really, really bad arguments. Here is the most recent of his. He is also attacking the prewrath position. He is conveying the following bluster, which can be summarized as follows: Stauffer: I challenge prewrathers to defend your view […]
Partial Preterism Absent in at Least the First Two Centuries of the Church
Futurism was the singular voice in the orthodox early church—a historical fact that partial preterists don’t like very much. Full Preterism was condemned in the Bible and the early church as a heresy. It is still considered heresy today in orthodox Christianity, because the resurrection and Jesus’ return is still in the future. It was […]
Prewrath Has Been Refuted!
Doug Stauffer has refuted the prewrath position on Prophecy in the News. Starting at 24:30 into this interview Stauffer launched this most irrefutable, decisive blow against the prewrath position: There you have it folks, prewrath is wrong because, in Stauffer’s own words: It’s just not a good eschatological teaching. Time to close shop. Throw away […]
5 Reasons the Bible Teaches a Literal, Personal Antichrist, Not Figurative, Impersonal – Ep. 22
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/022-5_Reasons_why_the_Antichrist_is_Literal.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI adduced five reasons why I believe the Bible teaches a literal, personal Antichrist figure, not a figurative, impersonal Antichrist. The Bible uses many descriptions and titles for this eschatological Antichrist figure. The term “Antichrist” is the most popular term. Historicists (most) and Idealists deny a literal […]
“Prewrath Bozos” says Hyper-Dispensationalist Pastor Doug Stauffer of Antioch Baptist Church
If you want to hear what classic KJVOnly Independent Fundamental Baptist pretribulation rapture preaching sounds like, you have to listen to Doug Stauffer’s recent sermon! “Pre-Wrath Rapture Hoax – Believing a Lie.” http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=123151445554 You will notice Stauffer is utterly clueless with what prewrath teaches, almost to a bizarre level. Just to give you one example […]
A Reply to David Reagan’s So-Called Critique of the Prewrath Position (Part 3 of 3) – Ep. 21
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/021-Response_to_Reagan_part_3.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed(I am posting this week’s program a couple of days early.) In this program I concluded my series responding to Dr. David Reagan of Lamb & Lion Ministries. I first responded to his objection that prewrath teaches an additional 30-day period after the seven-year period. Reagan says […]