Traditional pretribulationists have consistently believed that the rapture and the inception of the day of the Lord’s wrath will occur back-to-back on the same day. Prewrath came along and pointed out the “Before the day of the Lord” passages (e.g. Joel 2:29–31; Mal 4:5; 2 Thess 2:3) and demonstrated that since the Bible teaches that […]
Rebuttals
Why the Bowls Follow AFTER the Trumpet Judgements: The ‘One Third’ Statements of the Trumpet Judgments (Part 4) – Ep. 156
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/The_One_Third_of_the_Trumpet_Judgments_Part_4_Ep._156.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedDr. Kurschner continued to give reasons why the bowl judgments will follow after the trumpet judgments, against the recapitulation view. He focused on the limited scope description of the ‘one third’ statements in contrast to a much wider scope described in the bowl judgments. For example: Rev […]
Jack Hibbs Wants to Have a Discussion, but Jan Markell Does Not [Video]
In the video below at the time stamp 47:22 Jack Hibbs says it is imperative to have this argument on the rapture issue (I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt that he means interaction with other viewpoints). Then immediately Jan Markell jumps in and throws a wet towel by saying those who “attack” pretrib […]
At the end of the day, Amillennialism uses allegorical interpretation
[In response to covenant/amillennial theology, Blaising and Bock write:] “Rather than talking about an earthly, carnal kingdom, as the original language of the human prophet suggests, the “unconscious symbol” is the new heavens and new earth as the New Testament indicates by its emphasis on this theme and its exclusion of discussion about the land. […]
Why the Bowls Follow AFTER the Trumpet Judgements: the Swift Imagery of the ‘Bowl’ (Part 3) – Ep. 155
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/The_Swift_Imagery_of_the_Bowl_Part_3_-_Ep_155.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedDr. Kurschner explained a point on the qualified language of the trumpet judgments in contrast to the unqualified or unabated language of the bowl judgments. The Greek word for “bowl” in the Book of Revelation is φιάλη, which refers to “a broad, shallow bowl,” where the contents […]
The Meaning of ‘Secret’ in the Pretribulational Rapture Expression ‘the Secret Coming of Christ’
An older expression in pretribulational literature—and can still be used occasionally today—is secret coming or secret rapture. From my exposure to older pretrib and non-pretrib literature, it seemed to be used synonymous with the expressions signless coming or signless rapture, in contrast to an announced coming or announced rapture. Darby attempted to answer objections to his secret […]
A Note on the Upcoming Rapture Debate between Gary DeMar and Kent Hovind
Gary DeMar and Kent Hovind will be debating on the rapture. I have a few comments. First, Kent Hovind is not prewrath. So contrary to DeMar, he is not debating a prewrath exponent. Not sure who fed him that. Hovind is an idiosyncratic posttribber, who is appropriating the popular term “prewrath.” Hovind’s eschatology, with all […]
Did Charles Spurgeon Believe in Imminence?
The short answer is ‘no.’ Recently, Alf Cengia, a pretrib blogger wrote concerning Charles Spurgeon, who is claimed to have purportedly believed in imminence, “what’s good for Charles Spurgeon should be good for me and just about everyone else.” The fallacy of “the appeal to authority” is not a biblical principle of interpretation. As you […]
Gundry on ‘A-Tribulationism’
Postribulationist Robert H. Gundry, who held to the futurity of Daniel’s seventieth week, states: “Those who hold to the historical view of the seventieth week [e.g. amillennialists, historical premillennialists] should be designated a-tribulationists; for although they may allow for a few events necessarily prior to the second coming, they squeeze them into such a short […]
Future National Israel
Blaising and Bock write, For [Bruce] Waltke, the issue centers on the land. But is his criterion for “proof” too narrow, demanding as he does an explicit New Testament affirmation of Israel’s inheritance in the land in order for Old Testament promises to be taken in their historical sense? Is land the central issue Waltke […]
On Misrepresenting Dispensationalism
Craig A. Blaising tells the following story, Recently, one of my students wrote a paper on current issues in dispensationalism. At the beginning he quoted a prominent pastor who identified dispensationalism as that dangerous heresy of date-setting. The student, of course, dismissed this charge as simply uninformed. Dispensationalism is a futurist premillennialism. Its very reception […]