P. E. Harris, pastor at Seely Community Church, has written a heart-felt article warning of the dangers of believing the notion that the Great Tribulation will be God’s Wrath. Here is a snippet, but the entire article is worth reading: There is a massive multi-million dollar industry dedicated to the assumption that the great tribulation […]
Rebuttals
Rapture Perspectives
We get new subscribers to the ministry and the Biblical Prophecy Program every week. For those who are new to the prewrath position, below is a written debate among myself, Craig Blomberg, and Michael Svigel. If you want to read a full-orbed book explaining the prewrath position, I have written Antichrist Before the Day of […]
(VIDEO) Debunking a Popular Hebrew Roots’ Interpretation of “But as for that day and hour no one knows it” Matthew 24:36
Joel Richardson does a good job in challenging the oft-repeated claims by Hebrew Roots date-setters that Jesus did not literally mean when he said, “But as for that day and hour no one knows it.” It is claimed that this was a “Jewish idiom” in the first century that carried an opposite meaning of what […]
Why ‘the blinking of an eye’ Does NOT Refer to the Rapture – Ep. 101
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Why__the_blinking_of_an_eye__Does_NOT_Refer_to_the_Rapture_-_Ep._101.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed“Listen, I will tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed– in a moment, in the blinking of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be […]
Does ‘I am standing at the door and knocking!’ in Revelation 3:20 Support an Any Moment Rapture? – Ep. 100
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Does__I_am_standing_at_the_door_and_knocking__in_Revelation_320_Support_an_Any_Moment_Rapture__-_Ep._100.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedRevelation 3:20 is used as a proof-text by some pretribbers for imminence. In our 100th episode I showed why this is not the case. “Listen! I am standing at the door and knocking! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come into his […]
(VIDEO) Prewrath Is ‘Satanic’ Thinks Jan Markell, Pastor J.D. Farag, and Amir Tsarfati…
In last weekend’s Understanding The Times Conferences 2017 hosted by Jan Markell’s Olive Tree Ministries, she had a meeting with two of the speakers that was video recorded. In the video below starting at the timestamp 6:45 you can hear them talk about how prewrath is “Satanic.” Well, we cannot have any of that! Let’s […]
Is 1 Corinthians 11:26 Evidence for Pretribulation Imminence? – Ep. 99
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Is_1_Corinthians_1126_Evidence_for_Pretribulation_Imminence__-_Ep._99.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI responded to another pretrib proof text for imminence that is supposed to prove the doctrine of an any-moment rapture. “For every time you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes” (1 Corinthians 11:26). Many pretribulationists think this verse […]
Valley of Hinnom
Steve Hays writes: A reader drew my attention to this post: Jesus and Hell Several fallacies in his argument: i) Metaphors originate in a particular concrete phenomena, but acquire an abstract, analogical significance. The significance of the metaphor is not identical to the natural or historical exemplar. It develops a significance that goes beyond the […]
What Is the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)? – Michael Heiser’s Interview with Holly Pivec
LISTEN HERE The New Apostolic Reformation possesses skewed eschatology, to say the least, containing some of the most bizarre—and unbiblical—interpretations I have come across in my studies. Holly Pivec (who is prewrath, incidentally) has co-authored two of the standard books on NAR. A New Apostolic Reformation?: A Biblical Response to a Worldwide Movement and God’s […]
Another Prophecy that Contradicts Pretribulation Imminence: ‘Where Is His Promised Return?’ – Ep. 98
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Another_Prophecy_that_Contradicts_Pretrib_Imminence__Where_Is_His_Promised_Return___-_Ep._98.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedToday I discussed another prophecy that contradicts pretrib imminence. Among the points I explained was how date-setters create their own self-fulfilling prophecy. This passage contains an unequivocal prophecy that must happen before Jesus returns: scoffers will arise and mock Christians for their belief in Jesus’ promised return. […]
Afterthoughts on Scott Clarke’s Failed Rapture Prediction and the Gospel-LESS ‘The Sign’ Documentary – Ep. 97
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/Afterthoughts_on_Scott_Clarke_s_Failed_Rapture_Prediction_and_the_Gospel-LESS__The_Sign__Documentary_-_Ep._97.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI responded to the failed September 23rd rapture prediction of Scott Clarke, Mark Biltz, Michael Rood, and David Meade. There is no repentance from them for their false teachings and misleading the people of God. My focus was on Scott Clarke and my admonishment of his teaching. […]