There has never been a greater advocate of the universal composition of the Christian faith than Paul, who emphatically asserted that in Christ “there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male not female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Gal. 3:28). This means that when […]
Rebuttals
Where Do Believers Go after the Rapture? – Remain in the Sky, Descend to Earth, or Ushered into Heaven? – Ep. 8
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/008-Where_Do_Believers_Go_after_the_Rapture.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedWhere Do Believers Go after the Rapture? I first explained that after the rapture God’s people will be escorted, not to earth, but to the throne of the Father in heaven. I provided four biblical passages that demonstrate this: 2 Corinthians 4:14 John 14:1–3 Revelation 7:13–15 Isaiah […]
A Reply to Dr. Michael Vlach of The Master’s Seminary and His Misrepresentation of the Prewrath Viewpoint
I expect pop pretrib teachers such as Thomas Ice, Tim Lahaye, and others to misrepresent the prewrath position—they do it all the time, and don’t care. They do it on purpose and we know this because they have been repeatedly corrected in private emails and in public on the Internet. This is why Thomas Ice […]
Do the 24 Elders in the Book of Revelation “Represent” the Church? A Reply to Pretribulationism – Ep. 7
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/007-Do_the_24_Elders_in_the_Book_of_Revelation_Represent_the_Church_A_Reply_to_Pretribulationism.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI talked about the issue of the identify of the 24 elders in Revelation 4–5. Pretribulationism argues that the body of twenty-four elders “represent” the church and therefore the rapture will happen before the “tribulation period.” I responded to a couple of their key arguments and showed […]
Correcting a Common Amillennial Objection Against Premillennialism
A person recently objected to my premillennialism by asserting: The problem (one of them) with premill as I see it, is that the clear NT passages appear to teach unequivocally that when Jesus returns, there is the last judgement and then the final new heavens and the new earth. The problem with this objection is […]
A Reply to Jonathan Cahn’s Mystery of the Shemitah
David James has written a reply to Jonathan Cahn’s theory of the Shemitah.
Hebrew Roots and Biltz’s Blood Moons and Shemitah Theory – Ep. 6
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/006-Hebrew_Roots_Cult_and_Mark_Biltzs_Blood_Moons_and_Shemitah_Theory.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI first talked about the “Hebrew Roots” movement. I explained that the old covenant has been abrogated by Christ at his first coming and that new covenant believers are under the new law of Christ, not the Mosaic law, or even part of the Mosaic law such […]
Barry Horner on Future Israel and Responding to Replacement Theology
Barry Horner, author of Future Israel: Why Christian Anti-Judaism Must Be Challenged, is a leading theologian on the issue of Israel’s future. Every premillennialist must own his book. He also runs Bunyan Ministries, which contains a treasure trove of must-read articles. I will be posting some of his articles in the coming weeks and months. […]
Does the Bible Teach the Rapture? An Explanation of 1 Thessalonians 4:17 – Ep. 4
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/004-Does_the_Bible_Teach_the_Rapture.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI responded to those who deny that the Bible teaches the rapture by giving biblical evidence for the rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4:17. I first described the context of this verse in Thessalonians 4:13-16, leading up to verse 17. Second, I expounded on verse 17 and the […]
Three Views of the Rapture – Pre-Tribulationism (Michael Svigel), Pre-Wrath (Alan Kurschner), and Post-Tribulationism (Craig Blomberg)
We have a lot of new readers on this blog, so I thought it would be helpful to re-post an interview where I represented the pre-wrath position. Michael Svigel represented pre-tribulationism, and Craig Blomberg represented post-tribulationism. There was a final Q&A section. Mike Svigel – Pretribulationism Alan Kurschner – Prewrath Craig Blomberg – Posttribulationism Questions and […]
When Does the Binding of Satan’s Thousand Years Begin? – Revelation 19:11–20:3 Supports Premillennialism, not Amillennialism – Ep. 3
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/003-Revelation_20.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI talked about what the millennial debate is not about, and what it is about. Many interpreters frame the wrong question when they engage the millennial debate. This allowed me to introduce the most fundamental principle of interpreting the Bible, which is to ignore chapter breaks. I […]