Perry Stone in this video asserts, “After 50,000 hours of Bible study I have done everything I can to try to prove there will be a post-trib coming and I can’t prove it.” Sure, and I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. Why the sensational, goofy statements? Because he is talking to his […]
Rebuttals
Part 4 – Why the “Coming” in Matthew 24:36–44 Refers Back to Verses 30–31
The third reason why verses 36–44 refer to the immediate context of the coming in verses 30–31 is recognizing Jesus’ audience. Hart argues verses 4–35 are intended for a Jewish audience and verses 36–44 are for the church. However, both passages have the same audience of disciples. The second person plural “you” is found in […]
A Debate Challenge for Perry Stone
In this video, Perry Stone defending pretribulationism gives a convoluted argument trying to show that Matthew 24:31 is not speaking of the rapture but instead depicts the gathering of the Jews. His argument is namely based on a forced interpretation of the feasts onto Matthew 24. He also responds to the prewrath position which he […]
Part 3 – Why the “Coming” in Matthew 24:36–44 Refers Back to Verses 30–31
The second reason why verses 36–44 refer to the immediate context of the coming in verses 30–31 is found in the natural antecedent. Verse 36 reads, “But as for that day and hour no one knows it—not even the angels in heaven—except the Father alone” (Matt 24:36). The immediate and natural antecedent of “that” day […]
Part 2 – Why the “Coming” in Matthew 24:36–44 Refers Back to Verses 30–31
As mentioned in the first part, Hart views these two passages as incompatible because he construes verses 4–35 teaching signs before Christ’s coming, while verses 36–44 teaching no signs before his coming. Therefore, he claims verses 36–44 must not be referring back to the coming in verses 30–31, instead must refer to a pretribulational rapture […]
Part 1 – Why the “Coming” in Matthew 24:36–44 Refers Back to Verses 30–31
Pretribs have three big proof texts: James 5:7–9, Titus 2:11–14, and Matthew 24:36. It is the latter proof text that I will split up in a six part series. This first part is the introduction explaining the argumentation for their interpretation. In the next five parts I will give five reasons why the “Coming” in […]
Bible-Centered Conference Contrasted with America-Centered Conference
This is a teachable moment. An hour ago, I posted about Jan Markell’s upcoming prophecy conference. I was curious to see what prophecy subjects and biblical texts the speakers were going to be covering, and I was alarmed to learn about the Me-centered (or America-centered) sessions by the speakers. If the following does not represent […]
On Pat Robertson, Eschatology Matters…Again
A lot of people are shocked when Pat Roberson makes bizarre statements every so often on his television show. I’m not. I am not left wondering why he said this or that because I understand it stems from his sick and perverted, health-wealth, dominion postmillennialism (to be sure, there are other versions of postmillennialism that […]
A Norris Update: He Gives a Non-Response Response
“I only have this to say about Alan Kurschn [sic] and his blogging about me: LOL.” —Wesley Norris There you go folks, I did not expect a meaningful biblical response to my articles on Wesley Norris’ pretribulational theology. For the record his response has been basically name calling: heresy, blaspheming, apostate, and flippantly laughing (“LOL”). […]
“The pre-wrath movement is apostate” —Wesley Norris
I am calling on Wesley Norris to publicly repent of his egregious slander against his prewrath brothers and sisters in Christ. If anyone knows where Norris attends church, please let me know. His elders need to be informed of his slander he is propagating on the Internet, so they can restrain him from continuing to […]
Wesley Norris Doubles Down On His Perversion of God’s Purposes
Norris: [W]hat kind of glory would it bring the Father to physically persecute His Son’s bride before His Son is married to her? I don’t know about you, but I think that is a sick and twisted concept. Yet this is what the pre-wrath crowd is wanting the Church to believe. (Source here). Wesley Norris […]