ESCHATOS MINISTRIES

Alan Kurschner, Ph.D. is the founder of Eschatos Ministries, teaching Bible prophecy from a futurist, premillennial, prewrath perspective.

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My Post-Debate Commentary and Why Tommy Ice Failed to Support His Pretribulational Rapture – Ep 48

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/048-My_Post-Debate_Commentary_and_Why_Tommy_Ice_Failed_to_Support_His_Pretribulational_Rapture.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI gave my post-debate commentary on my eschatology debate with Thomas Ice. I discussed the following topics that were covered in the debate and expanded on them here: -The celestial disturbances in Joel 2, Matthew 24, Luke 21, and Revelation 6 -Comparing Scripture with Scripture -What is […]

My Eschatology Debate with Pretrib Thomas Ice on the Antichrist, Rapture, and Second Coming – Ep. 47

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/047-My_Eschatology_Debate_with_Pretrib_Thomas_Ice_on_the_Antichrist_Rapture_and_Second_Coming.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedIn this episode I posted the entire audio of the debate for The Biblical Prophecy Program™.  The debate is also posted at the main debate page with audio and video found here: CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO OF DEBATE In this episode I prefaced the debate with […]

A Reply to Jim McClarty’s Critique of the Prewrath Position: He Gets the Prewrath Basics Wrong – Ep. 46

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/A_Reply_to_Jim_McClartys_Critique_of_the_Prewrath_Position_He_Gets_the_Prewrath_Basics_Wrong__Ep_46.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed I replied to pretribulational teacher Jim McClarty’s critique of the prewrath position. This is the first episode of a series responding to an article he wrote against the prewrath position. I first described how good men of God can have blind spots and in this case […]

A Reply to Jan Markell’s “Understanding the Times” Prophecy Conference and Ed Hindson Likening Prewrath to Beating Your Wife – Ep. 45

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/045_A_Reply_to_Jan_Markells__Understanding_the_Times__Prophecy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI first talked about Jan Markell’s sensational, pretrib, annual, Bible prophecy conference. It represents the typical pretrib conference that is not very helpful for people to learn about Bible prophecy. Second, I played a clip of pretrib teacher Dr. Ed Hindson from last year’s Markell’s conference. It […]

A Reply to Renald Showers on James 5:7–9, Imminency, and the Meaning of the Greek Perfect Tense – Ep. 44

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/044-A_Reply_to_Renald_Showers_on_James_57_9_Imminency_and_the_Meaning_of_the_Greek_Perfect_Tense.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI responded to pretrib teacher Renald Showers and his misunderstanding of the Greek perfect tense-form and thus his interpretation of James 5:7–9 and how that affects his pretrib imminency. Specifically, I responded to the following statement by Renald E. Showers: “[T]he fact that the Greek verbs translated […]

Learn Biblical Greek Online | Private Tutoring Course in New Testament (Koine) Greek – Ep. 43

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/043-Learn_Biblical_Greek_Online_Private_Tutoring_Course_in_New_Testament_Koine_Greek.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI talked about my new Biblical Greek course that I am teaching, which you can find here: www.alankurschner.com/greek I announced this week that I am offering a Biblical Greek online course; or more specifically, I will be giving private tutoring one-on-one over skype or some other preferred […]

The Emotional, Sentimental Attachment to the Tradition of an Imminent Pretrib Rapture – Ep. 42

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/042-Attachment_to_the_Tradition_of_an_Imminent_Pretrib_Rapture.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI talked about the pervasive emotional attachment that many pretrib believers have toward the notion of of imminency.  I  also read a pertinent selection from S. P. Tregelles’s The Hope of Christ’s Second Coming on sentiment and emotion. “Perhaps today!” is the expression that many of us have […]

New Christian Zionists Seek Distance From ‘Wild, Crazy Popular Apocalypticism’ – Ep. 41

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/New_Christian_Zionists_Seek_Distance_From_Wild_Crazy_Popular_Apocalypticism.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI commented on the following article from the Christian Post, as well as talked about a couple of semi-related issues. New Christian Zionists Seek Distance From ‘Wild, Crazy Popular Apocalypticism’ There was a recent conference, “People of the Land: A Twenty-First Century Case for Christian Zionism” that […]

Does Paul Teach There Will Be a “Gap” of Time between the Rapture and the Day of the Lord’s Wrath? – Ep. 40

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/040-Does_Paul_Teach_There_Will_Be_a_Gap_of_Time_between_the_Rapture_and_the_Day_of_the_Lord_s_Wrath.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI talked about the apostle Paul’s teaching of the temporal relationship between the rapture and the beginning of the day of the Lord’s wrath and its implications. Prewrath eschatology teaches that the rapture and the onset of the day of the Lord’s wrath will happen back-to-back on […]

Does Jesus Teach There Will Be a “Gap” of Time between the Rapture and the Day of the Lord’s Wrath? – Ep. 39

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/039-Does_Jesus_Teach_There_Will_Be_a__Gap__of_Time_between_the_Rapture_and_the_Day_of_the_Lord_s_Wrath_.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI talked about the temporal relationship between the rapture and the beginning of the day of the Lord’s wrath and its implications. Prewrath eschatology teaches that the rapture and the onset of the day of the Lord’s wrath will happen back-to-back on the very same day. The […]

A Reply to Pastor Greg Laurie’s Pretribulational Sermon on the Rapture and the Antichrist – Ep. 38

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/038_A_Reply_to_Greg_Lauries_Pretribulational_Sermon_on_the_Rapture_and_the_Antichrist.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI replied to Harvest Christian Fellowship’s shallow sermon by Greg Laurie on his pretribulational rapture and Antichrist view. He believes the church will be raptured before the Antichrist emerges. He painfully confuses the event of the Antichrist’s great tribulation with the day of the Lord’s judgment. I pointed […]

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