I just listened to the debate between Michael Brown and Gary DeMar on whether the church has replaced Israel. This was one doozy of a lopsided debate. You can download it for free here. Gary DeMar is stuck in 1970 when the The Late, Great Planet Earth was published by Hal Lindsey. I have noticed […]
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The Expressions the “Day of the Lord” and the “Second Coming” Refer to the Same Event – Ep. 31
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/The_Expressions_the__Day_of_the_Lord__and_the__Second_Coming__Refer_to_the_Same_Event.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedI explained that the expressions the “day of the Lord” and the “second coming” (parousia) refer to the same event, the return of Christ. They are co-referential and thus can be used interchangeably. I cautioned against committing the word concept fallacy where one would require that a […]
Avoiding the Word Concept Fallacy – A Lesson in Biblical and Theological Interpretation – Ep. 12
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/thebiblicalprophecyprogram/012-Word_Concept_Fallacy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed I talked about the very common word fallacy called the “word-concept” fallacy. I explained why it is important to understand this fallacy of biblical interpretation because it impinges upon our theology of biblical prophecy. I then defined the word-concept fallacy, that it is an assumption that […]
Want to Learn Koine Greek? Beginning and Intermediate Greek Grammars, Linguistics, and Biblical Resources
I plan to post an extended bibliography on Greek linguistics. But I know some of you will want to get up and running right now. Here is my opinion. For beginning Greek grammars I recommend Rodney Decker’s first year Greek grammar coming out November 18 (soon), Reading Koine Greek: An Introduction and Integrated Workbook; and […]
The Third Seal Corresponds to the Birth Pang of Famines in Matthew 24:7
I want to comment on Darrin Ball’s denial that the third seal is not referring to famine, in particular the birth pang of famine in Matthew 24:27. He places the third seal after the midpoint. Ball is a sharp prewrather, but I believe he is mistaken on this issue. 1. One of his main objections […]
Revelation 15:1 Seven Angels Who Have Seven Final [Eschatos] Plagues
Then I saw another great and astounding sign in heaven: seven angels who have seven final [eschatas] plagues (they are final because in them God’s anger is completed [etelesthē]). (Rev 15:1) John Accomando asserts: Revelation 15:1 doesn’t say that the vials “finish” the wrath of God. The Greek word is “teleō”, which also means “to […]
The Word “Church” in the Book of Revelation
Pretribulationism maintains that since the actual word “church” (ekklēsia) does not appear in chapters 4–21, but is mentioned many times before chapter 4, it is assumed then that the church will be raptured before the events of chapter 4. This is very bad argumentation that is made in popular books, but rejected even by scholarly […]
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Alan E. Kurschner (Ph.D., McMaster Divinity College) is a biblical scholar committed to proclaiming the good news of God’s salvation in this dark world and heralding the second coming of his Son, Jesus Christ. Dr. Kurschner is the owner of Eschatos Ministries and the author of Antichrist Before the Day of the Lord: What Every […]