Alan Kurschner, Ph.D. is the founder of Eschatos Ministries, teaching Bible prophecy from a futurist, premillennial, prewrath perspective.
(This is a guest post by Dr. Dean Furlong) Latin Vulgate: “ne quis vos seducat ullo modo quoniam nisi venerit discessio primum et revelatus fuerit homo peccati filius perditionis” (2 Thess 2:3) I want to thank Dr. Alan Kurschner for inviting me to … [Continue reading] about Did Jerome in the Latin Vulgate Understand Discessio in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 as ‘Defection’ or ‘Physical Departure’?
I want to respond to an issue that often comes up. Pretribulationists argue that since certain “mysteries” were absent from the Old Testament but revealed in the church age, therefore, this is evidence for the church/Israel temporal separation.[1] … [Continue reading] about ‘Mysteries’ that Extend the Church Age into the Seventieth Week
Many pretribulationists believe that the Greek word apostasia in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 means "a physical departure" (i.e. the rapture). This claim has been thoroughly debunked many times (see the two articles at the end of this post). In Koine Greek, … [Continue reading] about How Did the Syriac Version Translate the Greek ‘Apostasia’ in 2 Thess 2:3?
Dr. Kurschner explained another good reason to understand the bowl judgments to occur after the trumpet judgments, rather than have them occurring at the same time or, for some interpreters, identifying them with each other. Recapitulatory … [Continue reading] about Why the Bowls Follow AFTER the Trumpet Judgements: The FINAL Storm Theophany (Part 6) – Ep. 158
There is a link between Babylon the Great’s persecution and the Bride. Babylon is said to be responsible for the martyrdom of many saints (Rev 18:24—19:2), who are identified as part of the Bride (Rev 19:6–9). And in Rev 13:7 the saints are described … [Continue reading] about Babylon the Great, the Beast, and the Bride
Revelation - Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament by Buist M. Fanning Get it at Amazon Designed for the pastor and Bible teacher, the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament features today's top New … [Continue reading] about (Commentary Notice) Revelation – Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament
Pastor Ryan Habbena of Conquering King Fellowship in Eagan, Minnesota begins a four-week series on the teaching of Jesus on the end of the age. In this opening message, he explores the foundation of the faith as well as the framework of Biblical … [Continue reading] about Four-Week Series on the Olivet Discourse (Video)
(*Send the following article to those who follow J. D. Farag) In the video below at 24:25, pastor J. D. Farag claims that since the Geneva Bible renders the Greek word apostasia as "departure" then that is proof that it is referring to "the … [Continue reading] about A Response to Pastor J. D. Farag’s Misinformation on 2 Thess 2:3 Claiming that ‘Apostasia’ Refers to the Rapture (Video)
The first four seals prove the wicked deserve God's wrath, the fifth seal promises God's wrath, the sixth seal portends God's wrath, the two remnants are protected from God's wrath, and the seventh seal pronounces God's wrath. Related to … [Continue reading] about The Narrative Logic to the Seals of the Book of Revelation
https://bibleprophecytalk.com/bpt-what-did-the-early-church-believe-about-the-rapture/ https://bibleprophecytalk.com/bpt-what-did-the-early-church-believe-about-the-rapture/ "In one sense there is no real debate about what the early church … [Continue reading] about What Did the Early Church Fathers Believe about the Rapture? (Audio)
Some traditional dispensationalists (e.g. Chafer, Major Bible Themes, 100) have understood the seventieth week as an extension of the period of the Mosaic Law as a reconstitution of its legal principles; e.g. God ordained Sabbath, sacrifices, etc. It … [Continue reading] about Will the Seventieth Week of Daniel Be a Reconstitution of the Mosaic Law? Or Will It Be a Separate, Distinctive Dispensation?