Dr. Alan Kurschner Answers Your Bible Prophecy Questions
The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, eds. Michael Rydelnik and Edwin Blum Get it at … [Continue reading] about The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, editors Michael Rydelnik and Edwin Blum (Book Notice)
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A few weeks back I attended the annual ETS meeting in San Diego. The first unit I took in was on "The Future of Progressive Dispensationalism." The session I heard was by Bruce A. Ware entitled, "The Hermeneutics of Progressive Dispensationalism … [Continue reading] about My Positive Interaction with Progressive Dispensationalist Bruce Ware at the Annual ETS Meeting
This week I posted on the Modern Hebrew-Speaking Jew Fallacy, at least that is what I call it. A reader from Israel chimed in with the following. Hi Alan, Timely post this one. Living out here [Israel] I see this exact same thing quite a bit. While … [Continue reading] about A Follow Up to My Recent Post ‘The Modern Hebrew-Speaking Jew Fallacy”
This is a real fallacy that is pervasive in some evangelical circles, especially pretrib circles. There is also the Modern Greek-Speaking Greek counterpart fallacy. But the former is more common. Many evangelicals think that modern Jews who speak … [Continue reading] about ‘The Modern Hebrew-Speaking Jew’ Fallacy
Arnold Fruchtenbaum states: Genesis 7:10 states that the waters of the flood began seven days after Noah entered the ark. . . . The flood did not come the same day that Noah entered the ark . . . Just as there was a period of time between Noah … [Continue reading] about A Reply to Arnold Fruchtenbaum’s Glaring Omission of a Key Part of the Noahic Flood Narrative
Arnold Fruchtenbaum states: [I]mminency does not mean that "no prophesied events must occur before the rapture." Imminence means that no prophecied event must be fulfilled before the rapture, although the possibility does exist." In attempt to … [Continue reading] about A Reply to Arnold Fruchtenbaum on Misrepresenting Marvin Rosenthal’s Definition of Pretrib Imminence
Arnold Fruchtenbaum claims: "[T]here is nothing in the context of the fifth seal to indicate [that the saints are martyred because they would not bow down to the Antichrist]."* On the contrary, Fruchtenbaum omits an important cohesive tie: “Now … [Continue reading] about A Reply to Arnold Fruchtenbaum on the Identity of the Fifth Seal Martyrs
Arnold Fruchtenbaum claims: "The 'persecution' of in Matthew 24 follows the abomination, and the 'persecution' spoken of in the fifth seal precedes it. The two passages do not speak of the same persecutions but two distinct ones." He then further … [Continue reading] about A Reply to Arnold Fruchtenbaum on so-called ‘Two Different Persecutions’ in Matthew 24
Arnold Fruchtenbaum claims, "The sixth seal does portray a cosmic disturbance, but nowhere does it say that it is that cosmic disturbance which kicks off the day of the Lord" (emphasis mine)* On the contrary, a little good ol' fashion comparing … [Continue reading] about A Reply to Arnold Fruchtenbaum on the Day of the Lord
I just arrived back last night from the annual ETS/SBL conferences that took place this past week in San Diego. They are back to back academic conferences, the largest in the world of biblical scholars. It is also the most exhausting week of the year … [Continue reading] about Update on the ETS/SBL Conferences in San Diego