Does Matthew 24:31 refer to the rapture or Israel’s gathering? Non-pretribulationists insist that it’s the rapture of the church. A typical posttribulationist apologetic will begin with Matt 24:29 (But immediately after the tribulation of those days) and then point to v31. And he will send out his angels with a loud … [Read more...]
An Unholy Tribulation Temple?
An Unholy Temple? - is the future Tribulation Temple unholy? On a fairly regular basis, I see comments by futuristic premillennialists of all stripes calling the tribulation temple unholy or even a "fake" temple. Incidentally, I also regularly spot "fake modern Israel" tags from some premils. For some reason - and … [Read more...]
The Great Tribulation and God’s Wrath
The Great Tribulation and God’s Wrath: according to the prewrath rapture view, the Great Tribulation is nowhere called God’s wrath. Hence, it is Satan’s wrath, not God’s. Posted on X (formerly Twitter) The Great Tribulation is NEVER referred to as God's wrath against believers (contra pretrib). Only when the … [Read more...]
Robert Culver: Israel, Church and the Rapture
Robert Duncan Culver was a sober premillennial scholar who had some interesting things to say about prophecy, Israel, the Church, the rapture and many other subjects. Recently Dan Phillips mentioned Culver's little Commentary on Daniel in a tweet. That exchange spurred me to get out his Systematic and the Daniel … [Read more...]
The Great Multitude of Revelation Chapter 7
Who are the Great Multitude of Revelation chapter 7:9-17? There are different interpretations of this heavenly group depending upon one's eschatology. Even among premillennialists. Proponents of Covenant Theology often conflate the Great Multitude with the 144,000, mentioned earlier in chapter 7. An example of this … [Read more...]
Can we trust God’s promises?
Can we trust God’s promises? Throughout the Old Testament, God made strong statements and specific promises to national Israel; a nation which was more often than not disobedient. Isaiah 60 God made specific declarations about Israel in the entirety of Isaiah chapter 60. Here is how it finishes: Your people … [Read more...]
The Everlasting Joys of Heaven
The Everlasting Joys of Heaven: heaven won’t be a place where believers only stand around Christ to worship and sing for eternity. People (especially unbelievers) sometimes think that heaven will be a boring place. Some joke that hell will be more interesting. The Bible tells us that it will be a place of weeping … [Read more...]
Spurgeon and Christ’s Imminent Return
Spurgeon and Christ’s Imminent Return – yes, Charles Spurgeon really did believe that Christ could return at any moment. He lived in that mindset and advised others to do likewise. We’ve posted several articles discussing Charles Spurgeon’s views on the value of imminence. Two can be found HERE and HERE. This … [Read more...]
Michael Svigel and the Fathers
Michael Svigel and the Fathers: The purpose of this post is to introduce Svigel’s book and his articles on the Early Church Fathers. The full title of the book is: Fathers on the Future: A 2nd-Century Eschatology for the 21st-Century Church. You can watch Dr. Svigel being interviewed by Peter Goeman HERE The main … [Read more...]
God is Desiring Israel
God is Desiring Israel - I cheekily chose the title as a play on John Piper's Desiring God. God desires to redeem the nation Israel. Moreover, He will do so for His name's sake. God is Desiring Israel to be saved. He has said as much. I've profited from various articles on John Piper's website. I own three of his … [Read more...]
