Is Second Thessalonians One a pretrib problem? Some think so. It depends on what assumptions we bring to the text. Despite the confidence people have in their positions, all rapture timing views have difficult areas. So we should humbly avoid dogmatism. For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction … [Read more...]
Kept from the Hour of Trial
How are Christians Kept from the Hour of Trial? What does the promise of Revelation 3:10 really mean? Does it support the pretrib rapture? Some time ago I saw an individual's anti-pretrib comments on various social media platforms. He wasn't just part of the usual anti-pretrib police. This man was promoting his new … [Read more...]
A Great Multitude of Rapture Musings
A great multitude of rapture musings: the pretrib view has been accused of circular reasoning and arguments appealing to eisegesis. What about pretrib's critics? At around 2006, I found my way into Jack Kinsella's Omega Letter forum. Jack was pretrib, as most of the members were. I was somewhat skeptical - posttrib … [Read more...]
The Wrath of Christ
Talking about the Wrath of Christ isn't done in polite society. Not just in the secular sphere but also in the religious. The message constantly preached nowadays is that God is Love. There's no place for wrath. While it is true that love is one of God's attributes, God is also just. Because God is just, He hates … [Read more...]
The Nature of Our Hope
What is the Nature of Our Hope? Is it not the redemption of our sick dying bodies and our wicked natures? And is not that hope found in Christ's accomplished work on our behalf? In Prayer and Spiritual Warfare (Saved in Hope), Charles Spurgeon wrote, Our hope of being completely delivered from sin in our spirits … [Read more...]
The Day of the Lord – 1 Thessalonians 5
What did the Apostle Paul mean by the expression "peace and safety" before the Day of the Lord in 1 Thessalonians 5? What can we say about its timing? Is it pretribulational? Now as to the times and the epochs, brethren, you have no need of anything to be written to you. For you yourselves know full well that the … [Read more...]
The Lord Jesus Christ is Coming Soon
Are you ready? There will be mockers who note that people have been saying that for eons. Don't fall into the trap. Jesus is always coming soon. One day He will surprise those who are still on this earth. Always be ready. Dr. Steven Lawson recently sent out three tweets which impacted me. I'll cite them in bold. … [Read more...]
Pretribbers Thessalonians and Hobby Horses
The problem with Pretribbers, Thessalonians and Hobby Horses... Ah, those poor pretribulationists - they never seem to get it right. Or so I'm told. For a bunch of reasons these days I'm less motivated to ride my prophecy hobby-horse. There are other things I want to focus on. Every once in a while I hop back … [Read more...]
On Prophecy Charts and Virgins
On Prophecy Charts and Virgins. Or putting it another way, how does believing a posttrib chart turn someone into a Tribulation Prepared Saint? Some people seem to think it does. I used to be one of the administrators of a pretrib-prophecy Facebook group. Every now and then I revisit the forum. On one trip someone … [Read more...]
Will Craig get Left Behind?
Note: The article "Will Craig get Left Behind" first appeared on the Omega Letter website. In anticipation of a Left Behind movie remake, Christian apologist William Lane Craig once threw his hat into the ring and proffered his opinion on the rapture. It's unclear to me if he was asked for his view or whether he felt … [Read more...]
