This question was posed in a recent article by Michael Vlach from The master's Seminary. I'll be riding on his coat tails for much of this column, and adding my own thoughts to his. In other words I'm stealing his ideas. I've mentioned once before that my introduction to eschatology occurred at around age six while … [Read more...]
Iran and Those Civil Protests
What's going on with Iran and those civil protests? The recent Iranian civil unrest has drawn some interesting predictions and analyses from the pundits. This is one of those frequent times I'd profit from input from Omega Letter founder Jack Kinsella. One problem is that there are so many variables and twists and … [Read more...]
Gospel of Grace Fellowship Eschatology Series
The Gospel of Grace Fellowship Eschatology Series and some miscellaneous thoughts about rapture timing division. Back in 2010 Eric Douma conducted a series on eschatology. Much of the series' focus was on rapture timing. I'd already become familiar with many of the sources Douma drew from, and had reached somewhat … [Read more...]
President Trump Recognizes Israel’s Biblical Capital
President Trump Recognizes Israel's Biblical Capital. And the world rejoices for Israel at this momentous occasion. If you've only just arrived from Pluto (or woken from a coma) you'd be forgiven for not hearing the BIG news. By the time anyone reads this column it will have been a week since President Trump … [Read more...]
Esoteric Theology or Biblical Hermeneutics
Esoteric Theology or Biblical Hermeneutics? Which should we use when interpreting Old Testament prophecy? Obviously the latter, right? Let's put it in more popular way. Should we use a literal or biblical hermeneutics for Old Testament prophecy? This is something of a trick question sometimes raised by those who are … [Read more...]
Trouble with Pretrib Tribulation
A recent Pulpit & Pen column was titled The Trouble with Tribulation. Written by P. E. Harris, its focus was an attack on pretribulationism. Articles of this type are often condescending and ill-informed. It's a pity they're shared indiscriminately. In this case the author implies that pretribulationists expect a … [Read more...]
A Quaking Middle East
We've seen earthquakes rumble through the region. But there have been other quakes to be concerned about. There was a massive earthquake in the Middle East the weekend prior to the writing of this article. It struck near the northeastern Iraqi city of Halabjah and measured 7.3 on the Richter scale. As of writing, … [Read more...]
MacArthur’s Mark of the Beast
Do pretribulationists like MacArthur really take a haphazard view on the Mark of the Beast? Some time ago John MacArthur's response to a question about whether someone could accept the Mark of the Beast and repent caused a stir in prophecy circles. He believed one could repent. I wouldn't have given the same answer. … [Read more...]
Send those Refugees Back Home
Send them back to the lands they came from. They're better off there. I can already hear the righteous cries of indignation from Social Justice Warriors. Any public decree to send refugees back to the land of their origins is bound to set Twitter Land on fire for weeks. We'd hear long platitudes about love and … [Read more...]
On Christian Jihad and Peace Making
When we hear the word "jihad" I bet most of us are on the same page. We conjure up images of terrorists with guns, or someone with a bomb strapped around their torso, or even someone flying a plane into a building. These images of jihad are predominant in our minds because experience can be a powerful teacher. The … [Read more...]
