This blog seeks to encourage Christians to embrace the kingdom of God and its King, Jesus Christ, as the central elements of their message to the modern world. It does so through discussions related to the interpretation of prophetic passages throughout the Bible. These discussions contribute to the incremental development…
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In this series of posts, we’re verifying Peter’s words—all the prophets foretold his generation (Acts 3:24). We have confirmed that Moses, Samuel, Obadiah, Joel, Amos, Jonah, and Hosea did so and that their prophecies fit well in our inmillennial model of prophecy. In our last two posts (here and here),…
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In this series of posts, we’re verifying Peter’s words—all the prophets foretold his generation (Acts 3:24). We have confirmed that Moses, Samuel, Obadiah, Joel, Amos, Jonah, and Hosea did so and that their prophecies fit well in our inmillennial model of prophecy. In our last post, we saw that Micah,…
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Our survey has shown that Peter was accurate when he said all the prophets foretold his generation (Acts 3:24). We have verified that Moses, Samuel, Obadiah, Joel, Amos, Jonah, and Hosea did so and that their prophecies fit well in our inmillennial model of prophecy. In this post, we will…
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This series of posts tests Peter’s claim that all the prophets spoke about his days and his generation. According to the inmillennial prophetic model, these were the “last days” of the Mosaic age. In previous posts, we verified that Moses, Samuel, Obadiah, Joel, Amos, and Jonah did so, following the chronological…
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In this series, we’re testing Peter’s claim that all the prophets spoke about his days, his generation. According to the inmillennial prophetic model, these were the “last days” of the Mosaic age. In previous posts, we verified that Moses, Samuel, Obadiah, Joel, Amos, and Jonah did so, following the chronological…
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Peter says to church elders, “When the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away” (1 Pet 5:4). A reader left the following comment on the post Interpreting First Peter by John Formsma: Hi Mike! I would like to know how you interpret…
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Are you looking for an excellent way to speak to a crowd that has witnessed a miracle? Or for a way to encourage people with drooping spirits? Peter and our Lord Jesus suggest we point them to the Old Testament prophets. Why? Because, says Peter, “All the prophets, from Samuel…
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Peter, always bold, claimed a lot for his generation: “Yes, and all the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have also foretold these days” (Acts 3:24). All of them? Really? Perhaps he had talked to the two disciples who walked in defeat to Emmaus…
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We’re testing Peter’s claim that all the prophets spoke about his days, his generation. According to the inmillennial prophetic model, these were the “last days” of the Mosaic age. We verified that Moses (here and here), Samuel, and Obadiah did so, following the chronological order Peter (and Jesus) suggested (Acts 3:24;…
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Pastor Thomas Ray Floyd graciously permitted me to publish this article. I wanted to do so for two reasons. First, the timing seemed appropriate. I’m three days late, but this is still the week we celebrate our nation’s independence. Brother Floyd’s article encourages us to consider our vision for what…