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…

In my last post, I gave three reasons for objecting to Dr. John Murray’s divisions of the Olivet Discourse into different periods. I mentioned that Dr. Sam Waldron adopted Murray’s views and has explained and expanded them. Here, I will discuss the underlying presuppositions that put them in a position…

Dr. Sam Waldron recently spoke at the Conquering and to Conquer: An Eschatology of Victory conference. The title of the conference piqued my interest in his views on eschatology. I found he accepts Dr. John Murray’s view of the Olivet Discourse as his own (see The Meaning of Matthew 24, Part…

In this series, The Great Commission and Biblical Prophecy, we’re considering Jesus’ prophecy about the temple’s destruction (Matt 24:1–2), the disciples’ questions regarding the timing and the signs related to it (Matt 24:3), and Jesus’ response to their questions. We’re in the section where the Lord gives the signs (Matt…

Let’s pause for a moment to reorient ourselves, especially regarding the overall theme of this blog series—the Great Commission and prophecy.  Jesus, in His Olivet Discourse, foretells the temple’s fall (Matt 24:1–2). The disciples, in response, ask for signs of that event (Matt 24:3). Jesus gives preliminary signs (Matt 24:4–14)…

Jesus closes His explanation of the “great tribulation” sign with a promise to deliver the elect Jews from that catastrophe: “Unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened” (Matt 24:22). He also tells His disciples what they must…

Jesus gives a second description of the “great tribulation” sign: it would be one “such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be” (Matt 24:21). This begins the shift in literary styles that I mentioned earlier (here), from unadorned prose…

In the last post (here), I discussed one aspect of Jesus’ great tribulation sign: the desolation it brought. Here, I begin examining the descriptions it required. Through these descriptions, Jesus showed the significance of the “great tribulation.” This time of upheaval would be (1) the days of God’s vengeance against…

Jesus answered the disciples’ sign question by presenting signs that would be “the beginning of the birth pains” for Israel (Matt 24:8 ESV). Now, He gives a sign nearer to the temple’s fall: “There will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until…

Pheelan McPhalen honored me on his podcast, All Things Eschatology. In a recent thirty-minute episode, Is Inmillennialism a Thing?, he reviewed my book, Inmillennialism: Redefining the Last Days. He did so after hearing my interview with Josh Howard on Eschatology Matters (here).  I am thankful for Pheelan’s review. He was…

My recent interview with Josh Howard on the show Eschatology Matters intensified a need I have felt for some time. He asked how the sheep and goats judgment in the Olivet Discourse (Matt 25:31–46) fits into inmillennialism. The difficulty arises because I believe Jesus focused on one subject—the destruction of…