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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 of an improved prophetic framework.

This model will better equip the saints for apologetics as they explain and defend their faith. It will encourage them in their mission to evangelize the nations. This blog and model of prophecy will seek to enrich the routine elements of daily life by placing them in a kingdom context.

Finally, the model will attempt to resolve interpretive issues that tend to puzzle Bible students. We will develop the prophetic model in our “Prophecy” category. Please consider reading these in chronological order to follow the development process. Reading later blog posts without the benefit of background information provided earlier may lessen the effectiveness of this structured approach to understanding God’s prophetic word.

As always, follow the lead of our Berean brothers and sisters: “They received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so” (Acts 17:11).

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As of June 12, 2019, Bible references without a specified version will default to the New King James Version. This change will affect posts published prior to this date. We had previously defaulted to the King James Version. So, some quotations in posts before this date will not match the verse(es) in the “pop up” pane.

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BLOG INDEX

• Introductory Prophetic Topics
• Development Of A Prophetic Model
• Applying Inmillenialism To Moses
• Applying Inmillenialism To Samuel
• Applying Inmillenialism To Hosea
• Applying Inmillenialism To Joel
• Applying Inmillenialism To Amos
• Applying Inmillenialism To Obadiah
• Applying Inmillenialism To Jonah
• Applying Inmillenialism To Micah
• Applying Inmillenialism To Matthew
• Applying Inmillenialism To Mark
• Applying Inmillenialism To Acts
• Applying Inmillenialism To Romans
• Applying Inmillenialism To 1 Corinthians
• Applying Inmillenialism To Colossians
• Applying Inmillenialism To 1 Thessalonians
• Applying Inmillenialism To 2 Thessalonians
• Applying Inmillenialism To 1 Timothy
• Applying Inmillenialism To Hebrews
• Applying Inmillenialism To James
• Applying Inmillenialism To 1 Peter
• Applying Inmillenialism To 2 Peter
• Applying Inmillenialism To Revelation
• Apologetics
• Reviews
• The Great Commission and Biblical Prophecy
• Guest Bloggers
• Peter, Are You Serious?
• Questions And Answers
• All Posts In Chronological Order By Date Published

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INTRODUCTORY PROPHETIC TOPICS

1. I Must Preach The Kingdom Of God
2. He Must Reign
3. Hooray for Big Government!
4. Determine Your Prophetic View
5. Christians Should Apologize!

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DEVELOPMENT OF A PROPHETIC MODEL

1. Let’s Start Building A Prophetic Model
2. The Main Thing
3. The Parousia of Christ and the Destruction of the Temple
4. Questions and Answers — Part 1
5. The X-Factor In The Olivet Discourse
6. Inauguration Turmoil
7. The Bible: The Only Source Of Christian Faith
8. The Abomination Of Desolation
9. The Great Tribulation:  A Sign Of The Temple’s Destruction
10. Jesus’ False-Prophet Sign
11. The World Ended And We Missed It!
12. A Parting Of The Ways — Part 1
13. A Parting Of The Ways — Part 2
14. The Signs In The Rearview Mirror
15. When Shall These Things Be?
16. Left Behind: Blessing Or Cursed?
17. Parables Of Watchfulness
18. The Sheep And Goats Judgment
19. First Corinthians Fifteen and Inmillennialism
20. Inmillennialism
21. A Summary of Inmillennialism — Part 1
22. A Summary of Inmillennialism — Part 2
23. A Summary of Inmillennialism — Part 3
24. A Summary of Inmillennialism — Part 4
25. So What? The VALUE of Inmillennialism — Part 1
26. So What? The VALUE of Inmillennialism — Part 2

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO MOSES

1. Peter, Are You Serious? Moses — Part 1
2. Peter, Are You Serious? Moses — Part 2

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO SAMUEL

1. Peter, Are You Serious? Samuel?

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO HOSEA

1. Peter, Are You Serious? Hosea? — Part 1
2. Peter, Are You Serious? Hosea? — Part2

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO JOEL

1. Peter, Are You Serious? Joel? — Part 1
2. Peter, Are You Serious? Joel? — Part 2

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO AMOS

1. Peter, Are You Serious? Amos?

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO OBADIAH

1. Peter, Are You Serious? Obadiah?

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO JONAH

1. Peter, Are You Serious? Jonah?

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO MICAH

1. Peter, Are You Serious? Micah? — Part 1
2. Peter, Are You Serious? Micah? — Part 2
3. Peter, Are You Serious? Micah? — Part 3

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO MATTHEW

1. Meditations In Matthew One: Matthew’s Change
2. Meditations In Matthew Two: The Last Days
3. Meditations In Matthew Two: Herod As The Little Horn
4. Meditations In Matthew Two: Herod As The End Time King
5. Meditations In Matthew Three: John’s Kingdom Announcement
6. Meditations In Matthew Four: Christ’s Temptations
7. Meditations In Matthew Four: Jesus’s Preaching
8. Meditations in Matthew Five–Seven: the Sermon on the Mount
9. Meditations in Matthew Five–Seven: A Kingdom of Nonconformists
10. Meditations in Matthew Five–Seven: A Syllogism
11. Meditations in Matthew Eight: Roman Centurions
12. Meditations in Matthew Nine: Age Transition
13. Meditations in Matthew Ten: The Jewish Mission
14. Meditations in Matthew Eleven: Age Transition (again)
15. Meditations in Matthew Twelve: A Bruised Reed and Smoking Flax
16. Meditations in Matthew Twelve: Two Ages
17. Meditations in Matthew Thirteen: The Sower
18. Meditations in Matthew Thirteen: The Weeds
19. Meditations in Matthew Thirteen: Mustard and Leaven
20. Meditations in Matthew Thirteen: the Treasure and the Pearl
21. Meditations in Matthew Thirteen: the Treasure and the Pearl — Part 2
22. Meditations in Matthew Thirteen: Fish and Scribes
23. Meditations in Matthew Fourteen: the Herods
24. Meditations in Matthew Fifteen: Isaiah
25. Meditations in Matthew Sixteen: Church and Kingdom
26. Meditations in Matthew Sixteen: Building the Church
27. Meditations in Matthew Sixteen: Keys of the Kingdom
28. Meditations in Matthew Sixteen: An Atheist Looks at Jesus’s Prophecy
29. Meditations in Matthew Seventeen: the Transfiguration
30. Meditations in Matthew Seventeen: Transfiguration Postscripts
31. Meditations in Matthew Eighteen: Entering the Kingdom
32. Meditations in Matthew Nineteen: Four Kingdom Images
33. Meditations in Matthew Twenty: The First-Last Parable
34. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-one: Kingdom Inspection
35. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-one: Two Vineyard Parables
36. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-two: The Parable of the Wedding Feast
37. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-two: A Resurrection Challenge
38. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-two: Marriage in the New Age
39. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-two: Four Questions
40. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-three: A Full Measure
41. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-four: Four Key Words
42. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-four: A Key Image
43. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-five: The Final Judgment
44. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-six: Time Stamps
45. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-six: Time Stamps (2)
46. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-seven: Rebuilding the Temple
47. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-seven and eight: Israel Redefined
48. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-seven and eight: Jesus’s Exodus
49. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-eight: Jesus’s Commission
50. Meditations in Matthew Twenty-eight: Until the End of the Age
51. A Review of John Murray’s View of the Olivet Discourse — Part 1
52. A Review of John Murray’s View of the Olivet Discourse — Part 2

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO MARK

1. Meditations In Mark Thirteen: Two Questions
2. Meditations In Mark Thirteen: Not-the-End Signs
3. Meditations In Mark Thirteen: Personal Persecution Signs
4. Meditations In Mark Thirteen: Daniel’s Abominations
5. Meditations In Mark Thirteen: More on Daniel’s Abominations
6. Meditations In Mark Thirteen: Tribulation Details
7. Meditations In Mark Thirteen: The Temple’s Destruction
8. Meditations In Mark Thirteen: The Final Sign
9. Meditations In Mark Thirteen: The Time of Jesus’s Coming

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO ACTS

1. Meditations In Acts: Acts and the Last Days
2. Meditations In Acts: “Already—Not Yet”—A Helpful Concept?
3. Meditations In Acts One: The Apostles’ Ignorance About the Kingdom
4. Meditations In Acts One: A Visible Return?
5. Meditations In Acts Two: Inmillennialism’s “Already-Not Yet”
6. Meditations In Acts Two: Did Pentecost Fulfill Prophecy?
7. Meditations In Acts Two: Outward-Facing Preaching
8. Meditations In Acts Three: The Third Temple

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO ROMANS

1. A Review of Romans

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO 1 CORINTHIANS

1. Miraculous Gifts
2. Has “Perfection” Come?
3. The “Perfection” Metaphor
4. Face to Face
5. Knowing as I am Known
6. Spiritual Gifts and Age Transitions

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO COLOSSIANS

1. How Does Colossians 3:4 Fit in Inmillennialism?

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO 1 THESSALONIANS

1. Introduction to 1 Thessalonians
2. The Church in Thessalonica
3. Election and the Thessalonians
4. Teaching by Typology
5. Two-Fold Tribulation in Thessalonica
6. Entering the Kingdom
7. Kingdom Glory
8. Filling Up Sin
9. Bad Interpretive Logic
10. Satan Hindered Us
11. Living Coram Deo
12. What Concerned the Thessalonians About Their Dead?
13. What “Word of the Lord”?
14. Where Does God Bring Dead Saints?
15. We Who Are Alive and Remain
16. Shaken in Mind
17. The Dead Will Rise First — Part 1
18. The Dead Will Rise First — Part 2
19. The Dead Will Rise First — Part 3
20. The Dead Will Rise First — Part 4
21. The Dead Will Rise First — Part 5
22. The Fathers Enter the Kingdom
23. Your Dead Shall Live
24. I Will Open Your Graves
25. I Will Ransom Them From the Grave
26. Those Who Sleep in the Dust Shall Awake
27. Tidying Up
28. Declaring God’s Mighty Acts
29. Summary of the Rapture Passage
30. Times and Seasons
31. A Prophetic Tight Wire
32. Paul and the Rapture — Part 1
33. Paul and the Rapture — Part 2
34. Paul and the Rapture — Part 3
35. Paul and the Rapture — Part 4

APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO 2 THESSALONIANS

1. Introduction to 2 Thessalonians
2. The Great Apostasy
3. The Man of Sin
4. The Works of the Man of Sin
5. The Comings of the Man of Sin and Christ

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO 1 TIMOTHY

1. Introduction to 1 Timothy
2. Did Paul Want to Come Shortly?
3. The House of God
4. In Latter Times
5. Paul’s Perspective: Present Life and Life to Come
6. Till I Come
7. On Christ’s Appearance — Part 1
8. On Christ’s Appearance — Part 2
9. On Christ’s Appearance — Part 3
10. Laying Hold on Eternal Life

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO HEBREWS

1. The Last Days In Hebrews
2. Christ Superior To Angels
3. Typology And Inmillennialism
4. Christ Superior To Moses
5. Christ Superior to Aaron — Part 1
6. Christ Superior to Aaron — Part 2
7. A Warning To The Hebrews
8. The Role Of Faith In Hebrews
9. Ye Are Come
10. Coming Home
11. Mystic Sweet Communion?
12. You Blew It Up!
13. Aids To Insights

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO JAMES

1. The Twelve Tribes
2. Perfection, Suffering, and Firstfruits in James
3. Faith, Election, and the Kingdom in James
4. The Last Days and the Coming of the Lord in James
5. Firstfruits and Prophecy

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO 1 PETER

1. Interpreting First Peter
2. The Crown of Glory

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO 2 PETER

1. The New Heavens and Earth — Part 1
2. The New Heavens and Earth — Part 2
3. The New Heavens and Earth — Part 3
4. The New Heavens and Earth — Part 4
5. John Owen on “The New Heavens and Earth”
6. Universal Flood. Universal Fire?
7. Ten Reasons Peter’s Day of the Lord Refers to the Temple’s Fall

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APPLYING INMILLENNIALISM TO REVELATION

1. The Bookends Of Revelation
2. Better Early Than Late!
3. Mapping God’s Highway In Revelation
4. Caesar Is Lord!?
5. Can God’s Kingdom Grow?
6. Israel: God’s Church Kingdom
7. False Jews and Their Persecutions
8. Repetition In Revelation
9. Replacing Broken Bottles
10. Jesus The Seal Breaker
11. Trumpets Of Tribulation — Part 1
12. Trumpets Of Tribulation — Part 2
13. Trumpets Of Tribulation — Part 3
14. Trumpets of Tribulation — Part 4
15. Trumpets of Tribulation — Part 5
16. Trumpets of Tribulation — Part 6
17. The Seven Mystic Figures — Part 1: Identities
18. The Seven Mystic Figures — Part 2: Exodus
19. The Seven Mystic Figures — Part 3: First Attack
20. The Seven Mystic Figures — Part 4: Sea Beast
21. The Seven Mystic Figures — Part 5: Land Beast
22. The Seven Mystic Figures — Part 6: The Lamb
23. The Seven Mystic Figures — Part 7: The Son Of Man
24. The Seven Vials — Part 1: The Song of Moses
25. The Seven Vials — Part 2: Our Vision
26. The Seven Vials — Part 3: It Is Done
27. The Great Whore — Part 1: Overview
28. The Great Whore — Part 2
29. Predestination And Prophecy
30. A Literal Millennium?
31. A Delayed Millennium? — Part 1
32. A Delayed Millennium? — Part 2
33. A Delayed Millennium? — Part 3
34. Death In Heaven?
35. The Messianic Age as the New Heaven and Earth — Part 1
36. The Messianic Age as the New Heaven and Earth — Part 2
37. The Messianic Age as the New Heaven and Earth — Part 3
38. Practical Inmillennialism

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APOLOGETICS

1. Christians Should Apologize
2. The Bible: the Only Source of Christian Faith
3. A Nonbeliever Looks at Christianity

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REVIEWS

1. Review of Kingdom Come: The Amillennial Alternative by Sam Storms
2. Review of The Gog and Magog End-Time Alliance by Gary DeMar
3. A Review of “Acts 1:9–11 and the Hyper-Preterism Debate” by Keith A. Mathison
4. Inmillennialism: Redefining the Last Days—A Review by Jack Kettler
5. A Response to Pheelan McPhalen’s Review of Inmillennialism: Redefining the Last Days
6. A Review of John Murray’s View of the Olivet Discourse — Part 1
7. A Review of John Murray’s View of the Olivet Discourse — Part 2

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THE GREAT COMMISSION AND BIBLICAL PROPHECY

1. The Great Commission and Biblical Prophecy: Introduction
2. The Great Commission and Biblical Prophecy: The Beginning
3. Jesus’ Prophecy and the Disciples’ Questions
4. Jesus’ Prophecy and the Disciples’ Second Question
5. Jesus Response: General Preliminary Signs — Part 1
6. Jesus Response: General Preliminary Signs — Part 2
7. Jesus’ Specific Preliminary Signs — Part 1
8. Jesus’ Specific Preliminary Signs — Part 2
9. Jesus’ Specific Preliminary Signs — Part 3
10. The Abomination of Desolation
11. The Days of Vengeance
12. The Greatest Tribulation
13. Deliverance from the Great Tribulation
14. Immediate Signs: Lightning — Part 1
15. Immediate Signs: Lightning — Part 2

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GUEST BLOGGERS

1. A Brief Examination of Christ’s Olivet Discourse — Part 1 (Michael Ivey)
2. A Brief Examination of Christ’s Olivet Discourse — Part 2 (Michael Ivey)
3. Baptists and Optimism — Part 1 (Jay Chambers)
4. The New Heavens and Earth — Part 1 (John Formsma)
5. The New Heavens and Earth — Part 2 (John Formsma)
6. The New Heavens and Earth — Part 3 (John Formsma)
7. The New Heavens and Earth — Part 4 (John Formsma)
8. The Bear and the Beaver (Peter LaByer)
9. Interpreting First Peter (John Formsma)
10. The Disastrous Results of Attempted Autonomy (Thomas Ray Floyd)

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PETER, ARE YOU SERIOUS?

1. Peter, Are You Serious? Introduction — Part 1
2. Peter, Are You Serious? Introduction — Part 2
3. Peter, Are You Serious? Moses — Part 1
4. Peter, Are You Serious? Moses — Part 2
5. Peter, Are You Serious? Samuel?
6. Peter, Are You Serious? Obadiah?
7. Peter, Are You Serious? Joel? — Part 1
8. Peter, Are You Serious? Joel? — Part 2
9. Peter, Are You Serious? Amos?
10. Peter, Are You Serious? Jonah?
11. Peter, Are You Serious? Hosea? — Part 1
12. Peter, Are You Serious? Hosea? — Part 2
13. Peter, Are You Serious? Micah? — Part 1
14. Peter, Are You Serious? Micah? — Part 2

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. Questions and Answers — Part 1
2. When He Shall Appear In First John Three, Verse Two
3. Paul and the Rapture — Part 1
4. Paul and the Rapture — Part 2
5. Paul and the Rapture — Part 3
6. Paul and the Rapture — Part 4
7. Questions and Answers — Part 2
8. Questions and Answers — Part 3
9. Questions and Answers — Part 4: A Visible Return?
10. A Review of Acts One, 9–11 and the Hyper-Preterism Debate by Keith A. Mathison
11. Appearing with Christ in Glory
12. Questions and Answers (re. First Thessalonians)
13. Shaken in Mind (re. Second Thessalonians chapter two)
14. Forever?
15. A Bruised Reed and Smoking Flax
16. What About Wicked Men Now?

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ALL POSTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER BY DATE PUBLISHED

 

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