Let me share with you the primary reason I began the AD 70 blog. I believe myself to be in a situation similar to the four lepers who discovered God had caused the army surrounding their city to flee the previous evening. The leprous men found incredible riches in the…
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Christians inherently owe the world an apology. Christ’s apostles taught us as much (e.g. 1 Peter 3:15). Our debt is not an expression of “regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another.” We owe an “apology” in the secondary sense of the word: “a defense, excuse,…
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Even though the study of prophecy can become complicated, determining your prophetic view can be reduced to answering four pivotal yes-or-no questions. The outline below will guide you through the process. When you finish, you will have classified yourself as either an amillennialist, a postmillennialist, a historic premillennialist, or a…
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I think all Christians should desire an increase in government’s size and arena of control. More government in health care, more in education, more in environmental issues, more in our personal lives . . . more, more, more! We should not only desire governmental expansion, but we should also do…
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The parodic Babylon Bee recently published an article about the 2016 US presidential election. By 11 PM on election day, according to this “report,” voting results compelled CNN reporter Wolf Blitzer to call the election, which was never in serious doubt, for Jesus Christ. The results ensured Jesus would continue his…
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My rating: 5 of 5 stars The book is available from American Vision. Gary DeMar presents an interesting thesis that fits well within a (partial) preterist view of eschatology. I am intrigued, if not totally convinced, by his Haman hypothesis for the fulfillment of Ezek 37 and Ezek 38. It…
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My rating: 4 of 5 stars Sam Storms’ transparency and honesty regarding his own struggles with prophetic interpretation increase the value of this book. At several points, for example, he admits his attraction to other eschatological views, especially postmillennialism and preterism. I would not at all be surprised if he…
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“And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.” (Luke 4:43) Let us follow the steps of Christ and his apostles in this matter. The soon-coming of the kingdom was the message first announced by John the Baptist. His message—one…
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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…