Some readers have objected to inmillennialism’s interpretation of Peter’s passage about the day of the Lord (2 Pet 3:10–13). I plan to address some of their concerns in future posts. Here, I will support John Formsma’s posts regarding this passage—they begin here—by presenting John Owen’s views on it. The two…
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A reader asked a critical question in his comment on the post Acts and the Last Days: In 2 Timothy 3:1 it says that perilous times shall come in the “last days.” The rest of the chapter describes what that will look like. Is this description limited to the end…
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Our guest blogger, Jay Chambers, is out of town this week attending a family member’s funeral in Alabama. I will use his absence as an opportunity to contribute some thoughts related to the series of posts he began last week (here). Jay wants to show that adopting an optimistic view…
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Paul wrote about two “comings” in his “great apostasy” passage (2 Thess 2:1–12). One was “the coming (Gk. parousia) of our Lord Jesus Christ ” (2 Thess 2:1, 8). The other was “the coming (Gk. parousia) of the lawless one” (2 Thess 2:9). The popular prophetic models create confusion regarding…
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God has said that the kingdom of God, as it now exists, will transform the earth through our obedience to the Great Commission (Matt 28:18–20). One day, “The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea” (Isa 11:9). Three of the four…
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Cutting the cords of context creates confusion! The identity of the Man of Sin in Paul’s “great apostasy” passage (2 Thess 2:1–12) provides an example of this. Paul said, “Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and…
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Paul encouraged the Thessalonians from a prophetic perspective. They were suffering for the kingdom of God (2 Thess 1:5). The Lord Jesus would soon come to take vengeance on their persecutors (2 Thess 1:6–9). I discussed these topics in my last post. The Apostle continued by reminding the Thessalonians about…
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Christians need an optimistic view of God’s kingdom. We need to know that Christ’s opponents—including satanic conspirators who manipulate currencies, use COVID and its vaccinations for political purposes, and otherwise attempt to rule the world—will fail. False religions, and false doctrine within the church, also war against the kingdom of…
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I love a good night’s sleep. So, I paid attention when a friend said he would ask the Lord to give me sleepless nights until I wrote a post that shows how inmillennialism interprets the following passage: Then the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.…
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Unintended consequences plague Elder Michael Ivey’s division of the Olivet Discourse. After Jesus foretold the temple’s fall, the disciples asked two questions: when would it happen and what signs would precede it (Matt 24:1–3). The Lord answered by giving the signs (Matt 24:4–31) and their timeframe (Matt 24:32–36). He then…