Gleason L. Archer

In the Olivet Discourse (Mark 13:1–27), Jesus spoke about the Temple’s destruction. His disciples asked two questions about it: when would “these things” happen and what would be their sign (Mark 13:3–4).  Jesus grouped his signs. The first group would not be signs of the Temple’s end (Mark 13:5–8). The…

In Mark’s account of the Olivet Discourse (Mark 13:1–27), Jesus spoke only about the Temple’s destruction. His disciples asked two questions about it. They wanted to know when “these things” would happen and what their sign would be (Mark 13:3–4). We have examined two groups of signs Jesus gave them.…

We are applying our proposed prophetic model—inmillennialism—to the gospel of Matthew. The second chapter of that book shows the fulfillment of four prophecies. All were “last days” prophecies. And, Herod played a major role in their fulfillment. These facts led us to look for Herod in Old Testament prophecies. Our…

We need to chat about prophetic beasts. Our interpretation of Revelation using the inmillennial model requires it. They will play a major role in the rest of Revelation’s drama. In an earlier post, we saw how the Seven Mystic Figures vision describes the generation between Jesus’s birth and the destruction of the…

This post examines one of the most interesting signs Jesus gave for the destruction of the Temple—”the abomination of desolation” (Matthew 24:15). If you have not read our previous posts, we recommend you begin with our “Start Reading Here” page. We are developing an improved (we trust) model for interpreting biblical…