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…
Kenneth S. Wuest
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The last paragraph of Paul’s first letter to Timothy shows his underlying prophetic perspective. As I’ve said, the pastoral nature of this epistle keeps this viewpoint in the background, but it sometimes crops out. The Apostle’s conclusion (1 Tim 6:13–21) is such a place. In this post, I will discuss…
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Book Of MatthewProphecyQuestions and Answers
A Bruised Reed and Smoking Flax
by Mike Rogersby Mike RogersI 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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In my last four posts, I have laid the groundwork for a revised understanding of Paul’s “rapture passage” (1 Thess 4:13–5:11), especially his statements about the dead rising and the living being “caught up.” He says, The dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain…
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Announcement The Southern Christian Writers Conference has chosen my book, Inmillennialism: Redefining the Last Days, as a finalist for their 2021 Notable Book Award. They will host their Book Expo and live stream the award ceremony on Facebook (here). The Expo starts at 10 am (CST) and the awards at 3…
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Questions & Answers
by Mike Rogersby Mike RogersA reader who wishes to remain anonymous responded to my recent blog post, Parousia Now. Carl—my fictitious name for the reader—said: The Messiah is not on earth yet. When he is here there will be no evil. Evil is rampant now. I don’t see how you can say we are…
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Inmillennialism differs from the other prophetic models regarding Jesus’s coming. After he rose from the dead, he spoke with the apostles about the kingdom (Acts 1:3, 6). As he ascended into heaven, an angel said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up…
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Book Of 1 CorinthiansProphecyQuestions and Answers
Knowing as I am Known
by Mike Rogersby Mike RogersA gracious reader has raised questions about our Miraculous Gifts post. These queries arise from our view of “that which is perfect” in 1 Cor 13:10–12. There, Paul says: When that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away. When I was a…
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“The Synoptic Gospels give more details of the teaching of Jesus on this Tuesday in the Temple and on the Mount of Olives than for any other single day.” Matthew devotes more than four chapters to those details (Matt 21:19–25:46). Our last post (here) discussed the four questions in Matt 22.…
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Book Of MatthewProphecy
Meditations in Matthew Twenty-two: Marriage in the New Age
by Mike Rogersby Mike RogersWe reject Ralph Waldo Emerson’s dictum that “consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” He claimed Moses and other great thinkers “set at naught books and traditions” by speaking “what they thought.” Emerson said they gave no heed to consistency. This is a falsehood. Moses spoke what God revealed to him.…