Resurrection—second (of the body)

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…

A faithful friend has compounded my difficulties. I had admitted that Paul’s “rapture passage” (1 Thess 4:13–5:11) poses significant challenges for my prophetic view, which I call inmillennialism. Over two years ago, I wrote a series of blog posts explaining that Paul used protensive language in this passage: he put…

This is the third and final post that I am republishing to prepare for a discussion of Paul’s “rapture passage” (1 Thess 4:13–5:11), especially his words, “And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the…

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…

The major challenge to my prophetic view (inmillennialism) in Paul’s “rapture passage” (1 Thess 4:13–5:11) is in the following statements: The Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.…

We 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.…

A reader who embraces much of inmillennialism asked for help. He has difficulty with the “rapture” passage. I am being challenged on 1 Thess 4:13–5:11 and the teaching of the rapture. In part this seems to be referring to a future event from our time, but I am having trouble…

Some prophetic models teach the “thousand years” of Revelation 20 is in our future. They say this “millennium” is the kingdom age. Christ will reign for a literal thousand years. Inmillennialism maintains the “thousand years” of Revelation 20 is figurative. This symbolic number represents the entire Messianic Age. Christ established…

A reader asked a provocative question after reading our last post. There we discussed the timing of the millennium. We compared the two resurrections in 1 Cor. 15 to the two resurrections in Revelation (Rev. 20:5–6). We showed the general nature of the second resurrection by using John 5:29. That…

Let’s set some prophetic dates! This post will consider the timing of the “thousand years,” or millennium, of Rev. 20:2–7. It will discuss the millennium’s place in the sequence of major prophetic events. Also, it will set a calendar date for its occurrence. This will answer the question in our…