Resurrection

The “rapture passage” (1 Thess 4:13–5:11) creates problems for the current prophetic models. Their interpretations implicate Paul in error. They portray him as naïve and inconsistent. They do not take the Olivet Discourse to be “the word of the Lord” to which Paul appeals (1 Thess 4:15), even though the…

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…

This post will appear during Passion Week, 2018. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on Sunday and gave the Olivet Discourse on Tuesday. He died on the cross on Friday and rose from the dead on Sunday. His resurrection established the “new heavens and earth” (Rev. 21:1) of Revelation’s seventh vision. We…

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…

We are constructing a model of biblical prophecy that, we hope, will allow Christians to better understand the Bible. We are almost ready to show the usefulness of our model by applying it to extended passages throughout God’s Word. A little tidying up of our reasoning will prepare us to…

Jesus provided the answers requested of him without admixing elements of some distant event. The signs (Matthew 24:4–31) and timeframe (Matthew 24:32–36) he provided dealt with his original prophecy—the destruction of the Temple (Matthew 24:1–3). Nothing in the Olivet Discourse forces an unbiased reader to postulate a complicated series of…

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…

“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…