One mistake that can be made when reading the scriptures is thinking that everything that isfuture speaking, is speaking about OUR future. When we make this mistake, we begin to seeevery utterance regarding future things as being in our future rather than in the future of theoriginal audience. An example of this would be in […]
James White Growing Up in Rapture Culture, Journey to Postmillennialism, Apologia and Jeff Durbin
7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you maypray. 8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 Each of you should use whatevergift you have received to serve others, as […]
See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, norwill they come to mind. (Isaiah 65:17 NIV).In Isaiah 65:17 we read an ancient prophet speaking the Word of the Lord to the people of God.Within this passage there is a thematic refrain that sounds very similar to […]
The Curse of Death My wife and I have always taught our children about death. This means, as Christian parents,we have also taught our children about the hope of the resurrection. It can be difficult to haveconversations with little ones, and that’s a truism that has been proven time and time again aswe raise our […]
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of therighteous. (Psalm 1:5 NIV) Judgement and Heaven What will judgment day be like? This may not be as common a question as “what will heaven belike,” but thankfully we take our queues not from the commonness of questions but from […]
Jurgen Moltmann Jurgen Moltmann (German Theologian & Professor) put forward a fascinating thought toconsider today:“From first to last, and not merely in the epilogue, Christianity is eschatology, is hope,forward looking and forward moving, and therefore also revolutioning and transformingthe present…Hence eschatology cannot really be only a part of Christian doctrine.Rather, the eschatology outlook is characteristic […]
“Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.” (1 Thessalonians 1:10b NIV)The day of the Lord will be a mixed day. It will be a day with canyons of difference in experiencefor the righteous and the unrighteous. For those who are against the Lord and his anointed, itwill be a day that begins an eternal […]
“He [Moses] chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleetingpleasures of sin. 26 He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than thetreasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.” (Heb 11:25–26 NIV) Eschatology is a branch within Christian studies […]
Christian Nationalism Like many of you, I have had the experience of viewing a lively Twitter debate over Christian Nationalism (and the many attendant and related issues) over the previous days. What has been encouraging in all this is that most of these voices would be considered brothers in Christ with whom we share much […]