To show the absurdity of anti-Semitsm charges hurled at preterism, I come to my final point of defense. And that is: If preterism is anti-Semitic because it speaks of judgment on first-century Israel, then other ancient Jews themselves are anti-Semitic! The Dead Sea Scrolls were written by a sect of Jews who separated from Jerusalem [...]
Full Story »
As I continue a study of the question of anti-Semitism and preterism, I come now to another biblical reply to this scurrilous charge. I will consider some direct quotes from the OT and Revelation themselves. Revelation has John speaking strong words against apostate Judaism. He clearly writes of synagogues as a “synagogue of Satan” (Rev [...]
Full Story »
Since liberals (in addition to dispensationalists) charge preteristic theology with anti-Semitism, I have been responding to show the absurdity of such a charge. And I have been showing it in such a way that should scare off dispensationalists from aligning themselves with liberals in this moral argument. I will continue (and conclude) this line of [...]
Full Story »
To criticize the preterist interpretation as anti-Semitic because of its strong teaching against the first-century Jews requires that you also criticize the Gospels and Acts on the same basis. Those liberals who charge that Revelation’s denunciations of Israel are anti-Semitic must also charge the Gospels and Acts as such. In fact, virtually every contemporary academic [...]
Full Story »
Preterism is attacked on several grounds. One of those is the moral ground of promoting anti-Semitism. I have been looking at this question in the two previous blogs. Now I must engage a defense of preterism against this heinous charge. Is the preterist scheme anti-Semitic as dispensationalists charge? This is personal to me for I [...]
Full Story »
Preterism holds that God judged Israel in AD 70 and removed her from her place of prominence in redemptive-history. Two issues merge today in forming the anti-Semitism charge against preterism: The first is the horrific Nazi holocaust that ruthlessly slaughtered so many Jews. This enormous evil has rightly impacted our psyche regarding both the suffering [...]
Full Story »
The “the day of the Lord” appears frequently in Scripture, particularly in the Old Testament prophets (Isa 13:6, 9; Eze 13:5; Joel 1:15; 2:1, 11; Am 5:18, 20; Ob 15; Zep 1:7; Mal 4:5). It also appears in the New Testament (Ac 2:20; 1Co 5:5; 1Th 5:2; 2Th 2:2; 2Pe 3:10; Rev 6:17; 16:14). The [...]
Full Story »
Before closing this series on the Man of Lawlessness, perhaps a brief note regarding his “lying signs and wonders” is in order. The imperial arrogance to divine pretensions could well manufacture false miracles or spread rumors of such among a superstitious people. This would be helpful in confirming the emperor’s supremacy. Notice that Paul speaks [...]
Full Story »
Remarkably imperial law so checks the Jews that they do not kill James the Just in Jerusalem until about A.D. 62. This is after the death of the Roman procurator Festus and before the arrival of Albinus (Josephus, Ant. 20:9:1). About this time, Paul writes Philippians from prison with confidence he will be released (Phil. [...]
Full Story »
From time-to-time when I speak at conferences on the Olivet Discourse, I will have dispensationalists raise a question that they believe presents a problem for the preterist interpretation. I have even seen this in some published articles and books. Perhaps you have heard it yourselves. In fact, I know at least one of you have [...]
Full Story »
KINGDOM LEAVENThe Parable of the Leaven reads: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid i...
. All rights reserved.
