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 [...]
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For several blogs I have been focusing on Paul’s “Man of Lawlessness” prophecy. Most recently I concentrated on his exalting himself to be worshiped. But now we must note that Nero (“The Man of Lawlessness”) not only seeks worship, but openly “opposes” (2 Thess. 2:4) God by persecuting persecuting believers. He even begins the persecution by [...]
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Paul’s reference to the Man of Lawlessness setting himself up for worship speaks of emperor worship in general, and the actions of Nero Caesar in particular. Yesterday I began focusing on this portion of Paul’s prophecy. I will now continue that study. Regarding the imperial development of the emperor cult, Caligula (Gaius) and Nero “abandoned [...]
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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. [...]
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In this blog I continue our study of Paul’s perplexing “Man of Lawlessness.” We are now ready to actually identify him. But don’t worry: You don’t know him. And he is not running for President. In fact, you have entirely missed seeing him. Let me explain. According to many Church Fathers, the Man of Lawlessness [...]
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As I’ve shown in previous articles, Tommy Ice has not supplied a single verse that supports either a pre-tribulational rapture or a rebuilt temple. Let’s move on to the third question that I ask of dispensationalists: 3. Where in Revelation is the seven-year tribulation found? Here is Tommy’s attempt to answer my question: The answer [...]
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In his article “Answers and Clarifications for Gary DeMar,” Thomas Ice has been trying to set me straight on issues related to the Olivet Discourse of Matthew 24. This is my third response. You can read the first and second responses here and here. Of all the signs listed in the Olivet Discourse, Tommy Ice [...]
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An oddity of dispensationalism’s premillennialism is that it spends more time discussing the terrifying seven year Great Tribulation that it does the glorious Thousand Year reign of Christ. By doing this it dwells on a brief aside in history (the seven year Tribulation) rather than history’s supposed long-term goal (the Millennium). It lingers longer over [...]
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Did the rapture occur in A.D. 70? Matthew 24:31 seems to teach such: “And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.” Whatever this verse means, Jesus affirms only three verses later that [...]
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Jesus claims the great tribulation was to occur in the first century (Matt 24:34) and that it was associated with the collapse of the temple then-standing (Matt 24:2-3). He was somewhat hampered in his prophetic announcements by not having access to the New York Times or Newsweek magazine. Furthermore, he did not have in his [...]
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KINGDOM LEAVENThe Parable of the Leaven reads: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid i...
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