When studying the prophesies found in the New Testament, special attention must be paid to the events in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21. History indicates that many of the […]
Apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, End Times Issues, Prophecy
Are there Three Raptures in Revelation?
“There are many Christians who believe that the second coming of Jesus Christ will be in two phases. First, He will come for believers, both living and dead, in the “rapture” […]
Apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Church, Church history, Culture & Society, Prophecy
Rejecting the Rapture Hoax
For many years now, a large segment of God’s people have been taught the imminent return of Jesus. The idea that Jesus is coming at any moment has led to fanciful […]
Miscellaneous
A Quick Way to End Religious Dialogue
In a small group Bible study I was once leading, someone mentioned how glad he was that the Rapture would soon take place. Surely the world is moving towards Armageddon. The […]
Miscellaneous
The Rapture Theory and Harpazo
Jude 3 “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should […]
Apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Church, Culture & Society
Four Letters that Changed the Church
Four times in the history of the church, a single letter has helped to shape her doctrine and destiny. There was controversy over the letter “s”, spoken about in Galatians 3. […]
Apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Church, Culture & Society, Dispensationalism, End Times Issues, Prophecy
Being Caught Up
Being Caught Up The “Harpazo” (Rapture) of the Church In any discussion it is important to define technical words, lest there be misunderstanding. After 1830, a new word was introduced into […]
Biblical Doctrines, Culture & Society, Dispensationalism
What Difference Does It Make?
I received a phone call from a friend in Sebastian, Florida. He had been listening to a former prominent Baptist pastor in Tennessee teaching about prophecy. He knew that I hold […]
Apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, Christian Living, Culture & Society, Dispensationalism, End Times Issues, Faith
Listen to the Suffering Saints
In 2011, Gene Gurganus published Islam: Past, Present, Future in which he stated, “In the sphere of Biblical revelation, seven empires have come and gone: Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Media-Persian, Greece, Roman, […]
Dispensationalism, End Times Issues
Come the Conquering Heroes
There is a theological construct called “full preterism” which teaches that many events spoken of in the New Testament have been fulfilled. The fall of Jerusalem, the destruction of the Temple, […]