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The Coming of Jesus: revelation Fulfilled?

...ign), the revelation was seen.’ The part about Domitian’s reign could just be a way to further clarify the time Irenaeus was living in, rather than specifying the time when John saw the revelation, which was only seen “almost in [their] day” – but not quite in their time! This would then reconcile better with Irenaeus also referring to “ancient copies” of John’s revelation.   Robert Young (of Young's Concise Critical Bible Commentary) also challenges this late date:  "It was written in Patmos about A.D.68, whither John had been banished by Domitius Nero, as stated in the title of the Syriac version of the Book; and with this concurs the...

Armageddon Is Not A Battle Plan: What revelation Actually Says — And Why It Matters Right Now

...Something bizarre happened in the White House Oval Office this week. Photographs circulated on social media showing President Donald Trump seated at his desk, surrounded by approximately twenty Christian pastors from across the country, their hands extended towards him in prayer. The image provoked sharply divided reactions: some saw it as a moving expression of faith; others found it deeply unsettling. Whatever one makes of the optics, it arrived at a charged moment. Trump held a prayer meeting in the Oval Office after his administration admitted the war with Iran will likely last weeks longer than promised | Credit: Dan Scavino's X account Days earlier,...

An Examination of Conditional Immortality (Part Two)

...Welcome to Part Two of my study and examination of Conditional Immortality (aka Annihilationism). If you missed part one, you can read that one here. As with part one, this will be a long post as there is still much ground to cover before we can really grasp the bigger picture about what Scripture teaches. So with that said, I’ll pick right up where we left off. In part one, I covered a lot of New Testament texts, a few Old Testament passages, plus a look at what some of the earliest church leaders also wrote on the topic to the early church. In this one, we will be looking at a few more Old Testament examples and how they relate to the imagery used in Revela...

BOOK REVIEW: Four Views on Hell 2nd edition

...primer-on-revelation-149-11/ [↩] http://rethinkinghell.com/2015/12/30/a-primer-on-revelation-2010/ [↩] http://rethinkinghell.com/2013/08/06/annihilation-in-revelation-part-1-worth-a-thousand-words/ and: http://rethinkinghell.com/2013/08/28/annihilation-in-revelation-part-2-in-with-the-old-in-the-new/ [↩] revelation, Tyndale NT Commentary, Vol. 20, IVP Illinois, 2018, 250, 331 [↩] G. Graham, ‘The Goodness of God and the Conception of Hell’, New Blackfriars, 69, 1988, 484-5 [↩] Kronen, op. cit. 21 & 24 [↩] J.G. Crofford, The Dark Side of Destiny: Hell Re-Examined, Wipf & Stock, Eugene Oregon, 2013, 59 [↩] Stackhouse, Fo...

Where Hal Lindsey and Dispensationalism Went Wrong

...This is a guest post from Charles Meek Hal Lindsey’s bookThe Late Great Planet Earth Hal Lindsey’s book The Late Great Planet Earth, first edition in 1970, sold over 40 million copies. Gullible Christians got sucked into Lindsey’s soon-end-of-the-world cult-like poppycock. As time has passed without his version of Armageddon taking place, we can now objectively analyze where Lindsey went wrong: Lindsey (p. 54, 181), like other dispensationalists, placed the beginning of the end with Israel becoming a nation in 1948. He thought all prophecy would be fulfilled within a 40-year generation (Matthew 24:34). But 1988 came and went, proving him to b...

Who is the New Jerusalem?

...This is a sort of ‘addendum’ to the revelation Fulfilled? article    Yes you read the title correct: WHO (not what) is the New Jerusalem?   To answer this, you must ask yourself: who is the Bride of Christ?   If you answered “the Church” (as in, the body of believers, not buildings) then you’d be correct as they are both one and the same!   Roughly 1500 miles square.   Maybe you’ve always wondered why the Church is called the “bride”? Well, let’s examine some Scriptures and see! 2 Corinthians 11:2I feel a divine jealousy for you, for I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a chaste virgin to Chris...