Shedding light on the controversial topic of eschatology, that is, the study of the biblical last days or end times.
The New Testament mentions a “great apostasy” or “falling away” from the faith that would happen in the last days before Jesus’ Parousia. This prophecy is found primarily in Matthew 24:10-12, but also in 1 Timothy 4:1; 2 Timothy 4:3-4; Jude 17-19. (Some people also include 2 Thessalonians 2:2:1-12 about the Great Apostasy, though this…
The largest body of prophecy outside of the book of Revelation is found in the so-called Olivet Discourse. It is contained in the parallel passages of Matthew 24/25, Mark 13, and Luke 21. Most Christians agree that at least some of the events prophesied by Jesus in the Discourse were fulfilled in the past, most…
When I began my investigation of Bible prophecy in earnest a few years ago, I kept running into passages of the Bible that just cannot be reconciled with what most Christians are taught. I noticed that Jesus, in many places, told both his disciples and his Jewish opponents that He would return during their…
“If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.” —Rene Descartes “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from…
1948 And False Prophecies A tenet of Dispensationalist/Christian Zionist teaching is that 1948 marked the beginning of the end of the world. Hal Lindsey, John Hagee, Edgar Whisenant, Chuck Smith, and the rest of the rapture gang thought all prophecy would be fulfilled within a 40-year generation after 1948 (Matthew 24:34)―end of the world, rapture,…
History Of False Prophets Among Our Christian Brothers In every generation after the apostles, there have been Christians who mistakenly believed that they were in the last days. They have thought that their generation was the one Jesus spoke of when He prophesied that “all these things” would happen in “this generation.” Failed prognosticators have…
Here is a list of preterist passages compiled by David A. Green.[i] This compilation puts an exclamation point to the importance of the imminency passages in the New Testament: 1. The kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matthew 3:2) 2. Who warned you to flee from the wrath about to come? (Matthew 3:7) 3. The…
I have noticed that most of the various opinions about Bible prophecy are based more on presupposition or hearsay than on serious exegesis. This study is designed to help one begin to evaluate what the Bible actually says about timing of the so-called “Second Coming.” As you look up the passages from God’s Word below,…
Searching the Scriptures over many years to understand eschatology, I have become persuaded that there is a major point most modern Christians miss about Bible prophecy. Jesus said that He would COME on “clouds of heaven with power and great glory,” with angels and trumpets, and cosmic disturbances of the created order (Matthew 24:29-34; etc.)….
Whom Should We Trust About The Last Days And Second Coming: Jesus, Paul, John, Peter, And James—Or Modern Day Teachers? “These are the days of vengeance to fulfill ALL that is written.” (Jesus, speaking to his disciples, Lk 21:22) “You will see the Son of Man coming on clouds of heaven. . . . Truly…