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…

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…

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…

The term ESCHATON refers to the so-called “last days” or “end times.” It is the same root word as ESCHATOLOGY, the study of the biblical “last things.” There is great confusion over the biblical “end times.” After studying this for many years, I am persuaded that the culmination of NONE of the mentions of the…

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Many American evangelicals regularly pray for Jesus to come soon. And then they search the daily newspaper for events which seem to affirm that Jesus is answering those prayers. Do you realize that, in actuality, they may be praying for a holocaust in which two-thirds of Jews will die, based on Zechariah 13:8-9? (This is,…

This study is an attempt to try to understand what the biblical writers were conveying about the so-called “last days” or “end times.” There are two views among Christians. The first view is that the end times are about the end of the physical world—that is, the end of history (or even the end of…

Coming On Clouds by Charles S. Meek “For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will be the COMING of the Son of Man. . . . the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers…

“Verily I say unto you, this generation (genea, not genos) shall not pass, till all be fulfilled.” Definition of genea: generation Definition of genos: race, stock, kin F.F. Bruce (1983) “The phrase ‘this generation’ is found too often on Jesus’ lips in this literal sense for us to suppose that it suddenly takes on a…