Not only do teachers of the pre-tribulation rapture theory insist, without scriptural statements, that the first of two resurrections is in stages, but they also have to resort to claiming that there is more than one "last trumpet". This is the subject of excerpt twenty-four of my book* Paul, when telling the Corinthians that “we … Continue reading RAPTURE 24: WHICH LAST TRUMPET IS THE LAST LAST TRUMPET?
THE WORLD THAT ISN’T GOD’S
The book of Revelation, in speaking of cataclysmic end-of-days events and the judgments of God, states this: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever" (Revelation 11:15). So a pertinent question is this: If the kingdom of the world … Continue reading THE WORLD THAT ISN’T GOD’S
THE PHARISEES OF D.C.
Human nature and the clamor for power never changes. From first-century Jerusalem to twenty-first century Washington, the same tactics are at work: "Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be honest. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said so that they might hand him over to the power … Continue reading THE PHARISEES OF D.C.
RAPTURE 23: RESURRECTION AND PAUL’S ORDER OF EVENTS
Last time I wrote that Revelation provides for only two resurrections: one at the return of Jesus Christ, and the other a thousand years later after the Millennial reign of Christ. Pre-tribulation rapture theory has to assert that the first resurrection is in stages separated by years of time, because the first resurrection in Revelation includes … Continue reading RAPTURE 23: RESURRECTION AND PAUL’S ORDER OF EVENTS
FALSE WITNESS AND THE FREE WORLD
A certain political party which I don't need to name has to abandon the commandments of God and the Word of God in order to fulfill its philosophical and social proclivities. One commandment being trashed currently is this one: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor" (Exodus 20:16). Here's another instance of the … Continue reading FALSE WITNESS AND THE FREE WORLD
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 