One of the popular misconceptions of the “parousia” of the Lord is given the label, “premillennialism”. According to the view, the New Testament era represents the church age that is still in progress because of that rejection. One of the reasons for this conclusion is the belief in a literal kingdom, a messianic rule by…
A word used to label popular views of the thousand-year reign of Christ is the word “millennial,” which refers to the saints’ reign with Christ for a thousand years. Since the twentieth chapter of Revelation clearly refers to the thousand-year reign of Christ, we should not be opposed to the use of this term. Therefore,…
Several other biblical topics are tied to the last day events. We will place them here under the second coming of Christ because they will be accomplished when he returns. As we divide each topic, we cannot but notice that the content in each section overlap each other because they all pertain to the same…
There is much debate concerning the proper translation of this text, but not because of the actual use and definition of words but the difficulty in accepting its meaning. It is a good illustration to show how easy it is to reject one view for another based on our own prejudices, instead of open and…
If the end of all things is near (Judaism, judgment, resurrection, second coming), then these saints would only take the supper until he comes. Before then, however, they would anxiously wait for His return and associated with the wait is fasting. Matthew 9:14-17 reads, Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do…
If the time statements in the New Testament do not mean anything, then the exhortations based on the time statements do not mean anything. In other words, if the statements are applicable in all ages and the time references do not point to an imminent first century even, then the specific exhortations relative to the…
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If the time statements do not mean anything, then the exhortations based on the time statements do not mean anything. In other words, if the statements are applicable in all ages, so are the specific exhortations relative to them. For example, if “at hand” does not mean “soon” and therefore applies to all generations, then…
Numbers 24:17 reads, “I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; A Star shall come out of Jacob; A Scepter shall rise out of Israel, And batter the brow of Moab, And destroy all the sons of tumult.” This is a prediction of the coming of the Messiah before Israel entered…
An unfortunate translation is any that uses “world” for “age.” In one sense, we could refer to people of a certain period as “their world.” Still, this would not carry the idea of the planet earth (kosmos) on which humankind lives, but a certain age or era. The Greek word used does not have anything…