If, as we have shown, the church institution is a product of human wisdom passed down through the religious traditions of our fathers, what is the alternative way of life among God’s people, today? The Devil has, certainly, been the leading cause of so much disruption and innovation. With every advancement of human wisdom, our…
Peter wrote of certain mockers in his day saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation” (2 Peter 3:4). This is specifically describing those of Peter’s day. The preceding verse 3 reads, “…you must understand that scoffers will come…
Several blogs here are concerned with the role of the Holy Spirit. He had a role in a resurrection. His work is defined as taking place in the last days. The setting of Ezekiel 37 is important to appreciate the doctrine of the resurrection. Historically, the two southern tribes had gone into idolatry and the…
It is customary in many parts of the country to label anyone a false teacher who believes Jesus has already come by using Paul’s writing to the saints in Thessalonica. Just because it had not come by the writing of Paul’s letter to Thessalonica, does not mean it did not come later in that same…
First, an event was coming soon by the authors of the New Testament. “At His coming,” those who belong to Christ will be raised (1 Cor. 15:23, cf. 1 Thess. 4:16, “the dead in Christ will rise first”). This resurrection is described in Revelation 20:4 as a “coming to life” and a “reigning with Him…
A third reason that the second coming of Christ taught in the New Testament cannot be the final judgment day is because the judgment spoken in connection with Christ’s return was escapable, while the final judgment taught among a majority of churches today is not escapable. The great a terrible day of the Lord that…
Consider some reasons why his return cannot refer to a final judgment day and the end of the world at some distant future. (1) Time-Defining Terms Logically speaking, how can we define the end of the age in Matthew 24 to refer to the end of time when Jesus comes to judge the world and…
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…
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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