Category Archives: Eschatology
Is Rome or Persia the 8th World Power
The dispensationalists teach that the Antichrist will arise from a revived Roman Empire. They base this upon Dan 2 where there are four empires that last until the end of the world when Jesus comes and crushes all world powers … Continue reading
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Discussion Regarding the Question, Is John the Apostle Dead?
>You begin by saying it is a possibility and end by saying Johns being >alive is a requirement. So, which one do you think it is – a possibility >or a requirement? The major point of my post was to … Continue reading
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Is John the Apostle Dead?
The Bible promises, “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Heb 9:27). However, there have been two men taken by God that have survived thousands of years up the present day. Enoch’s translation is … Continue reading
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Does A Gate Made From a Single Pearl Justify Taking the Passage as a Figure of Speech?
James: The gates of New Jerusalem are made from a single pearl. Wouldn’t you hate to meet that oyster in a dark alley? Dave: You got that right! No oyster [like] that exists in our world. So, I would think … Continue reading
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Does the Fact of Christ Descending Into Hades Validate Calvinism?
Before Christ died, the Devil had the power of death and Hades (Heb 2:14). Jesus took the power of death and Hades from the Devil when He emerged from the grave (Rev 1:18, Acts 2:24). Until Christ acquired the power … Continue reading
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Is Eternal Punishment Fair?
If someone did not know about God and His law, is it fair to send them to eternal hell? Orthodoxy, constrained by its view of only two destinies, says the ignorant will go to hell, and God is fair in … Continue reading
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The Apostasy of the Church vs. the Falling Away After the Millennium
I do not believe that II Thes 2:3ff and I Tim 4:1ff are speaking of the same event. I believe that I Tim 4:1ff has to do with the apostasy of the church, and that has clearly already occurred. I … Continue reading
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Rev 5 — Christ Is At the Controls of the Universe
I think that I Cor 15:24-28 and Rev 5 make it plain that Christ is actually controlling the universe right now. He is seated with God at God’s right hand (Acts 2:33, Rev 3:21). The major point of Rev 5 … Continue reading
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The Letters to the Seven Churches–Are They for Us Today?
>I’m sorry but Revelation (singular) is to 7 churches that existed 2000 >thousand years ago. Not us. It’s not about the end of time. >It’s about the Lord’s vengeance on the Roman empire. >God help you all to see that……James … Continue reading
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Is Hell Real?
I don’t consider the matter of hell to be a doctrine that will damn man’s soul , but I do object to people calling names over it, as you have pointed out. I too have posted very little on Mars … Continue reading
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