Many folks claim that the word rapture doesn’t appear in the Bible, therefore the rapture teaching is false. I give three reasons why this claim is illegitimate. The third reason is that the word “rapture” actually does appear in the…
Many folks claim that the word rapture doesn’t appear in the Bible, therefore the rapture teaching is false. I give three reasons why this claim is illegitimate. The third reason is that the word “rapture” actually does appear in the…
INTRODUCTION One of the major errors that has raised its head in the church over and over again since the days of the apostles is the gnostic understanding of the new birth. In a nutshell, this view of the new…
Prewrath’s Back-to-Back Teaching on Tribulation and Wrath The prewrath advocates claim that God’s wrath (the Day of the LORD) and the Great Tribulation are two distinct periods. So distinct, in fact, that they run back to back. The wrath of…
INTRO It is frequently alleged that J. N. Darby got his pretribulation-rapture doctrine from Margaret MacDonald, a false-prophetess from Glasgow, Scotland, who articulated this new-fangled doctrine in 1830 under the power of a deceiving spirit. Throwing caution to the wind,…
Do the two witnesses testify during the first half of the seventieth week or the second half? I answer ten common arguments for them testifying during the first half and offer six strong reasons why they testify during the second…
Every serious Christian wrestles with thorny doctrinal questions that demand answers. What is the truth? Eternal security or falling away? Sovereignty or free will? Cessationism or non-cessationism? Pretrib or post-trib? There are dozens of questions that demand our time and…
For the past year and a half, I have focused a good chunk of my morning study time on the Greek writings of early church fathers that are not included in the standard English translation sets. While there is much…
Are you a watchman? Are you watching for the soon coming of our Lord Jesus Christ? Are you watching for the signs of the times that herald his soon coming? Are you watching for the incursions of the enemy? If…
Prepping is a huge priority in many circles. Folks are busy stocking up on beans and bullets. Some in almost panic-stricken haste. They see hard times coming on the horizon, and they want to have plenty of bread and lead…
INTRODUCTION In my last Upward Trek, I demonstrated that imminence was not a random variable but a probability variable based on objectively discernable phenomena. The rapture is imminent in the same way that a volcanic eruption is imminent. The…