“Although this entire present age intervening between the first and second comings of Christ is one of tribulation, trial and distress, the so-called Great Tribulation mentioned in Mat. 24:21 (and…
In the book of Revelation, God unveils the world as it really is, identifying an unseen spiritual war and announcing a very real day of judgment. We need to be…
Without question, the book of Revelation is difficult to understand. Questions about the anti-Christ, the Millennium, and many others a are sharply disputed among Bible teachers today. But there is…
Today on two different Facebook pages the question of the “mark of the beast” came up after a YouTube video about human microchip implants began to circulate. It’s amazing how…
In the Parable of the Wheat and Weeds (or tares) in Matthew 13:24–30 (with its interpretation in Matthew 13:36–43), Jesus explains that the Son of Man sows good seed—the children…
No doctrine concerning Scripture is of more practical importance to the Bible student than that which affirms its unity and harmony. Obviously, the trustworthiness, perspicuity and plenary inspiration of Scripture…
As an Amillennialist it never fails – any time I have a conversation with a Dispensationalist within the first 3 minutes I get the same question, “So, what do you…
The following is an excerpt from Joel Beeke’s amazing book, Living for God’s Glory: An Introduction to Calvinism. If you’ve not read this volume, it’s certain to be a classic…
When one allows God himself to interpret the meaning of his prophecies through later revelation, it becomes impossible to employ a naturalistic, Dispensational hermeneutic. Dispensationalists claim to have a literal…
This book, Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, provides a biblical, systematic, and practical theology of hell. The contributors to this volume unite in affirming the historic Christian…
Evangelicalism is variously defined by various people. I define it as the religion of Trinitarian Bible-believers who glory in Christ’s Cross as the only source of peace with God and…
No benevolent being delights in the suffering of others—for its own sake. But it is one of the clearest dictates of reason, that sin should be visited with punishment. Men…
“It can be stated without fear of contradiction that the postmil position was the historic position of Princeton Theological Seminary.”[1] Thus in the words of one loyal and devoted child…
Introduction When we think of the Old Testament’s teaching on the end times, our attention generally turns to the writing prophets. Isaiah, Zechariah, and Daniel first come to mind, not…
It is probably well known that the Reformation did not develop Christian doctrine in the area of eschatology very strongly. In part this was due to the fact that, in…
At the end of a year, and much more the end of a millennium, it is perfectly proper that we encourage ourselves with the thought of the end of the…
My procedure will be as follows: after we read two passages of scripture, I want to try to survey some of the information in the word of God that pertains…
Bound by the Creeds The Reformed creeds define the Reformed faith. What it is to be Reformed, the creeds establish. The creeds are the standard against which every teaching that…
Although in this pamphlet it is hardly possible to avoid a comparison of the views and interpretations here offered with those of the Premillennial brethren, yet its contents are not…
Some conservative, Bible-believing Christians believe that before Christ returns the church will experience a Golden Age of unparalleled success, victory, and glory in this world – numerically, spiritually, and culturally….
Most American Evangelicals are firmly committed to the idea that an earthly millennial age will begin immediately after our Lord Jesus Christ’s Second Advent. Since premillennialism is so dominant in…
It is my contention that present Christian teaching concerning the last things relies too much on the belief of a future earthly millennial kingdom. Therefore, it may be profitable to…
In the first part of this essay one of the outstanding events that occurs during the thousand years, namely Satan’s binding, was analyzed and interpreted within the framework of NT…
4. The final rebellion (Rev 20:7-10) Again, I provide a literal translation along with the NIV text. “And when the thousand years are finished, Satan will be set loose out…
Response to the editorial, “Jewish Dreams” (the Standard Bearer, Jan. 15, 1995), has made clear how deep and entrenched are the inroads of postmillennialism into Reformed circles. The editorial, written…
