Continuing on with our series, "why the seventy weeks of Daniel is more complicated than popular prophecy writers tell you -- or even know." This Daniel 9 issue requires especially close attention. It runs so contrary to what all the popular end times experts have...
Eschatology / End Times
Why An Obsession with Eschatology is a Waste of Time, Part 9
Continuing on with the assumptions made in regard to the 70 weeks of Daniel... In the last post we jumped into Daniel 9:24-27 and saw (to the surprise of some I am sure) that, although so many people are sure that the 70 weeks prophecy was about a timeline that had...
Why An Obsession with Eschatology is a Waste of Time, Part 8
I was going to try and address Daniel 9:24-27 in one post and then move into another point of eschatology, but the comments have persuaded me that this passage needs close scrutiny. My reason for that is the same as it has been for this entire series: I want readers...
Why An Obsession with Eschatology is a Waste of Time, Part 4
In the last post, we talked about how certain views of end times are tied to certain views of the biblical covenants with Abraham and David, as well as the New Covenant. Many Christians want to argue for a literal millennium on the basis of the irrevocable nature of...
Inept Astro-Prophecy Wizard Undeterred by Ineptitude
These three search results (ranked in order) on Google tell you all you need to know: Is the end of the world on September 23 and what is David Meade's ... https://www.thesun.co.uk/.../end-of-the-world-september-23-planet-x-nibiru-david-mea... Sep 24, 2017 - Christian...
A Book that Truly Examines New Testament Eschatology
If you think of the Left Behind novels or books by John Hagee as sources that provide insight on the New Testament doctrine of end times and the second coming, you should probably stop reading now. Hat tip to Chris Tilling and his Chrisendom blog for drawing my...
Things the Prophecy Profiteers Don’t Tell You: Just What is the Promised Land?
Readers may recall my series way back when on "Why an obsession with eschatology is a waste of time."[1. And for newbies, please note the word "obsession" in that statement.] In that lengthy series, I noted (somewhere) that one of the major issues separating any...
Thoughts on Prophecy: Embracing the Messiness
Some of you know via other interactions that I'm currently teaching a four-week class at my church on interpreting prophecy. (Yes, I got talked into it). This past Thursday was the first session. My goal throughout the four weeks will be to convince people that...
A (Really) Brief Return to Eschatology
Pardon me for the brief transgression. Came across an article you'll all be interested in today. It's called "Measuring the Temple of God: Revelation 11:1-2 and the Destruction of Jerusalem." Has obvious implications not only for the dating of the book of Revelation...
Why An Obsession with Eschatology is a Waste of Time, Part 11
As you read this, bear in mind again I am not taking a position or describing where I'm at with all this. My goal is to show the ins-and-outs of how Daniel 9:24-27 could be viewed (i.e., the "self evident" problem). Previous post found here: Reevaluating the 70 Weeks...
Was Jesus a Failed Prophet?
I've blogged on this topic before, but I've recently gotten a few questions on it in email. I decided to revisit it by posting some PDF resources. Here's the short answer to "Was Jesus a failed prophet?" Yes, if you don't understand the idea of conditional prophecy,...
More Eschatology: An Article on Reading Revelation as Recapitulation or Linear Sequence
Okay, don't roll your eyes. I really will get back to Genesis. Saw this today. Right in line with our recent discussion, so I thought I should post on it.
Done with Eschatology
Just wanted to sign off on this topic. I really can't muster any more interest in it. Changed my mind on sharing any personal thoughts, other than to say that I believe the reason that many positions can appear coherent is that they are all correct in certain...
Why an Obsession with Eschatology is a Waste of Time, Part 13
Previous post found here: Seventy Weeks Prophecy in Daniel 9: A Messianic Perspective I want to start this post with something I'd do in class during my teaching days at Christian colleges that I think will make this post -- which is about the question of whether...
Why An Obsession with Eschatology is a Waste of Time, Part 5
In the last two posts I've been making a simple observation: arguments defending a literal millennium that depend on the unconditionality of the Abrahamic and Davidic covenants are poor. The reasons are twofold: (1) each of those covenants also have clear conditional...