Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 35 Why the New Testament Changes the Question When disasters strike, wars erupt, or societies decline morally, a familiar statement quickly appears among Christians: “This nation is under the judgment of God.” Sometimes it is applied to America. Sometimes to Europe. Sometimes to other countries depending on the news cycle. It…
(Truth in the Last Days — Post 20) Why the New Testament Changes the Question When disasters strike, wars erupt, or societies decline morally, a familiar statement quickly appears among Christians: “This nation is under the judgment of God.” Sometimes it is applied to America. Sometimes to Europe. Sometimes to other countries depending on the…
(Truth in the Last Days – Post 9) When these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. Luke 21:28 (KJV) The Central Error — Prophecy Without the Person of Christ Much of today’s prophecy teaching reveres a timeline but neglects the Truth Himself….
And Why Jesus Gave a Two-Horizon Prophecy There is a growing trend — especially among hyper-preterists and some partial-preterists — to force all of Matthew 24 into a single past fulfillment in AD 70. And while AD 70 is very real, very biblical, and absolutely necessary to understand, it is not the end of the…
Series: Hard Questions, Holy Answers — Post 10 The Question Do you believe literal events like the tribulation, the Antichrist, and Revelation are going to precede the coming of Christ?”This is no small question. It touches on how we read prophecy, how we prepare our hearts, and whether the Church is anchored in Christ or distracted by systems…
The Question “We’ve had tribulation for 2000 years. The apostles were martyred, saints were tortured under Rome and the Inquisition, the Waldenses and Albigenses were slaughtered, and today believers suffer in China and the Middle East. How is ‘the great tribulation’ any different? Is it just seven years, or has it been happening throughout Christ’s…
When Victory Is Redefined, So Is Christ How Denying the Future Resurrection Undermines the Gospel Itself Full preterism doesn’t just change eschatology — it redefines the gospel. By making the resurrection past and spiritual only, it replaces the Christian hope with realized symbolism. But Paul tied the entire gospel message to the bodily resurrection —…
Victory Over Exile or Victory Over Death? What Paul Meant When He Mocked the Grave Full preterists claim that when Paul quotes Hosea 13:14 in 1 Corinthians 15:55, he is referring to Israel’s return from exile, not the defeat of physical death. But Paul isn’t spiritualizing the grave — he’s confronting it head-on. His hope…
Why Full Preterism Fails Paul’s Test in 1 Corinthians 15 Introduction Full preterists claim the resurrection is already fulfilled — spiritually, corporately, and covenantally — with no future bodily resurrection. But Paul warned about exactly this kind of error and tied our entire hope to a bodily resurrection like Christ’s. A Spiritual Resurrection Doesn’t Replace…
Covenant Language or Cosmic Renewal? Jeremiah 4, Revelation 21, and Why the Story Isn’t Finished Full preterists argue that “heaven and earth” in Scripture always refers to covenant structure, not the physical cosmos. And they’re partly right — sometimes. But Scripture also shows that while some heaven and earth language is covenantal, the final hope…