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Category Archives: eschatology
The return of Christ: Odds and ends
The number of the beast Many years ago, I had a friend who was in a band. [Didn't we all?] One of the songs he wrote was titled 665—The Neighbor of the Beast. If you were at all familiar with bands like … Continue reading
“Pleased to meet you . . .” (Introducing the Antichrist)
“. . . Hope you guess my name.” ** I can recall, as a child, listening to adults seriously considering whether Henry Kissinger might be the Antichrist. (Some will be amused by that, others shocked.) In some circles, ‘guessing the … Continue reading
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Tagged 10-nation coalition, 12th Imam, abomination of desolation, age of enlightenment, Antichrist, Armegeddon, beast, bodhisattva, Christ-consciousness, Daniel, European Union, false prophet, little horn, Mahdi, Maitreya, Revelation, Satan, second coming, tribulation
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Locusts and dragons and beasts, oh my! (Or the great tribulation)
The past few weeks, we’ve been exploring the return of Christ, particularly examining the views on the millennium and rapture that have sometimes divided Christians. In the next three weeks, we’ll wrap up this series by looking at some of … Continue reading
The posttrib rapture
Like many other evangelical Christians, I grew up in churches that taught a pretrib rapture. Some of us were vaguely aware that there were other views, but everyone I knew held to and taught that the rapture would take place … Continue reading
Examining the pretrib rapture: Assorted claims
The last few weeks we’ve been examining the three main arguments used to teach a pretrib rapture, and we’ve found them to be unsupported by Scripture. But there are other claims that one frequently hears in defense of a pretrib … Continue reading
Examining the pretrib rapture: Is the rapture imminent?
The last few weeks we’ve been talking about the rapture. After a brief introduction, we began by focusing on this question: Does the Bible teach that the rapture is a distinct event, separate from the final return of Christ to … Continue reading
Examining the pretrib rapture: Removed or protected?
When the conversation turns to different views of the rapture, some people will frankly admit, “I just don’t want to be here for all that terrible stuff!” Now, some of this stems from the perception that the tribulation will be … Continue reading
