The study of biblical prophecy can become a life-long project and joy. It can also be the source of much confusion and even controversy. As anyone knows who has spent much time studying the doctrine of eschatology, or last things, there is considerable debate over the proper way to interpret these Scriptures. This debate exists even among evangelical Christians who hold to the inerrancy of the Bible. Such is the difficulty of the task.
While a study of the end times is not the purpose of this article, it is helpful to understand the context of where our discussion will go. A proper study of eschatology requires the harmonizing of relevant passages from both the Old and New Testaments. Just reading Revelation doesn’t cut it. Scriptures that inform this study are scattered throughout the Bible, although some books address the topic more thoroughly.
Another decision the interpreter encounters is determining when passages are meant to be taken literally and when they are symbolic. Or maybe even both. Figures of speech are used, just as we use them in our normal conversations. How should those be interpreted? More to the point of this article, how should we take the numbers that are used in prophetic passages? Again, even those evangelicals who uphold the doctrine of inerrancy can still differ, hopefully in a friendly way, on the proper methods of interpretation.
So what are some prophecy scholars saying now in the light of some remarkable happenings in our world? More on page two.
We are at WAR already
Do you have an anti virus and protections program Stan? Half the time when I click on your links it does everything except set of sirens 🙂
Kim saul Kielee Hobgood after some googling for several hours its awfully coincidentle
Linda Metcalf The jews were expelled from Spain for collaborating with the moslem rulers. Nice try and yes, did fight the “money changers” who were jews.
Linda Metcalf God you’re stupid, Jesus beating up the “money changers’ (jews) in the temple. They only time Jesus was known to fly into a murderous rage, jews were involved. lol
All peace is…. is time spent between wars. Another will come. Don’t know when or with who….. but it will happen
Love you Mr.President TRUMP
Isn’t it weird that everyone worries about Israel and not themselves. Most of you are not even right with God at all. God has Israel, and you should worry about yourself. Yes pray for Israel no doubt. But think about yourself too. Most Baptist and Catholics would not even make it to heaven right now if it came to an end right now. But most other religions are no good either.
You choose their evil ways over God’s way. You think it’s OK to sin. And your wrong. Know I see why God showed me what’s about to happen. I’m not sold on my ways and you guys need to wake up.
God only said to be watchful of these things to come it’s a slow moving process and the more time goes by you will see the hardening of hearts more falling away from God more of the pressure on the world because it is the end times but we don’t know how close we are and no one will ever know the time when Jesus returns we just need to be ready when it happens but he did say we would know the signs of the times just not his coming it don’t matter what’s going on in this world he don’t want us focusing on this he wants are help in saving people from a hot hell and living a godly life keeping his commandments being watchful of his coming stop worrying about this world and worry about the one u will spend the rest of ur days in its not where u are that matters it’s where ur going God bless
Orion you are no expert for sure. Calling people morons? Umm you need to take a better look in the mirror. Jesus didn’t “beat up” the Jews, he overturned the tables and spilled their wares onto the ground. Jesus never put his hands on anyone other than to heal and out of love.