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.
Praise God !!
Psalm 83 is not a prophecy.
So, Trump or anyone else will not be anointed to fulfill it.
Lol weren’t they say this same$#%&!@*with Obama for the last 8 years! More f**e$#%&!@*everyday…. It’s old already!
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How Christian of you!
I believe that Trump was chosen by God to fix what Obama had done, and I believe Obama was chosen by God to bring us down to our knees in repentance to bring us back to him.
I believe….
I know its GOD that choose Trump! even though Trump may not know, or fully understand!
Nothing but the Holy Ghost!
It is only because many of the Northern European countries originally came from the 10 lost tribes of Israel. A good book to read on the subject is “America and Britain in Biblical Prophecy.”
John Mercer That is because there will not be a rapture. The rapture is not in the Bible. It is a modern invention. When the Great Tribulation hits the people that are in Christ will be suffering along with the unbelievers. They are not going to whisked away to a place of safety which is how modern theologians describe what the rapture is.