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.
It’s spiritual blindness. Only God can lift the blinders and your HEART is willing.
I believe what I believe. I have heard all.kinds of theories you just have to read your bible and come to your own beliefs and what is best for you.
Nick Gasparas The men who wrote bible and years and years apart were under the spiritual guidance of God. It is not the same when you just write it yourself. The words flow from His influence. I have had this happen before and it is very different. It’s like He is in control of the words, not you.
We have been expecting the end for an awful lot of time. Seems every year the end is predicted. It clearly states in the Bible that no one knows the time or the day. The Bible also states that these things can change according to the ways of the people on earth. Only God makes these decisions and only He knows the end of times no matter how hard it is studied. It is more important to not only say we are Christians, but to live as Christians. I hope and prat people knows what that means. Everyone thinks they are a scholar in these things. But again, only God knows all things. Only God!
God is a loving God. He is not about Fire breathing dragons. We are His children. Like us who are parents, he punishes but he also does that with love and He forgives through Jesus. It is not about Fire and punishment. It is about bringing His children home. Those who are punished will know their punishment is just. But those he brings home will have nothing to do with that. He is the only one capable and loving enough to judge fairly…and very very few will not be punished in some way.
Hahahahahahahaha!
#eyesrolling
WTF Over
Must have seen him walking across the Patomic
Elections have consequences but$#%&!@*I may need to get organized religion again