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.
believers will meet christ in the air, 7 years tribulation, then Christ will return with his Bride for the 1000 year reign, Not one thing has to happen for the Rapture.
Matt after the rapture there will be people saved, 144,000 jews will acknowledge that Jesus was the Messiah!!! and Evangelize, and the ones that have never heard the Gospel will have a chance to be saved,but will be beheaded for their belief. the ones that have heard the gospel and rejected it before the rapture God will send them a delusion so they will believe a lie.
One concept.
Yea nick especially the part where the devil tells us that he will be thrown into the lake of fire and the smoke of his torment will rise forever and ever. That devil really is tricky. Thanks so much with all your impressive credentials for straightening us all out Nick.
And to think that God said His Word would stand forever. He must not have known about you exposing His Word in 2017 on Facebook and that would put an end to it because now we find out from you that all those promises that comforted so many of us for so long were really the devils words. That is tricky on massive steroids.
It’s called postdictions……….all c**p.
Funny story……this is all c**p.
Oh balony.
When He said that, even He didn’t know the timing.
You may not know the hour or day, but you will know the season…..just like a woman having a baby, you do not know the hour or day but you know the season when that child will be born.
Randy Richardson where does it say the word rapture in the scriptures?