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.
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Brian before the tribulation a great illustration of the rapture is the account of Noah and the flood
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You are a moron Mike Hudson.
Y’all know those are all short stories written by the mortal MAN and then translated dozens of times, right? lol
Man will nether hurry nor slow down Gods time frame.
How many doomsday prophecies in the last 40 years are we up to now? I’ve lost count.
Stay in your church…Jesus will correct you…
Better read revaluations again. The dead in christ rise first and is not until the the defeat ofvthe anti christ.
Cynthia Clouatre. SEE JESUS. .