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.
3rd prophecy of George Washington
He sucks anyway
I read today about the Catholic Chruch absolving a Bishop who is HIV positive and raped 30 little girls 5 to 10 years old saying no charges would be sought against him, it’s that kind of evilness that will bring on the end of time.
My heart is not troubled if you don’t believe, for my heart belongs to Christ
Trumppence maybe??
The day or the hour. How about the month or the ?
Darlene the coming spoken about was not the birth of Jesus Christ they are speaking of his second coming. The Bible tells us that no man will know of the time if his coming, it will be as a thief in the night.
Consider also Psalm 51.
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I’m Catholic and the pope is scaring me!! I strongly disagree with some of the things I’ve been hearing!!!