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.
Right where it says “Bible” in the Scriptures.
This is with any President
God is always working. Even if you don’t believe
I believe this.
Jesus said no one will know the
Exact time but said you can know
When the time is approaching.
The economy will collapse and
There will be a one world govt,
Economy and religion.There was
A priest St Malachi who in the
1100s listed every Pope until
The last one.The next would be
In with the antichrist.He said
That the last one would be from
The House of Benedict.It is odd
That Pope Benedict was the first
One ever to resign and give up
His position.There was another
Hundreds of yrs ago who resigned but that was because
2 were elected so one resigned.
Francis has said we are one
With the Muslims,prayed toward
Mecca,advocated punching
People and said aliens would be
Our brothers. Is this how the
Rapture will be explained?Aliens
Will take them away?He wants
A one world church.
You are incorrect… the rapture is what Jesus is talking about. The second coming of Christ will be 3 and one half years from the time the anti christ declares he is god. Two different occasions
Very True n Good Read n Video !
Allison West
Kristen Lanier Wendy Boyd
Hmmm