It is really rather baffling to watch pretribulationists claim that literalism leads to pretribulationism, and then in the next breath rely exclusively on symbolism to find the rapture in Scripture! Without any rapture in the early chapters of Revelation, pretribulationists point to the twenty-four elders as proof that the entire Church is in heaven prior … Continue reading The Twenty-Four Elders – Do They Represent the Raptured Church in Heaven?
Revelation 1:6 and made us Kingdom priests to His God and Father – to Him be the glory and the power unto the ages of the ages, Amen! 7 Look! He is coming with the clouds! And every eye will see Him, even of those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the land … Continue reading Lesson 4 – Revelation 1:6-8 Kingdom Priests, Coming in the Clouds, Alpha and Omega
Rev 1: 4 John, to the seven assemblies – those in Asia: Grace to you and peace from the One who is, who was, and who is to come, and from the seven Breaths which are before His throne, 5 and from Jesus the Anointed – the Faithful Witness, the first-produced out from among the … Continue reading Lesson 3 – Revelation 1:4-5 Greeting to 7 Assemblies in Asia
I. Revelation 1:1-3A. The “Revelation” is both ABOUT and FROM Jesus Christ. God delivered the contents of Revelation to His Son, seated at the Father’s side (Ps. 110:1)God provided the contents to Jesus Christ to deliver personally to John.God sent it by “His Messenger” to John.a. “Angelos” (usually translated angel) is the common word for … Continue reading Lesson 2 – Revelation 1: 1-3 Jesus Christ Revealed as the Messenger of YHVH
This blog has decided to make a post for each teaching lesson of Tim Warner’s Revelation study containing his supplied notes for each session which can be found on his Website 4WindsFellowship. This blog has viewed/read many bible teachers on what the book Revelation means for Israel, eschatology and the worldwide church. These teachers include … Continue reading Revelation Lesson 1 – Introduction
Premillennialism, the belief in Christ's reign before the millennium, was predominant in early Christianity, as affirmed by many Church Fathers. Despite its decline due to allegorical interpretations and the alignment of the Church with state power, this doctrine reflected a literal expectation of Christ’s return and kingdom on earth historically maintained until Augustine's influence transformed eschatological views.
One of the glaring weaknesses of the pretribulation rapture view is the complete omission of any mention of a pretribulation rapture in Revelation. The book of Revelation was written to the "seven churches of Asia" to reveal the things that "must shortly come to pass." Its name literally means "the unveiling of Jesus Christ." If … Continue reading Can we find the Rapture in Revelation?
By: Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum, Th.M., Ph.D. Founder and Director of Ariel Ministries There are over five hundred references to the Old Testament in the Book of Revelation. The following is a list of such references, but it makes no claim to being exhaustive or complete. Some of these references back to the Old Testament … Continue reading Old Testament References in the Book of Revelation
Peter cannot be charged with changing his mind later after receiving further revelation. His Epistles, written much later, show clear evidence of the same posttribulational thinking as his early sermons. Shortly before his martyrdom, he was still teaching believers to anticipate Christ's posttribulation coming in glory, with no hint of a pretribulation rapture. First Peter … Continue reading Peter’s Later Thoughts – The Epistles
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