In reading the Book of Daniel, I was reminded of a misconception I used to have about something Jesus told His disciples in the last days of His earthly ministry. In Matthew 24 Jesus is warning His disciples about the catastrophic events that will happen in Israel within a generation (Matthew 24:34), which by Jewish […]
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We opted to take a seven hour train ride from Oslo to Bergen, Norway because it was a “must do” and the scenery was supposed to be “breathtaking.” It was neither. It wasn’t bad; it just didn’t live up to the hype. The best scenery is captured in the pic here of the glaciers. The
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Like many Americans, this past Monday I gathered with others outside to experience the eclipse. Where I live, we only had about a 75% eclipse, but it was still interesting to watch it get semi-dark in the middle of any otherwise sunny day. As you know if you have been following this blog, three weeks
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Perhaps you’ve heard. Harold Camping is now saying the Rapture will happen in October. If you missed last Saturday’s Rapture, don’t worry; the next one promises to be very similar. No one will be taken up, but more false teaching will be taken down. I’m still trying to understand these believers who are so fixated
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I don’t know about you, but I watched this latest installment of Rapturists Gone Wild accompanied initially by anger, followed closely by my sarcasm and ending with pity. I was angry at misguided Christians damaging the credibility of the Church with false teaching. I then found comfort in some sarcastic tweets and Facebook posts. But
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In two previous blog posts I gave the evidence from Revelation that the beast was Nero Caesar. I’ll conclude here with two more clues which point to Nero. 1. His Death. Revelation 13:8 says those who aren’t Christians will worship the beast. As I mentioned in a previous post, Nero was one of the first
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I said in the blog post yesterday that Revelation was intended to make clear to the reader the identity of the beast of Revelation. I suggested the beast was Nero Caesar. Revelation 13:18 contains another clue as to the identity of the beast: “Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of
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If I was going to engage in speculation about the meaning of Revelation, I would never have taken up the task of blogging on the subject. There has been too much speculation already. Do you really want to hear more about how everyone from Osama Bin Laden to President Obama is the Antichrist? Do you
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One of the fundamental principles of Biblical interpretation, is to let the Bible interpret the Bible, as opposed to attempting to interpret the Bible, whether it be Revelation or Matthew 24, with the New York Times or Fox News. In other words, you don’t look at current events and then try to find them in
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After visiting Ephesus and the tomb of the Apostle John, I blogged on the one question I would ask John if he were still alive. The one question: “When did you write the Book of Revelation?” It is an important question because it is determinative of one’s eschatology. In a previous blog post, I explain
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