Bible Prophecy Daily

Charles Cooper offers this four-part presentation where he argues for the far more critical focus on "ruling with Christ" following the Bema Seat Judgment, rather than trying to figure out the timing of the Rapture.

It is essential, and you can be confident, that you will face the Bema Seat. However, your chances of being alive at the appearance of the physical manifestation of God on earth are less and less certain with each day you get older.

Let’s make our priority what Jesus commands: "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness" (Matt 6:33).

Chris White, with Bible Prophecy Talk Podcast, presents Part 6 of his 11-part series on “The Islamic Antichrist Theory”. Chris is discussing, from the biblical text, why he believes the Islamic Antichrist theory is inaccurate.

Today, in Part 6, Chris discusses the claims about "Mystery Babylon" made in the book, "God's War on Terror" by Walid Shoebat and co-authored by Joel Richardson. Mr. Shoebat asserts that "Mystery Babylon" in Rev 17 & 18 is a reference to Saudi Arabia, where the city of Mecca is located.

Continuing his biblical & exegetical approach to eschatology, Chris explains why he thinks this view is inaccurate.

Echo Zoe Radio has given me (Alan Kurschner) permission to broadcast a super helpful episode from Ryan Habbena who walks through the seed promise, from the curse on the serpent following the Fall in Genesis to the ultimate victory in Revelation.

https://echozoe.com/archives/7282

Bob Hunt, with Zion's Hope, begins a three part series from Revelation 13 focusing on the Mark of the Beast. The Beast of the Sea (Antichrist) and The Beast of the Earth (False Prophet) have risen to power and are dominating the world scene. A part of this rise is the use of various devices not only to secure this power, but achieve world-wide worship.

The first device used was miracles, both by the Beast of the Sea and the Beast of the Earth. Many followed after them in worship. Next, the Beast of the Earth commands the building of an image and then orders all the earth to bow before it or die. Many again fall into worship. Lastly the Beast of the Earth mandates that all the earth be marked or face severe economic disaster. It is this mark that will be the focus of all three parts of this series.

Bob discusses the purpose of the mark, which is to lead all the earth into worship of the Beast of the Sea. The use of miracles induced what appears to be a voluntary worship. The second threatened death to those who would not bow. Now the mark puts economic sanctions on those who still continue to hold out. Without the ability to buy or sell, a person would certainly die of starvation.

The reason for the mark is to identify those who have succumbed to the system in obedience. A visible sign is anticipated.

The consequences, as previously mentioned, is economic. The world of any surviving Christians at this point just got extremely difficult. The issue of survival will be on their minds, especially those who have families. Only the Holy Spirit will help guide believers through this most horrific time.

Marquis Laughlin, founder of Acts of The Word Ministries, continues his Director’s Commentary series through the Book of Revelation.

In this episode, Marquis examines the “harvest at the end of the age” in Revelation 14, and how the participants, timing, and sequence of the events are repeated and emphasized throughout the scriptures.

Dr. Alan Kurschner explained why pretribulation teachers are not consistent with Jesus's Great Commission: “teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matt 28:20).

He worked through Jim McClarty's article critiquing prewrath, responding to his arguments point by point.

Dr. Kurschner exposed a deep flaw in McClarty's method of biblical interpretation, where he disconnects the teaching of Jesus from the remaining part of the New Testament, exposing a multitude of inconsistencies and contradictions in his pretrib/classical dispensational system.

He makes the odd statement that Jesus cannot give "church teaching" unless the church exists at the time of Jesus's teaching. In other words, Jesus cannot prophesy about the church during Jesus' earthly ministry! This results in the flawed conclusion that Jesus cannot prepare his disciples to be the founding members of the church. Dr. Kurschner demonstrated the absurdity and errors in his interpretation by explaining the context of the Olivet Discourse and citing Old Testament teaching and Jesus's teaching that McClarty would acknowledge is in fact church teaching—hence, illustrating his inconsistent pretrib theological system. The Olivet Discourse is a teaching for the church, and the church better wake up to that fact—soon.

LINKS MENTIONED IN PROGRAM:

https://www.alankurschner.com/product/pretrib-examining-the-foundations-of-pretribulation-rapture-theology-paperback/

Jim McClarty's critique of Prewrath

Jake McCandless keeps drawing us back to the core of the Bible’s end time narrative. Much of pop-culture that focuses on the end of the age touts the impact of world-wide government, but the core ofof Scripture is of a very specific regional conflict that spills out into the world.

If we do not have a foundation of this regional conflict, then we will likely go down unnecessary -- and unbiblical -- rabbit holes.

You can learn more from Jake at www.standfirmministries.com.

Chris White, with Bible Prophecy Talk Podcast, continues his 11-part series on “The Islamic Antichrist Theory” as he discusses, from the biblical text, why he believes this theory is inaccurate.

Today, in Part 5, Chris discusses the beast of Revelation with 7 heads and 7 horns. this is the beast that forces people on earth to worship the Antichrist.  Beginning in Revelation 17, Chris first presents the more traditional views of the Beast, then follows with the view of the Islamic Antichrist theory as propounded by noted author Joel Richardson. Using a contextual and exegetical approach to scripture, Chris explains why he thinks this view is fatally flawed.

Dr. Alan Kurschner gave four reasons why holding to the premillennial view is important and, thus, why the millennial debate is significant.

Premillennialism teaches that at Jesus's second coming, he will deliver the righteous and judge the ungodly. Then, the righteous will enter into a period—the millennium—of peace and righteousness, during which Jesus establishes on earth his physical reign over all nations, including a restored nation of Israel that recognizes him as the Messiah. All nations will worship Jesus as King and Lord. The future millennium will be characterized socially, politically, ethnically, and spiritually. This is why Christians pray to the Father, "May your kingdom come."

Dr. Kurschner believes premillennialism is the correct biblical view because the narrative in Revelation 19:11–20:3 indicates this. Traditionally, interpreters have mistakenly started the millennial debate in chapter 20. But the narrative context begins before Revelation 20.

There is a cause-and-effect action where the victory of Jesus at the battle of Armageddon will cause the defeat of the three enemies of God: the beast (i.e., Antichrist), the false prophet, and Satan. The passage states that Satan's immediate punishment will be his binding in the abyss for 1,000 years (i.e. the millennium). In short, since Jesus' battle victory occurs during his future second coming, the binding of Satan must begin at the second coming.

Interpreters who approach Bible prophecy with frameworks that preclude a future reality of key prophecies either collapse biblical prophecies as having already happened in the past (preterism) or throughout church history (historicism) or make them all merely ideas (idealism). Premillennialism takes the Bible's warnings seriously as they relate to the future intervention of God's Son with humankind at the end of the age.

First, Satan is not bound during the church age (contra Amillennialism), but instead, he is “a roaring lion . . . on the prowl looking for someone to devour” (1 Pet 5:8). Premillennialism takes seriously the spiritual battle that the Bible portrays within the spirit world, significantly as it will escalate just before Christ returns.

We are also not living in the blessed millennial age. We are living in a wicked age where injustice, immorality, and no fear of God dominate this world. We long for the day when our righteous King returns to defeat his enemies and “break them with an iron scepter; [and]  smash them like a potter’s jar!'”

Second, premillennialism rightly takes into consideration the complex nature of God’s dealings with his people. Amillennialism, on the other hand, views the return of Christ as an overly simple event, monochromatically. That is, there is no emphasis on the events leading up to the return of Christ; basically, in their schema, the return of Christ will happen in a single day, and we will all be suddenly ushered into the eternal state.

This is not what the Bible depicts. Instead, the premillennial view rightly views a complex-comprehensive whole in which God will fulfill his redemptive purposes through stages: Antichrist’s great tribulation, eschatological suffering of the church and Israel, resurrection, rapture, the day of the Lord’s wrath (itself a complex series of events), salvation of Israel, new heavens and earth, the complex social, ethnic, political, material aspects of the millennium, Satan’s final defeat—then finally the eternal state.

Third, premillennialism does not believe that the world will increasingly get better before Christ returns (contra postmillennialism, Pat Robertson, Gary DeMar, et al.). There are many postmillennial churches that are misleading God’s people teaching that God will use politics as a means to better this world and prepare the world for the gospel.

Premillennialism teaches, instead, that the Bible shows the world will increasingly become more wicked before Christ returns,

Marquis Laughlin, founder of Acts of The Word Ministries, continues his Director's Commentary series through the Book of Revelation.

Today, he discusses Revelation chapter 13 and asks the question:

Why is this description of the antichrist and the false prophet so important for us to understand?

What is the difference between Satan’s wrath, and God’s wrath?

And when will these detailed scenes take place in the context of Daniel’s 70th week?