The Book of Revelation is perhaps the best known prophetic work in the Bible. It is filled with war and judgment, which many use to show that Revelation undermines the optimistic postmillennial hope. Yet Revelation can only be employed against postmillennialism if it is misinterpreted. And the usual misinterpretation...
Contrary to popular opinion, Revelation does not undermine the postmillennial hope — despite its enormous judgments. And this is mainly because it is prophesying events to occur soon. John uses two terms when he speaks of his temporal expectation: “shortly” (Gk., en tachei) and “near” (Gk., engus). If for...
What Has Calvinism Done for America? From the Preface of the book: In the following pages the author has tried to give a brief account of what he believes to be the origin of American fundamentals. In doing so he was fully conscious of the fact, that he was...
In our last study we considered the vital relationship of Dispensationalism to the Lordship controversy. Dispensationalism is the theological mother of non-Lordship teaching. In this study I wish to give a very brief history of dispensationalism in the U.S.A. This is not meant to be an exhaustive study. It...
A fragment from the oldest surviving copy of the New Testament shows that the number of the Beast of Revelation 13 is 616. Ellen Aitken, a professor of early Christian history at McGill University, states that “the majority opinion seems to be that it refers to [the Roman emperor]...
I studied under Charles C. Ryrie and Dwight Pentecost, and I read dispensational books for years, being a convinced dispensationalist. I was graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1976 and though on the road to the Reformed Faith was still somewhat dispensational. Once – by God’s grace – I...
The new creation is an important feature of biblical eschatology. In fact, it is the ultimate goal of history. However, most Christians have a very limited understanding of the new creation and therefore are not able to really appreciate its glory and significance. This lack of understanding is related...
As an important feature of biblical eschatology, the new creation concept is most powerfully presented in Isaiah’s prophecy of the new Jerusalem. In this prophecy we find both a re-created “Jerusalem” and “people” (Isa 65:17–19). For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former things...
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“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this: ‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are not,...
