J.C. Ryle Warns You to Be Consistent in Witnessing to Jews

Bishop J.C. Ryle was well known for having a heart for the Jewish people and a desire for Christians to interpret prophecy by its plain language.  The connection between the two is not surprising as a literal interpretation of prophecy anticipates a future remnant of Israel coming to know Jesus (e.g. Zech. 12:10).  Ryle also […]

Millennial Offices are Assigned at the Bema Seat of Christ

Those who never came to have a saving knowledge of Jesus will face judgment before the Great White Throne.  Because the unsaved do not have the blood of the Lamb to cover their sins (Rom. 3:25), God will judge them based on their works, find them guilty and then throw them into the lake of […]

The Twenty-Four Elders of Revelation Listed By Name

The specific names of each of the twenty-four elders of Revelation[1] are as follows: Judah                             13. Peter Reuben                          14. Andrew Gad                 […]

A Preterist Attempts to Interpret Zechariah 14

There are certain passages of Scripture that when taken out of context appear to support various forms of Preterism.  However, Preterism simply cannot stand under the weight of extensive prophetic narratives found throughout Scripture.  One such narrative is that of Zechariah 14.  This chapter is so favorable to futurist eschatology that the vast majority of […]

Isaac Newton’s Amazing Exegesis of Daniel 9:25

The study of Daniel’s seventy-weeks[1] (Dan. 9:24-27) is one that is highly important to understanding both fulfilled and unfulfilled prophecy.  There are many particulars to the study that inspire curiosity and debate.  One of which is based on the distinction between weeks as described in Daniel 9:25: So you are to know and discern that […]

The Battle of Gideon is a Shadow of the Battle of Armageddon

Shadows or types are those things in the Bible which point to greater truths. This is taught in several places.  Of especially poignant use is Colossians 2:16-17: Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of […]

Daniel 2:44 and the Failure of Preterism

Preterism is a form of eschatology that holds to the belief that all of Biblical prophecy was fulfilled by or soon after 70 A.D. with the destruction of Jerusalem. There is also partial Preterism which is exactly what it sounds like. There are vagaries within the partial preterist camp. Suffice it to say the partial […]