Light out of darkness The phrase “the age to come” (aion mello) occurs three times in the New Testament. To what age does it refer? There are only two options: the millennium or eternity. It cannot be a reference to eternity, because one of the passages speaks of men sinning. Therefore, we understand it to […]
Fostering growth We’ve been considering the elder’s duty to first be a godly father; to prove himself in his own house before he accepts the responsibility to lead in God’s family. Our first article dealt with the father’s own spiritual life and the necessity of a godly example. Next, we suggested that we carefully examine […]
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An assurance of God’s faithfulness Israel continues to dominate world headlines on an almost daily basis. For a small nation with a population of just over seven million, whose land area is about the same size as New Jersey, it holds a remarkable position in world affairs. Some of the brightest minds of Europe and […]
“In understanding be men” (1 Cor. 14:20) When it comes to the study of last things (eschatology), there are three major views. All three revolve around the return of Jesus Christ in relation to the millennium (Latin mille “thousand” plus annus “year”). Premillennialism is the belief that the second coming of Christ will occur before […]
Rightly dividing the Word is not splitting hairs Whether you realize it or not, you hold to a system of theology. Your system of theology may be well-developed or it may be quite rudimentary. It may be consistent or it may be random. It may be orthodox or it may be not-so-orthodox. But each […]
What if the Lord came and nobody noticed? Preterism, which comes from the Latin word, praeteritus, meaning “past” or “gone by,” is a position held by a growing number of evangelicals who claim that most, if not all, biblical predictions have already been fulfilled in conjunction with the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. Futurism […]
Will Christ reign on David’s throne? Ever since the publication of Hank Hanegraaff’s book, Apocalypse Code, the evangelical world has been reminded once again of the great divide that exists between those who hold to an amillennial view of Scripture and those who do not. In his book, Hanegraff, the so-called “Bible answer man,” hurls […]
The reign of the King of glory The Millennium: a term of recent popularity as we moved from the second millennium into the third millennium A.D. just 8 years ago. However, to the student of God’s Word, it holds much greater significance than the present day calendar. The millennium is the literal, earthly reign of […]
“Give us a king!” As the age of the judges came to a close, the political, social, and religious situation in Israel was chaotic. Since the death of Joshua and those that immediately followed him, the people of Israel had been alternately prospering and impoverished, free and enslaved, led and misled. With the last of […]