Does John 6 teach the literal eating of Christ's body?
He Who Has Believed Has Eaten Does John 6 Teach the Literal Eating of Christ’s Body? “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. I am that bread of life.” —John 6:47–48 An evangelical watch…
Read article →The man of sin, the last trumpet, the first resurrection, and the last day
…the "last trump". Revelation 20 calls a post-Tribulation event "the first resurrection". John 6 promises to raise believers "at the last day". None is trivial. None requires the abandonment of pretribulationism. Must the man of sin appear before our gathering? Paul writes: "Now…
Read article →Jesus and the fountain of living water
…on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." —John 7:37–38 John immediately explains what Jesus meant: "But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive." —John 7:39 This is an invitation, but it is more th…
Read article →Why apantēsis does not settle the timing of the rapture
…to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." —1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 The direction explicitly stated is upward. The Lord descends from heaven; the dead rise; the living are caught up; both meet Him in the air. Paul's stated conclusion is not, "and so sha…
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