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Clear searchAbraham, Lot, divine wrath, and a pattern that must be used carefully
Does God Remove the Righteous before He Judges? Abraham, Lot, divine wrath, and a pattern that must be used carefully When Abraham learns that judgement is approaching Sodom, he asks one of Scripture's great questions: "Shall not the Judge of all…
Read article →Christ the promised Seed, Gentile inheritance, and Paul's final blessing
…and therefore shares the blessing found in Him. Gentiles are sons of God through faith, clothed with Christ, recipients of the Spirit, and heirs. Yet equality in Christ does not abolish every created or historical distinction. Male and female do not cease to exist because both p…
Read article →Responding to five common criticisms without defending what Scripture does not require
…ed work of Christ” Ezekiel 40–48 describes a future temple, priesthood, offerings, land allotments, and a transformed river. A straightforward reading creates a serious question for premillennial dispensationalists: how can sacrifices occur after Christ's once-for-all offering? H…
Read article →Why apantēsis does not settle the timing of the rapture
…r narratively. The Bride is in heaven, the marriage of the Lamb is announced, and she is clothed in fine linen, "clean and white" (Revelation 19:7-8). Heaven then opens. Christ rides forth to judge and make war, followed by heavenly armies clothed in "fine linen, white and clean"…
Read article →The gathering of the elect, one taken and one left, and Paul's revealed mystery
…hold were preserved. Those swept away were the objects of judgement. Luke's parallel adds Lot: he departed from Sodom, and fire destroyed those who remained in the condemned city. Christ concludes, "Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed" (Luke 17:30). M…
Read article →Divine judgement, the character of God, and the promise of escape
…as objects of the same punitive act directed against the city? God's answer was to remove Lot before the fire fell. Peter draws the principle explicitly: the Lord knows "how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished…
Read article →Why a loaded label does not settle the question
…gement, the marriage of the Lamb has taken place. His wife has made herself ready and is clothed in “fine linen, clean and white”, which John identifies with “the righteousness of saints” (Revelation 19:7–8). When Christ descends, the armies in heaven follow Him, “clothed in fine…
Read article →Earth-dwellers, heaven-dwellers, and the literary structure of the Apocalypse
…iving creatures worship around it. By Revelation 19, the Bride is prepared in heaven and clothed in fine linen before Christ descends. The contrast has pastoral force. Revelation asks where one's citizenship and worship belong. The earth under the beast is not the place of safety…
Read article →The positive argument of the whole series, brought together
…ipture also repeatedly shows Him distinguishing and removing before judicial destruction. Lot is taken out before fire falls. Isaiah calls God's people into hidden chambers until indignation passes. Abraham's appeal remains morally significant: "Shall not the Judge of all the ear…
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