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Clear searchA forensic reading of Christ's Olivet Discourse
Who Are the Elect of Matthew 24? A forensic reading of Christ's Olivet Discourse "Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light... And he shall…
Read article →The gathering of the elect, one taken and one left, and Paul's revealed mystery
Does Matthew 24 Place the Rapture after the Tribulation? The gathering of the elect, one taken and one left, and Paul's revealed mystery Matthew 24 contains the most direct Gospel objection to a…
Read article →Matthew, the Hebrew word almah, and a sign whose meaning reaches beyond Ahaz
Does Isaiah 7:14 Really Prophesy a Virgin Birth? Matthew, the Hebrew word almah, and a sign whose meaning reaches beyond Ahaz Matthew says that the conception of Jesus by the Holy Ghost fulfilled Isaiah's words: "Behold, a virgin shall be…
Read article →The wicked husbandmen, the fruit-bearing nation, and what Jesus said afterwards
…d afterwards Few statements of Jesus appear to support supersessionism more directly than Matthew 21:43: "Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof." —Matthew 21:43 The language is unmistakably ju…
Read article →What Jesus promised the apostles about Israel's future
…his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel." —Matthew 19:28 This is one of the clearest statements Jesus made about the apostles' future role. It is also an awkward text for any theology in which national Israel has permanently disappea…
Read article →A sign of Israel's renewal, not Israel's disappearance
…easts, and identified His immediate mission with "the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Matthew 15:24). When He first sent the Twelve, their commission had the same national focus: "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go ra…
Read article →Unity in Christ and distinction in God's purpose
…aled in relation to a new work of the risen Christ. Jesus said, "I will build my church" (Matthew 16:18). At Pentecost, the Spirit baptised believers into a Spirit-indwelt community which would extend across the nations. Paul describes the equality of Gentiles within this one bod…
Read article →Why the final seven is unfinished, future, and centred upon Israel and Jerusalem
…onditions appropriate to an interval. Jerusalem is left desolate after rejecting Messiah (Matthew 23:37-39); the mystery of Jew and Gentile united in one body is disclosed (Ephesians 3:3-6); and Israel experiences partial hardening "until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in" (…
Read article →Why apantēsis does not settle the timing of the rapture
…ntry. Two other New Testament passages are frequently compared with 1 Thessalonians 4. In Matthew 25:6, the cry announces the bridegroom: "go ye out to meet him." In Acts 28:15, Roman believers travel to Appii forum and The three taverns to meet Paul as he approaches Rome. In bot…
Read article →Fulfilment in Christ, the inclusion of the Gentiles, and Israel's future mercy
…regeneration" they would sit upon twelve thrones, "judging the twelve tribes of Israel" (Matthew 19:28). The symbolism joins the Messiah's future rule, the twelve apostles, and the twelve tribes. As examined earlier in this series, the choice of twelve does not suggest that Isra…
Read article →Signs, expectancy, and the event the Church is told to await
…tch the world with open eyes, but we wait for Jesus Christ. References for further review Matthew 24:42-51; 25:1-13 John 21:18-23 Acts 1:6-8 Philippians 3:20-21 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; 4:13-18; 5:1-11 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Titus 2:11-14 James 5:7-9 1 John 2:28-3:3
Read article →Why the Trinity is not polytheism—and why Christians confess one God
…Son stands in the water, the Spirit descends, and the Father's voice speaks from heaven (Matthew 3:16–17). Jesus later commands baptism: "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." —Matthew 28:19 The word name is singular, while Father, Son, and Holy Ghos…
Read article →Israel's Messiah, Israel's Scriptures, and a gospel for the world
…Isaiah, and insisted that He came not to destroy the law and prophets but to fulfil them (Matthew 5:17; Luke 4:16-21; John 5:39). Calling Jesus a first-century Jewish teacher is therefore necessary—but not sufficient. He did not merely repeat the interpretations around Him. He cl…
Read article →One Messiah, one gospel, and God's continuing purpose for Israel
…m 89:19-37 Jeremiah 31:27-40 Ezekiel 36:16-38; 37:15-28 Zechariah 12:10-14; 13:1; 14:1-21 Matthew 19:28; 21:33-46; 23:37-39 Luke 22:28-30 Acts 1:1-8; 3:19-26 Romans 9-11; 15:8-12 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 2 Corinthians 1:18-22; 3:1-18 Galatians 3:6-29; 6:15-16 Ephesians 2:11-22; 3:1…
Read article →Defining the position before testing it
…es not save. John the Baptist denied that physical ancestry could shield the unrepentant (Matthew 3:9). Paul distinguished the children of the flesh from the children of promise (Romans 9:6-8). Every Jewish person, like every Gentile, must believe in Christ. None of these truths…
Read article →How an openly transmitted text survived copying, criticism, and centuries of examination
A clear introduction to the manuscript evidence, textual variants, and the claim that the Bible was corrupted beyond recovery.
Read article →Circumcision of the heart and the identity of Paul's inward Jew
…in the Argument of Romans 2:1-3:9 and the Identity of the Interlocutor in Romans 2:17-29" Matthew Thiessen, Paul and the Gentile Problem, chapter 2, "The Gentile Identity of the 'So-Called' Jew in Romans"
Read article →Seeing God, bodily resurrection, and life in the renewed creation
…draws upon magnificent promises: “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8); “we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2); and “they shall see his face” (Revelation 22:4). The difficulty begins when this truth is made to carry the whole weight of Christian…
Read article →The question reaches beyond prophecy to the faithfulness of God
…e the covenants, the twelve apostles, the restoration prophecies, Romans 9-11, Galatians, Matthew 21, and the history of Christian interpretation. The conclusion must explain all the evidence: one Saviour, one way of salvation, one new man in Christ, the inclusion of the nations,…
Read article →What God's faithfulness to Israel means for everyone who trusts His promises
…se tribes in the regeneration. After pronouncing judgement upon Israel's blind leaders in Matthew 21, He repeated the promise at the Last Supper. After the resurrection He taught the apostles about the kingdom for forty days. When they asked whether He would now restore the kingd…
Read article →The positive argument of the whole series, brought together
…ces Daniel's abomination before unparalleled Great Tribulation and His manifested coming (Matthew 24:15-31). Paul describes the self-exalting lawless ruler whom Christ destroys at His appearing (2 Thessalonians 2:3-8). Revelation resumes Daniel's measured half-week through forty-…
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