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Clear searchWhat the historical evidence proves—and what it does not
Did Darby Invent the Pretribulation Rapture? What the historical evidence proves—and what it does not The historical objection is often stated in absolute terms: no Christian taught the rapture before John Nelson Darby devised…
Read article →Why a loaded label does not settle the question
Secret Rapture—or Biblical Distinction? Why a loaded label does not settle the question “The secret rapture is unbiblical.” The phrase is repeated so often that it can sound like an argument. It is…
Read article →A response to Hank Hanegraaff on resurrection, Daniel’s final week, and the Tribulation
Is the Pretribulation Rapture Without Biblical Basis? A response to Hank Hanegraaff on resurrection, Daniel’s final week, and the Tribulation In an article published by the Christian Research Institute, Hank Hane…
Read article →A forensic reading of Christ's Olivet Discourse
…the Church. If they are gathered after the Tribulation, the passage appears to place the rapture there as well. The first premise is possible. It is not yet proven. "Elect" can describe the Church, but it is not an exclusive technical title for the Church. The meaning intended h…
Read article →Abraham, Lot, divine wrath, and a pattern that must be used carefully
…udgement did not fall until he had been brought out. Does this establish a pretribulation rapture by itself? No. It supplies a meaningful biblical pattern, but patterns must support clear teaching rather than replace it. Abraham's question concerns God's justice Genesis 18 does n…
Read article →History, heresy, and the temptation of private Christianity
Have Evangelicals Become Neo-Gnostics? History, Heresy, and the Temptation of Private Christianity The accusation identifies real evangelical deformations—secret-key religion, escape rhetoric, elite conversion status, and churchl…
Read article →Governmental restraint, the final ten kings, and the preparation of the temple
…Working Theory While researching The Kingdom Still to Come, my premillennial sequel to my rapture book, I have been revisiting Paul’s account of the restrainer in 2 Thessalonians 2. Something holds back the revelation of the final lawless ruler. The Thessalonians knew what Paul m…
Read article →Responding to five common criticisms without defending what Scripture does not require
…ising and spreading nineteenth-century dispensational thought. Denying that would be poor history. But the date of a system's formulation does not determine whether its interpretation is true. Christian theology repeatedly developed more precise vocabulary when questions forced b…
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