Podcast Episodes

The “House” Metaphor as a Helpful Approach to Studying the Doctrine of the Second Coming of Christ - Ep. 16

I described a helpful approach to studying the doctrine of the second coming. The books of the Bible have been progressively revealed to God’s people in history with the book of Revelation as the ver…

Published on 11 years ago

Pre-Trib Bible Prophecy Questions for a Pre-Wrath Exponent - Ep. 15

I played my interview from View From the Bunker hosted by Derek Gilbert. He asked me about fifteen questions, many of them that pretribulationists frequently ask of the prewrath position. The followi…

Published on 11 years, 1 month ago

Reviewing My Radio Interview on Michael Brown’s The Line of Fire – Pre-Wrath and Post-Trib Eschatology – Ep. 14

I talked about my interview on Michael Brown’s The Line of Fire Program this past week. I played the entire clip from his show. First, I responded to a couple of misrepresentations that Michael Brown…

Published on 11 years, 1 month ago

Do the Seals on the Scroll in the Book of Revelation Express the Day of the Lord's Wrath? - Ep. 13

I responded to the very common pretribulational claim that the seals in the book of Revelation express the day of the Lord’s wrath. They argue this namely because it says that Jesus himself opens the…

Published on 11 years, 1 month ago

Avoiding the Word Concept Fallacy - A Lesson in Biblical and Theological Interpretation - Ep. 12

I talked about the very common word fallacy called the “word-concept” fallacy. I explained why it is important to understand this fallacy of biblical interpretation because it impinges upon our theo…

Published on 11 years, 2 months ago

A Stark Contrast between a PreWrath and PreTrib 2015 Bible Prophecy Conference - Ep. 11

I contrasted the stark features between an upcoming pretrib prophecy conference and a prewrath prophecy conference. The differences are telling. I talked about a material feature that the pretrib co…

Published on 11 years, 2 months ago

James 5:7–9 – A Pretrib Imminent Rapture or An Expectant Second Coming of Christ? - Ep. 10

I examined James 5:7–9 arguing that this very popular pretribulational prooftext does not teach that the rapture is “imminent.” Instead, James is teaching that the Lord’s return—his second coming (pa…

Published on 11 years, 2 months ago

As It Was in the Days of Noah: Do You Want to Be Left Behind or Taken at the Second Coming of Jesus? Matthew 24:37–41 - Ep. 9

Background to the Noahic and “Left Behind” Passage in Matthew 24:37–41

In the first part of the program I gave some background on this issue, explaining why two different groups of pretribulationist…

Published on 11 years, 2 months ago

Where Do Believers Go after the Rapture? – Remain in the Sky, Descend to Earth, or Ushered into Heaven? - Ep. 8

Where Do Believers Go after the Rapture?

I first explained that after the rapture God’s people will be escorted, not to earth, but to the throne of the Father in heaven. I provided four biblical pass…

Published on 11 years, 3 months ago

Do the 24 Elders in the Book of Revelation “Represent” the Church? A Reply to Pretribulationism - Ep. 7

I talked about the issue of the identify of the 24 elders in Revelation 4–5. Pretribulationism argues that the body of twenty-four elders “represent” the church and therefore the rapture will happen …

Published on 11 years, 3 months ago