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Reprising John’s Revelation
Jack asked: You’ve mentioned that a significant part of John’s Revelation laments the fading of Hebrew influence in church doctrine. Can you please recommend some of the more important sections in Revelations for further study? In some ways, the Harlot … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocalypse, Early Church Fathers, eschatology, Hebrew epistemology, intellectual background, politics, revelation, Thorleif Boman
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So Should You
Human politics is not a driving force, not a cause; it is a consequence. There may be more elections in the US. They won’t change anything that matters. No one is riding to the rescue; no human agent is appointed … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged Apocalypse, conviction, decentralization, demons, eschatology, human capabilities, Modern Israel, Nephilim, politics, spiritual gifts, tribulation, Unseen Realm, Watchers
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Reversing This World
Someone who calls himself “Jack” offered a very useful comment on the Great Reversal. That term is more common among liturgical churches and is rarely encountered among evangelicals. I note that Kiln of the Soul parish is composed mostly of … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged Beatitudes, Day of Judgment, eschatology, Great Reversal, Humility, oppression, poverty, Sermon on the Mount, worldliness
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Eschatology Notes 04
Final comment on Daniel 9: Nowhere in the NT is this prophecy quoted directly. This is something conspicuous by its absence, in that no one mentions it as messianic prophecy. Jesus mentions the “abomination of desolation” which is found a … Continue reading
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Tagged eschatology, Hebrew Mysticism, messianic prophecy, Michael S. Heiser, radix fidem, western epistemology
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Eschatology: Daniel 9
I’m going to plunge right into the passage Heiser considers most difficult: Daniel 9:24-27. He doesn’t even mention the approach I used in my published commentary. You can look it up, but I didn’t try to nail down too many … Continue reading
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Tagged eschatology, history israel, prophecy, Prophet Daniel, Seventy Weeks
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Eschatology Notes 03
One more item before we dive into the list of key passages for the study of eschatology: Hebrew cultural expressions. For example, it’s an old established principle that Hebrew literature is all about the drama. They didn’t consider hyperbole as … Continue reading
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Tagged eschatology, Hebrew expression, hebrew literature, history, numerology, prophecy
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Eschatology Notes 02
Related to the concept that covenants can have invisible aspects is the whole concept of Two Realms. Heiser is obviously aware of this, having written Unseen Realm, and refers to it often enough, but he lacks the broad sweep of … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, covenants, divine election, eschatology, the Spirit Realm, Two Realms, Unseen Realm
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Eschatology Notes 01
I was watching the Heiser videos a second time, taking notes. He said something about a document on his website so I went searching for it. Turns out he had a set of questions he had proposed way back in … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant of abraham, covenants, Dispensationalism, eschatology, King David, Michael S. Heiser, the Covenant of Moses
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Eschatology Introduction
In case it wasn’t clear to you, the Radix Fidem path is inherently Amillennial. The key issue is that we do not believe the prophecies and promises require that Christ establish a political kingdom in this world. That’s the key … Continue reading
Response to Eschatology Notes
Some folks got hold of me privately with questions and comments. The explanation of Daniel 9 that I offered was not meant to be definitive. I’m not entirely happy with the results myself, and there are other plausible explanations. You … Continue reading →