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This is a video briefly explaining the three views of the Millennium (Premillennialism, Postmillennialsm and Amillennialism). If you are looking for something a little more in depth, here is a link to a previous post on the issue. The Millennium: A Look at Revelation 20
Read More Three Views of the Millennial Reign of ChristThere are many who have trouble with the idea of being part of a local church and do not want anything to do with them, and many people point to denominations as a major culprit, as if they are inherently sinful. The arguments usually start by decrying the “man made” organization that today’s local churches […]
Read More In Defense of Denominations and Denominational ChurchesRecently, it has been asserted that I am living too much “under the Law.” But the assertion does not cease there. Pitted against me living too much “under the Law” was the presumption that I was not living enough “in the Holy Spirit.” Now all of this was, to be honest, confounding and news to me. […]
Read More The Law is Not a Boogey-ManThe covenant of redemption is the theological term for the agreement that was made between the God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit in how they were going to redeem for themselves the elect. This covenant is not mentioned by name in scripture but it is clearly implied that an agreement […]
Read More The Covenant of RedemptionRevelation 20 is one of the most debated passages in Scripture. When reading commentaries on this passage, it seems that there are about as many interpretations as there are writers. What causes this to be such a unique passage of Scripture is that according to Eerdmans’ Handbook on the Bible, this is the Scripture “which […]
Read More The Millennium – A Look at Revelation 20Exodus 3:10 Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt. Notice that the whole of God’s people was that of Jacob’s Children (Children of Israel). At the end of chapter 2 we read, “…and God remembered his covenant he made with Abraham, Isaac, […]
Read More The Children of IsraelMany times when a dispensationalist and covenantal theologian get together there can tend to be a bit of a confusing discussion that takes place around the term dispensations. The dispensationalist will say something like, “the idea of dispensations is in the scripture, how can you deny this?” The covenantal theologian will say something like, “we […]
Read More Dispensations: What’s the Difference?
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