In 2 Thessalonians 1, Paul draws directly from the prophecy of Isaiah 66, to promise coming vindication of the suffering of the Thessalonian church. That vindication would come in fulfillment of Isaiah 66, that foretold the Lord’s coming “in flaming fire” to avenge the martyrs of the Lord. While most commentators claim that Paul had in mind “the end of the world” a careful analysis of both Isaiah and the context of 2 Thessalonians 1 falsifies that notion
View More Paul and Isaiah 65-66: A Comparative Analysis – Part OneTag: restoration of all things
Old Testament Israel – New Testament Salvation – #2
There are no “new” eschatological promises in the New Testament. All New Testament prophecies of the end are based on and taken from God’s OId Covenant promises made to Old Covenant Israel. This changes everything!
View More Old Testament Israel – New Testament Salvation – #2Some Fatal Admissions!
Sometimes, good and honest people, attempting to defend or salvage their views, make fatal admissions about what the Bible teaches!
View More Some Fatal Admissions!The End of the Ages Has Come- Upon Them – Not US! #2
If the eschatological goal of the previous ages was arriving in the first century, it means that all futurist eschatologies are wrong!
View More The End of the Ages Has Come- Upon Them – Not US! #2Connections– Letting Scripture Interpret Scripture
When we “connect the dots” between major OT prophecies and the NT, it is clear that the Second Coming – and the end of the Millennium, was in the first century.
View More Connections– Letting Scripture Interpret ScriptureThe Redeemer Shall Come Out of Zion- Part #1
While commentators commonly posit the fulfillment of Romans 11:25-27 at the end of the Christian Age / End of time, there are contextual elements that demand the first century fulfillment of this great passage!!
View More The Redeemer Shall Come Out of Zion- Part #1Response to Sam Frost and Jeremiah Cormier on the Coming of the Lord– #2
Sam Frost says that everything has to have a “telos”- and end. Well, what about the New Creation? Does it come to an end?
View More Response to Sam Frost and Jeremiah Cormier on the Coming of the Lord– #2Short Shot: Daniel 9:24f, Antiochus Epiphanes, Onias III and the Atonement
Short Shot: Daniel 9:24f, Antiochus Epiphanes, Onias III and the Atonement Don K. Preston It is commonly claimed among the higher, “critical” and “liberal” commentators…
View More Short Shot: Daniel 9:24f, Antiochus Epiphanes, Onias III and the AtonementWhat Now? If the Lord Came in AD 70, What Now? #1
What Now? If the Lord Came in AD 70, What Now? – #1 Traditional futurist eschatologies have a mixed bag of theological concepts about what…
View More What Now? If the Lord Came in AD 70, What Now? #1Why (N. T.) Wright Is Wrong on the Redemption of Creation
Why (N. T) Wright Is Wrong on the “Redemption of Creation.” THE NATURE OF THE RESURRECTION – THE NATURE OF THE PAROUSIA – THE DAY…
View More Why (N. T.) Wright Is Wrong on the Redemption of Creation