Eschatology

One Day is with the Lord as a Thousand Years

Eschatology / /

Peter wrote, “Beloved, Be not ignorant of this one thing….” This sounds quite important. What is it we should avoid ignorance about? Peter went on to say, “that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” In view of this warning, we would be ignorant not to recognize that there are thousand-year periods of time on earth that easily count as days with the Lord.      

For certain the thousand years that Jesus Christ is prophesied to reign on this earth in Revelation 20 is said to be a day in various Old Testament passages. The one-thousand-year kingdom is also said to be a time (day) of rest for the earth and for Israel specifically. This will be the future rest promised to Israel corresponding to the Sabbath day by which God covenanted this rest.

With the impending second coming of Jesus Christ to set up a one-thousand-year kingdom and almost exactly six thousand years of history for this present earth since its creation in Genesis 1, we surely need to consider carefully whether that history can be divided into six thousand year periods that correspond to six days with God. To write off such a possibility as foolish thinking without careful analysis is surely the very essence of ignorance.

So see the slides Seven Thousand Years to avoid such ignorance and to see that God has indeed prophesied a seven thousand year timeline for this present earth.

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The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

Doctrine, Eschatology / /

Although the Marriage of the Lamb will be in heaven before Jesus Christ comes to earth for his second coming, the Marriage Supper of the Lamb mentioned immediately after the marriage will not be in heaven. It will be back on earth during the Millennial Kingdom.

These slides present a fivefold argument that this supper will be during the Millennial Kingdom based upon these points: the prophetic nature of the announcement in heaven, the given order of events in Revelation 19-20, Jesus’ statements about when He would again drink the fruit of the vine, the prominence of feasts in the Millennial Kingdom, and the prophetic symbolism of the wedding feast at Cana.

These slides briefly discuss how Jesus’ parable about the wedding dinner as stated cannot indicate that the gospel would be taken to Gentiles as it is usually so interpreted. The parable declares that feasting will be prominent in the kingdom of heaven. Even so men will be rebellious and bring upon themselves God’s judgment.  

See slides Marriage Supper of the Lamb for arguments about why the feast will be on earth during the Millennial Kingdom.

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The Two Raptures

Doctrine, Eschatology / /

There are plenteous arguments to support various positions concerning when the Church will be raptured to heaven. Will it be a pre-tribulation, mid-tribulation, post-tribulation, pre-wrath or something else? There are a number of common misconceptions that contribute to the confusions that have propagated.

A common error is the failure to recognize the unique place the New Testament Church has in God’s program. Jesus came not only to redeem all mankind, but also to offer the kingdom to Israel. After Israel rejected His offer of kingdom after His resurrection, God called out the Apostle Paul to set forth doctrine for the Church, which presently is said to be the pillar and ground of the truth. But the Church will leave earth in a Rapture and God will go back to dealing with Israel as promised through the Old Testament promises and prophecies.

The idea of a rapture was not new. It is prophesied in the Old Testament and by Jesus Christ in His earthly teachings. But Paul claims that the rapture of the Church was a mystery; that is, it was not known until God revealed it through him. Thus, the prophecies of a rapture before the Pauline Epistles must be speaking of a different rapture.

There is strong evidence that that rapture will be near the end of Daniel’s seventieth week. Jesus says there will be strong tribulation in the last half of that week. The second rapture will occur during that time, so it will be a tribulation rapture. And it will surely include a resurrection of Old Testament saints.

It is not my purpose to go through arguments for the various Rapture positions. There is extensive documentation on the internet, magazine articles, and even books for that. But I have seen hardly any consideration for the possibility for two raptures. So in these slides, The Two Raptures, it is my purpose set forth the Scriptural evidence for the two raptures, why there must be two, when they will be, and what will be the nature of each one.

This should help sort out the arguments concerning the time of the Church rapture. But what does need further study, is the nature and times of the various resurrections.

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