Will the Temple be Rebuilt in Jerusalem?
Paul declares the New Testament temple to be the church. “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost…” I Cor. 6:19. “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? …for the temple of God is holy, which temple [...]
The Wolf and the Lamb
“The wolf shall dwell with the lamb…” Isa. 11:6. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together…” Isa. 65:25. Millennialists look for a literal 1000 year reign on earth when actual wolves and lambs will dwell together. Extending our vision beyond the two popular texts quoted above, to take in the whole sphere of scriptures, [...]
The Seventy Prophetic Weeks of Daniel – Dan. 9:24-27
I. WHAT DOES THIS SIGNIFY? The command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem here referred to was given to Ezra by Artaxerxes, king of Persia, 457 B.C. Ezra 7:1-28. A careful study of Ezra and Nehemiah will show that not less than four decrees were given to build the house, walls, etc., of Jerusalem. But the [...]
The Fable of a Great, Seven Year Tribulation
Millennial dreamers, as usual, are found taking scriptures out of context and grossly misapplying them to force them into their incredulous age to come scheme. Their abuse of Matt. 24:21 and Dan. 9:26-27 are just another example of this. They imagine the former to support a seven year tribulation period yet to come, when nothing [...]
