Much confusion exists on the topic of the Two Witnesses of Revelation 11 today. Most of the church teaches that the two witnesses will be two physical human beings, maybe even old men with long and gray beards, that will literally preach in the streets of Jerusalem for a literal 3 1/2 year period
“Let no man deceive you by any means; for that day shall not come except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition.” — 2 Thess. 2:3. Many scholars today try to imply through this verse, that Antichrist is one single individual, but is that what [...]
In a previous article we have learned that the Little Horn as depicted in Daniel, has certain attributes that are given it. You’ll also remember that a horn in prophecy is a kingdom. This kingdom is given certain attributes which allowed us to identify it as the Vatican, also called the Papal power.
The message in this video is a very accurate account of why Jews today don’t believe in Jesus Christ as the Messiah. First of all, it has been prophesied many times in the Old and New Testament that the nation of Israel will eventually reject the Messiah when He appears, which happened during the time of Christ on earth.
The speaker mentions a few reasons why Jews today don’t believe in Jesus and one of those reasons is Anti-Semitism in the Christian church. Although it is true that not all Christians are Anti-Semantic, it is true that false Christianity do pose a thread to Judaism and also that Jews in general think that all Christians are Anti-Semantic, which is not true.
I believe the single largest reason why Jews today don’t believe in Jesus Christ as the promised Messiah is due to misinformation and traditions of men. Rabbis are trained and schooled to refute Christianity and misrepresent the New Testament so suit their agenda, just like some Christians are born and bred into a certain denomination and very seldom come to realize the truth, lest they repent and humbly ask God for direction.
Gary Demar takes the stand on a radio talk show to defend his position that the idea of a pre-tribulation rapture is not Biblical. The largest part of Christianity today believes this to be true, but is it really the truth?
If one can safely refute the interpretation of Futurism then the theology of a pre-tribulation rapture automatically falls away together with Futurism.
Hank Hanegraaf, a well known author and writer of the book Charismatic Chaos explains why the idea of a 7 year tribulation is not Biblical. This idea forms part of the Futurist interpretation of Biblical eschatology and it is based on a false interpretation of Daniel’s 70 weeks prophecy, as found in Daniel 9.
This is an excellent video on the 70 weeks prophecy of Daniel 9. Many cross references towards the work of Christ and the time of Israel gives the prophecy transparency and is understood the way it is intended.
The correct interpretation of the 70 weeks prophecy shows that Christ, the Anointed One, fulfilled this seventieth week of this prophecy to the letter when He was baptized and crucified. The end of the 70 weeks, around 33/34AD marks the end of the time of Israel and the gospel started to go out to the gentile nations.
By understanding this prophecy in the correct context, one is able to eliminate much of the errors within the Futuristic interpretation of eschatology, as Futurism falsely interprets the 70th and final week as the seven years at the end of the age, called the Tribulation.
Extra note: The Jews of today call this prophecy a curse and it is ripped to pieces by Jewish scholars. I wonder why? Maybe because it shows that the Messiah has already come. The prophecy is also called the Messianic prophecy by those that holds to the correct interpretation thereof.
I would highly recommend that you see the video titled Who is true Israel before you proceed to watch this one. One has to understand that true Israel according to the New Testament is the body of Christ and not literal Israel.
The false idea that the New Testament Israel is literal Israel forms the basis of Dispensational Futurism. The basis of Futurism again is based upon the false interpretation of Daniel’s 70 weeks prophecy. By correcting these errors the theological views of both Dispensationalism and Futurism are refuted.
The foundation of Dispensational Futurism is the reasoning that true Israel is literal Israel. This view has major implications in eschatology because it would then have to be true that Israel will be saved in a corporate sense. Although everyone will agree that MANY Jews will be saved through faith in Christ, that does not imply that literal Israel will be saved corporately during the end.
This Dispensational view is also the root of all believes that the Temple in Jerusalem has to be rebuilt during the “tribulation” before the supposed rapture can occur. By correcting this view on who Israel is, many other false ideas will by default be eliminate.
This is an excellent series of videos which explains all the different views on Christian Eschatology. The speaker goes into great depth when he explains the pro’s and con’s of each view, namely Preterism, Historicism and Futurism.
The Futurist interpretation of Bible eschatology (prophetic timelines) deserves the most part of the speaker’s time as Futurism has the most diverse form of views bundled under the banner Futurism. Dispensationalism is one of the major views within Preterism.
Although I do not hold to all the views of the speaker, he does exhibit a proper explanation for all three views.
The Vatican stand at the front of the religious world’s Ecumenical movement; a movement by Rome to unite all religions under the authority of the Vatican. Apart from a global Ecumenical initiative to unite all religions, ecumenism within the Christian sphere is high on their agenda.