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Tag Archives: Premillennialism
Western Religions: Jehovah’s Witnesses and The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, Part 3
Beliefs and Practices 1. God. They say, “We worship the one true and Almighty God, the Creator, whose name is Jehovah” (What Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Believe?, jw.org). They do not believe in the Trinity. “The true God is one Person, … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Jehovah Witnesses, Premillennialism, World Religions
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How Many Resurrection Days? (or Weep Not As Those Who Have No Hope)
Premillennialists believe that there will be two resurrection days, separated by 1,007 years. They typically teach: (1) The righteous dead will be raised and the righteous (both dead and living) will be raptured from the earth. (2) Tribulation will last … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Doctrine, Hope, Judgment, Premillennialism, resurrection, Textual study
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 4, 1000 years, Acts 24, are you ready?, dead in christ rise first, ei, hope, how many resurrection days?, John 5, meet the Lord in the clouds, Premillennialism, rapture, resurrection, Revelation 20, those alive, those asleep, tribulation, weep, weep not
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Revelation: 1,000 Years
“Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon… and bound him for a thousand years… so that he should … Continue reading
Posted in end times, Judgment, Premillennialism, resurrection, Revelation, Textual study
Tagged 1000 year rign, beheaded souls lived and reigned, bottomless pit, fire and brimstone, first resurrection, foy wallace jr., judgement, lake of fire, martyrdom, Premillennialism, relative peace, Revelation 20, revelation beatitude, satan bound, satan chained, satan deceives the nations, satan loosed, satan released from prison, second death, will he find faith on the earth
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Revelation: The Two Witnesses, The Woman and The Child
The book of Revelation is a book of symbols. Admittedly, some of these symbols are difficult to discern. However, there are certain points that seem clear. Let’s consider… The Two Witnesses (Revelation 11) The reference to two witnesses, no doubt, … Continue reading
Posted in end times, Premillennialism, Revelation, Textual study
Tagged adequate evidence, apostles and prophets, faithful israel and Jesus, flight into wilderness, key to victory, mary and Jesus, moses and elijah, olive oil, Premillennialism, Revelation 11-12, satan, satan the dragon, spiritual war, the Bible and church, the dragon, the holy spirit, the two witnesses, the woman and child
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Prophecy: Jesus in Minor Prophets (Part 1)
Bethlehem “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me the one to be ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting” (Micah … Continue reading
A Careful Study of Matthew 24:1-35
Religious history is filled with date-setters. William Miller, a member of what later became the Seventh Day Adventist, was one such. In 1843 he set a date for the Lord’s return. The predicted year of His return was to be … Continue reading
Posted in end times, Jehovah Witnesses, Premillennialism, Seventh Day Adventists, Textual study
Tagged 1843, 1844, 1845, 1914, 1918, 1988, 70 a.d., abomination of desolation, caligula, charles russell, city gates, claudius, date setters, earth quakes, edgar whisenant, end times, false christs, famines, galba, gospel preached in all world, Jehovah Witnesses, Luke 21, Mark 13, Matthew 24, millerites, natural disasters, nero, otho, persecution, pestilence, Premillennialism, rapture, rumors of war, sabbath, seventh day adventist, signs, signs of end times, the comings of Christ, the great disappiontment, titus, vespatian, vitellius, war, william miller, winter
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Watching For The Lord
Several times in the New Testament, we are instructed to “watch for the Lord’s coming” or something to that effect. My question is just what does that mean? Does it mean that we should all go around gazing up into … Continue reading