Eschatology

This is a series of short expositions of Revelation 4-22 from a futurist perspective. Follow along with a timeline here.

There is an intense fascination with the timing of the Lord’s return that seems to tantalize every generation into attempting to set the date for it.

Perhaps the sense of intrigue is magnified when our sin nature becomes inflamed by the prohibition against doing so (see Matt. 24:36), such that the temptation can become almost overwhelming. This is evidenced by the number of people who have succumbed to the urge to try it.

This is a series of short expositions of Revelation 4-22 from a futurist perspective. Follow along with a timeline here.

Everywhere we turn, it seems that Israel is in the news—often in a negative light.

Some celebrated commentators have come nefariously close to laying all the world’s problems at the feet of Israel and the Jewish people. This is becoming a common allegation in our day.

Others take a contradictory approach and question whether there are any true Israelites left, promoting the fantasy that charlatans have replaced them in an endeavor to execute one of the greatest frauds in history.

This is a series of short expositions of Revelation 4-22 from a futurist perspective. Follow along with a timeline here.

This is a series of short expositions of Revelation 4-22 from a futurist perspective. Follow along with a timeline here.

We now wrap up our discussion about Revelation 3:10 (see Part 1). We’ve considered (a) what this “time of testing” is, and (b) who Jesus protects. Now, we turn to the burning question—what does the apostle John mean when he says believers will be “kept from” this time of testing?

Here is the passage—what kind of protection is Jesus promising? Physical removal from the scene, or protection from danger during the time of testing?

The “pre-tribulation rapture” is the belief that Jesus will remove the church (the living and the dead) from the earth before the great tribulation. Faithful Christians who believe this often cite Revelation 3:10 as a key proof for this doctrine. However, the preponderance of evidence does not support this claim.