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First Thessalonians 4:13-17 says the righteous are taken and the wicked are left behind. Matthew 13:30, 49 says the wicked are taken first and righteous are left behind. This points to two separate events, the rapture and the second coming.
-- Kent Crockett
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by Jerel Kratt
When Paul writes about “flesh and blood” not being able to inherit the kingdom of God, what does he mean? The purpose of this essay is to explore this question and hopefully present some answers. A natural part of this question would also involve answering the question, “what is the kingdom of God?” I will not set out to answer that question here, presuming that the reader will have some background already on the “kingdom of God”; I only wish to discuss the concept of “flesh and blood”. Let’s start with 1 Corinthians 15. Unless otherwise noted, all quotations of Scripture will be from Young’s Literal Translation.
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Submitted by Virgil on Friday, August 15 @ 12:50:49 PDT (190 reads)
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News: Left Behind Authors: Obama Not Antichrist
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This may be a first for a presidential campaign: A debate about whether one of the candidates is the Antichrist. The latest round began with the McCain campaign Web ad released earlier this month called "The One." The spot includes clips of Obama seeming to imply he is God's choice, shots of Charlton Heston, stairs in the clouds (to heaven?) and images that some say are meant to mimic those in the wildly popular "Left Behind" book series about the end of the world that feature the Antichrist.
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Submitted by Virgil on Wednesday, August 13 @ 14:46:28 PDT (126 reads)
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News: Brian McLaren at Abilene U
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Abilene Christian University will host a series of speakers this fall, bring on campus well-known individuals who will stimulate and challenge our minds and hearts. Among the speakers will be Brian McLaren, speaking on the topic Reaching Christians for Christ. According to the lectureship page, [the] aim is that participation in this event will challenge you to see life as ministry and equip you to live as a minister in your everyday life. Together we participate with God in His mission for the world. We hope you leave Summit even more committed to following Jesus. Through this conversation, our prayer is that Christ will be seen more plainly in our neighborhoods, office break rooms, community service and churches.
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Submitted by Virgil on Saturday, August 09 @ 19:16:14 PDT (636 reads)
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Preterism: Hal Lindsey, Obama, and the Antichrist
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By Gary DeMar
It’s a mystery to me why anyone would listen to Hal Lindsey on Bible prophecy. His 1970 Late Great Planet Earth is a lasting testimony to getting almost everything wrong. In 1977, Lindsey stated that if his 1948-1988 prophetic scenario did not come to pass, he would be a “bum.” Sorry to say, that Lindsey has stayed in prophecy business and is still making predictions He said the following in an articole posted on World Net Daily: “Obama is correct in saying that the world is ready for someone like him—a messiah-like figure charismatic and glib….The Bible calls that leader the Antichrist. And it seems apparent that the world is now ready to make his acquaintance.”
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Submitted by Virgil on Sunday, August 03 @ 13:15:37 PDT (569 reads)
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by Philologos
15 Shevat, 5762
January 28, 2002
Exodus 6:2,3 God spoke to Moses and said to him, "I am YHVH. I revealed Myself to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as God Almighty (El Shaddai), and did not allow them to know Me by My name YHVH." (The Living Torah: A New Translation Based on Traditional Jewish Sources by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan)
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Submitted by Virgil on Thursday, July 31 @ 13:07:30 PDT (516 reads)
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Preterism: Andrew Perriman: New Testament Eschatology and the Emerging Church
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As many of you may already know, Andrew Perriman is the author of "The Coming of the Son of Man, New Testament Eschatology for an Emerging Church." Andrew recently sat for an interview with Pecipice Magazine and answers some really good questions, like If what you’re saying is true, that in many ways we have moved beyond eschatology, how should that change how we envision being Jesus followers in the here and now?
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Submitted by Virgil on Monday, July 28 @ 12:51:25 PDT (412 reads)
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News: The Doctrine Police
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My friend Bill Spears submitted a wonderful podcast and I really wanted to share it with the rest of Planet Preterist readers. This is a podcast recorded by Wayne Jacobsen and Brad Cummings from thegodjourney.com. The show is "designed to facilitate an ever-expanding conversation with folks who are thinking outside the box of organized religion. Our primary desire is to encourage people on their spiritual journey by providing insightful commentary on Scriptures, current events and cultural trends, as well as fielding questions related to the challenging spiritual issues of real life."
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Submitted by Virgil on Friday, July 25 @ 08:12:02 PDT (344 reads)
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Preterism: 'Understanding End Times Prophecy' by Paul Benware: A Review
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by Gary DeMar
Paul N. Benware’s revised and expanded edition of Understanding End Times Prophecy includes a chapter on Preterism. This is a good sign. Preterists teach that certain prophetic passages have already been fulfilled (e.g., Matt. 24), while futurists claim that these same passages are yet to be fulfilled. The debate centers (mostly) on how specific time indicators like “near,” “shortly,” “quickly,” and “this generation” should be interpreted. Benware also claims that preterists regularly mix “the literal and allegorical” which results in “very inconsistent interpretations to a passage.” The following quotation encapsulates Benware’s argument on how he believes preterists interpret certain prophetic texts:
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Submitted by Virgil on Monday, July 21 @ 14:34:42 PDT (736 reads)
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News: Christianity Today: Second Coming Ecology
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Sunday morning, May 18, 1980, my children were leaving the little Presbyterian church in College Place, Washington, where they had been attending a program. They looked up at the sky, and a verse they had read in the Bible leapt to their minds. Jesus said that in the last days, the sun would be darkened, and the moon would not give its light. The sky was so preternaturally dark that my girls thought that the end of the world was upon us. They joined hands and ran the several blocks to our home.
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Submitted by Virgil on Sunday, July 20 @ 18:52:13 PDT (365 reads)
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News: Creation and Covenant
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by N.T. Wright
What I mean by ‘creation and covenant’ will become clear if we consider a couple of Psalms where the two are joined together. What I intend by using that pair of evocative terms as an initial way in to Paul will then become clear if we consider three central passages in which the same themes play the same kind of roles. This will open the way to a more detailed consideration of what, I shall argue, must be regarded as part of the fundamental structure of his thought, and how it relates to the other themes which will occupy us in subsequent chapters.
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by the Bishop of Durham, Dr N. T. Wright
On the front of your service sheets there is a painting of ‘the Wedding at Cana’, to story we read a few moments ago. The focal point is of course on Jesus and Mary at the left of the picture; but I want you to imagine thought bubbles coming from the heads of some of the other characters, particularly the two in the middle, the ones wearing crowns and anxious expressions, the bride and the groom. What are they thinking, and how does Jesus deal with that?
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Submitted by Virgil on Thursday, July 17 @ 14:46:45 PDT (1370 reads)
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Advanced Eschatology (Part 1)
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plymouthrock submitted: "Advanced Eschatology (Part 1)
“The harvest is the end of the age.” (Matt. 13: 39)
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This is the first in a series of articles dealing with Biblical eschatology. They are labeled ‘advanced,’ for it is my intention to pierce through and beyond the blundering limitations imposed by Full Preterism– that imperfect understanding of Scripture which masquerades as ‘exalted’ knowledge. Thus anything that soars above it must really be “advanced.” I will try to be as brief and to-the-point as possible. I’ve found it always takes longer to prove something that is false. Therefore, if I can keep these articles from becoming prolix, I’ll have done well. Big pat on the back for me!"
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Submitted by Virgil on Friday, July 11 @ 20:44:59 PDT (696 reads)
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Preterism: New Book: The Prophecies of Daniel 2
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The second book of Dr. John Evans, a Planet Preterist columnist was recently published by Xulon Press, and John is excited to share the news with everyone here. The book is available both in paperback and hardback; if you wish to help John personally, you may order the book directly from him by calling 1-901-753-3797.
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Submitted by Virgil on Sunday, July 06 @ 17:20:44 PDT (623 reads)
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News: Hebrew tablet tells of resurrection before Jesus
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A stone tablet written in Hebrew is generating debate as some scholars are saying its words point to a suffering messiah who was killed and rose again three days later decades before Jesus of Nazareth. Daniel Boyarin, a professor of Talmudic culture at the University of California at Berkeley told The International Herald Tribune, "Some Christians will find it shocking – a challenge to the uniqueness of their theology – while others will be comforted by the idea of it being a traditional part of Judaism."
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Submitted by Virgil on Thursday, July 03 @ 07:54:29 PDT (978 reads)
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Preterism: Don K. Preston in a Major Four Night Formal Debate
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We are pleased to announce a four day formal public debate. On July 7-8, 10-11,
John Welch, church of Christ minister and Don K. Preston, of Preterist Research Institute, will engage in a formal debate in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 7-8, and 10-11.
The venue will be the High School Rd. church of Christ. The church building is at 3103 N. High School Road. Less than a mile north on High School Road is the intersection of 38th Street.
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