What Land Entrance Teaches Us

I’ve recently become increasingly interested in the typology of the 40 years of wandering in the wilderness under Moses, and how the historical shadows are reflected in the New Testament as the “substance” of our faith and practice. Since I am not an Idealist, I do believe that historical types can, and often do, have…

The Scoffers Of 2 Peter 3

    Perhaps the most interesting epistle in the New Testament, at least from an eschatological standpoint, is 2nd Peter.  Although this epistle has been bitterly attacked throughout the centuries  —  some denying its apostolic authorship, and others disallowing its place in the N.T. canon  —  it remains a fruitful field of study for those who truly love Christ and…

Essays On Chiliasm (Part 8)

   And so, when Jesus Christ comes to Mount Zion to establish His glorious reign over all the earth, there will be a “regeneration,” and “times of refreshing from the presence (not absence) of the Lord” (Acts 3: 19).  Satan will be cast into the bottomless pit and a seal set over him, that the…

Essays On Chiliasm (Part 6)

   So, it is necessary to see that the resurrection is none other than the restoration of the privileges which Adam lost.  As God created man from the dust of the ground and placed him in Eden, so God shall renew man from the dust of the ground, and place him in the city of…

Essays On Chiliasm (Part 5)

   I cannot stress too highly the importance of learning the real nature of last things by going back to the first things.  For these first things, when properly discerned, may serve as a key to unlocking the true import of last things.  And indeed many have already figured this out.  But since so many…