August 16, 2012. A major difficulty in understanding Revelation is figuring out what time period the book is predicting. The preterist view says that nearly… Read More »Insight #220 — “Soon” and “Near” in Revelation
February 17, 2010. Did you hear that the horrendous earthquake in Haiti (1/12/2010) was “an apocalyptic quake”? Googling “Haiti” with “apocalyptic” results in over three… Read More »Insight #190 — Haitian Apocalypse?
December 14, 2009. Upon hearing such absurdities as Barak Obama being the Antichrist, we may feel like rejecting all efforts to find fulfillment of Bible… Read More »Insight #188 — Any Specific Predictions in Revelation?
April 10, 2009. Does Revelation predict 1,260 days of tribulation after the church is gone? Or, does it predict 1,260 years of persecution while the… Read More »Insight #182 — Futurist vs. Historical View
December 17, 2008. “Time, times, and half a time.” Last month we saw evidence that this predicts 1,260 years of Roman Papal power in the… Read More »Insight #178 — Which View Fits: Preterist or Historical?
November 13, 2008. Daniel predicted a “little horn” who would persecute the saints of God for “a time and times and half a time.” How… Read More »Insight #177 — Time, Times, and a Half
January 18, 2008. Who can make a prediction centuries ahead of time? Can God do that? Is God limited by our “felt needs”? Can God… Read More »Insight #167 — Preterism Built on Fast Gratification
July 26, 2002. Tim LaHaye, in “Revelation Unveiled,” claims that “For the most part, all who believe the Bible to be literal are premillennialists” (page… Read More »Insight #93 — Who Interprets Revelation Literally?
January 18, 2002. Some believe that Revelation was written about 68 A.D. Others believe it was written about 96 A.D. Why the big difference? It’s… Read More »Insight #80 — When Was Revelation Written?
July 15, 2001. One method of interpreting the book of Revelation is called the “spiritual,” “allegorical” or “idealist” method. This method sees most of the… Read More »Insight #67 — Revelation: Parable or Prophecy?