THE ESCHATOLOGICAL TIME TEXTS IN 1 JOHN By: Michael J. Sullivan Copyright 2008 1) “Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.” (1Jn. 2:8) 2) “And the […]
The Eschatological Time Texts in James By: Michael J. Sullivan Copyright 2008 1) “In this manner be speaking and in this manner be doing, namely, as those who are about to be judged by a law of liberty, for the judgment will be without mercy to the person who did […]
THE ESCHATOLOGICAL TIME TEXTS IN HEBREWS By: Michael J. Sullivan Copyright 2008 1) “God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir […]
HOUSE DIVIDED PART #2 THE IMMINENT GATHERING AND CATCHING AWAY OF MATTHEW 24:30-31 / 1 THESSALONIANS 4:15-17 AND THE ANALOGY OF SCRIPTURE By: Michael J. Sullivan Copyright 2008 In my first article on the Reformed “house divided” attempts at building a sound eschatology, we discussed the […]
“LOOK AT THE FIG TREE AND ALL THE TREES” LUKE 21:29 By: Michael J. Sullivan Copyright 2008 In my previous article I wanted to challenge some partial preterist and preterist interpretive concepts of Christ coming as “lightning.” I argued that Christ coming as the “Sun” or the “Sun of Righteousness” from […]
THE SUN/SON OF RIGHTEOUSNESS COMING FROM THE EAST AND SHINNING TO THE WEST MATTHEW 24:27 By: Michael J. Sullivan Copyright 2008 “The Sun of Righteousness” “In that Day…” “The Day of the Lord” “For as the [Sun MJS] comes from the east and [shines MJS] to the west, so […]
THE ESCHATOLOGICAL TIME TEXTS IN THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW PART #2 By: Michael J. Sullivan Copyright 2008 The Olivet Discourse 12) “Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.” (Mt.24:34) Mathison claims that “this generation” can […]
THE ESCHATOLOGICAL TIME TEXTS IN THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW PART #1 By: Michael J. Sullivan Copyright 2008 1) “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Gk. egos)!” (Mt. 3:2): 2) “…You snakes—who told you that you could escape from the punishment God is about to (Gk. mello) send?” (Mt. […]
Mr. Thomas Ice, I was hoping you could respond to this email or more specifically to my blog on an article I wrote giving an exposition of Matthew 16:27-28. You made two errors listed below and I was hoping you would either: 1) Admit you made a public interpretive error […]
EXPOSING FUTURIST “SCHEMES” OF INTERPRETING THE N.T. IMMINENT TIME TEXTS – Lindsey, Smith, Courson, MacArthur, Ridderbos, Walvoord, Ice, Jeffry, Gentry, Sproul, Hanegraaff, Beale, etc… By: Michael J. Sullivan Copyright 2008-03-03 The concept that the second coming would occur in Jesus’ “this generation,” or that the Book of Revelation is a prophecy about […]