Part 6 of this series I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: God has a way of letting me know what questions to focus on when. I wasn’t expecting this post to so effectively wind up doubling as a Passover/Easter special, yet here we are! It’s time to discuss what is perhaps Pulliam’s […]
Tag: Lost in Translation
Does the Bible Prophesy Any Future for Israel?
Outline (yep, this post is so long, I’m giving you shortcuts!): Introduction I’m no stranger to the ways that some people try to explain away all the clear statements in Scripture prophesying that Israelites would return to the land and worship at a third temple sometime after the second destruction of Jerusalem. But on the […]
Is Jesus Incapable of Ruling on Earth?
Part 4 of this series The titular question may sound trivial at first glance. Of course he’s capable (i.e., not incapable) of ruling over anyone or anything, from anywhere, as long as his Father wills it, right? Yet Pulliam insists that it’s impossible for Jesus to reign on Earth: “there are reasons why He actually […]
Musical Instruments in Christian Worship: Re-evaluating the Evidence
This time, we’ll be taking a quick break from my series critiquing Bob Pulliam’s book “In the Days of Those Kings”. This issue has been weighing on my heart for at least a couple years, now, and I want to include a link to this post in my upcoming book (which I can’t do unless […]
Is Jesus Reigning Now? And If So, To What Extent? Part 2: Attempted Rebuttals
Part 3 of this series In Part 1 of my blog post on this topic, I laid out the position I hold regarding the titular questions, then exegeted it from Scripture. In this post, I’ll deal with the proof-texts Pulliam offers for the notion that Jesus’ reign is present to the fullest extent it will […]
Why Bother Critiquing “In the Days of Those Kings?”
Introduction of this series I think the titular question of this post deserves an answer. I’ve seen countless bogus arguments online over the years, and managed to save my breath on a decent percentage of them. Why should this book be among the remainder? Well initially, my main reason for publishing a blog series on […]