Last modified: Part 11 of this series Outline (Yep, another long one!) Introduction Having looked at some of the ways Pulliam tries to prime his reader to accept his claims about “Christ” and his “Kingdom” in Lessons 8 & 10, let’s see what he goes on to say about the nature of that Kingdom, his […]
Tag: Mystical Interpretation
“This Generation” in the Great Temple & Olivet Discourses
Last modified: I know I haven’t given you anything new in about a month-and-a-half, so I might as well let you know I’m still here (just working on 4 highly-interconnected posts in my critique series) and more thoroughly explain something I just explained quickly in another post. I mentioned what the phrase “this generation” meant […]
Does the Bible Prophesy Any Future for Israel?
Last Modified: 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 […]
Is Jesus Reigning Now? And If So, To What Extent? Part 2: Attempted Rebuttals
Last modified: 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 […]
“This” or “Here”? How the Apostles REALLY Handled Old Testament Prophecies
Part 1 of this series I’ve already typed several of the articles that will be part of my series critiquing the book “In the Days of Those Kings”, by Bob Pulliam. But I decided to lead off with this one because there have been so many occasions where people have, in my presence, used the […]