Eschatology
Christmas Jesus–He’s Not Like That Anymore
For many Americans and millions of others our first introductions to Jesus were little nursery rhymes learned in childhood, such as: Little Jesus, meek and mild, Look upon a little child. ~ Christian children all must be Mild, obedient, good as He. Unfortunately, however, these oft-repeated rhymes, coupled with the baby Jesus we celebrate every…
READ MORE →‘End-of-the-World’ Baloney
Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to start looking ahead to the next big event on the world’s stage. No, it’s not Christmas. For many, once again, it’s the proverbial “end of the world” scheduled for December 21, 2012. So, is it really going to happen this time? Have the Mayans got it right?…
READ MORE →A Lesser Jesus?
Here’s something I’ve discovered, since my latest book came out. Not everyone likes “The Greater Jesus.” Some Christians are offended by this title and concept. As one critic bluntly put it, “I don’t believe there is a greater Jesus. . . . That’s baloney! There is only one Jesus!” They reason: If there is…
READ MORE →Is Heaven Really Open Today?
Call it “funeral eschatology.” Christian preachers who don’t believe that Jesus has “returned” (or better yet has “come”) and received his first disciples into heaven (John 14:1-3), assure the family and friends at a Christian funeral that the dearly departed believer is better off than those there assembled because he/she is in heaven with Jesus,…
READ MORE →Clashing Hermeneutics–Who’s Right?
Some Christians are offended by the idea that Jesus actually came, right on time, and in age-ending, day-of-the-Lord, judgment in destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple during the Jewish-Roman War and demolition of 66-73 A.D. As one critic comments on this site bluntly puts it “if he came in 70-73 AD [there are] serious problems…
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