James tells Christians (i.e., the twelve tribes of Israel) to honor the poor (Jas 1:1; 2:1–13). To reinforce his message, he says, “Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those…
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
Mike is a native Alabamian, born in Auburn and raised in Blount County. Click to read more.
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In my last post (here), I showed that James considered Christians to be the twelve tribes—the messianic-age “Israel of God” (Gal 6:16). This post will use this identity to make three related points: (1) James wrote with the idea of Israel’s “perfection” in mind; (2) the sufferings he mentions were…
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Announcement The Kindle edition of my book, Inmillennialism: Redefining the Last Days, is now available. See it on Amazon by clicking here. ****** This post is the first in a series on James’ letter. I want to show how inmillennialism helps us understand his message, as I’ve done for other New…
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Book of 2 PeterProphecy
Ten Reasons Peter’s Day of the Lord Refers to the Temple’s Fall
by Mike Rogersby Mike RogersIn this post, I will summarize ten reasons I believe Peter’s day of the Lord passage deals with the end of the Mosaic age, not the end of history. Here is the passage: Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure…
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Some readers have objected to the inmillennial interpretation of Peter’s day of the Lord passage (2 Pet 3:1–13). They’re responding to John Formsma’s posts (starting here) that show these verses describe God’s judgment of Israel—her land and her temple. That judgment would occur in Peter’s generation. As I showed in last…
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Some readers have objected to inmillennialism’s interpretation of Peter’s passage about the day of the Lord (2 Pet 3:10–13). I plan to address some of their concerns in future posts. Here, I will support John Formsma’s posts regarding this passage—they begin here—by presenting John Owen’s views on it. The two…
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A reader asked a critical question in his comment on the post Acts and the Last Days: In 2 Timothy 3:1 it says that perilous times shall come in the “last days.” The rest of the chapter describes what that will look like. Is this description limited to the end…
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Our guest blogger, Jay Chambers, is out of town this week attending a family member’s funeral in Alabama. I will use his absence as an opportunity to contribute some thoughts related to the series of posts he began last week (here). Jay wants to show that adopting an optimistic view…
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Book Of 2 ThessaloniansProphecy
The “Comings” of the Man of Sin and Christ
by Mike Rogersby Mike RogersPaul wrote about two “comings” in his “great apostasy” passage (2 Thess 2:1–12). One was “the coming (Gk. parousia) of our Lord Jesus Christ ” (2 Thess 2:1, 8). The other was “the coming (Gk. parousia) of the lawless one” (2 Thess 2:9). The popular prophetic models create confusion regarding…
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God has said that the kingdom of God, as it now exists, will transform the earth through our obedience to the Great Commission (Matt 28:18–20). One day, “The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea” (Isa 11:9). Three of the four…