Posts contributing to the development of the biblically framed Inmillenialism Prophetic Model for the interpretation of prophecy.
“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” In the Olivet Discourse the “main thing” is the Temple’s destruction. Jesus foretold it (Mark 13:1–2). The disciples asked two questions about it: when would “these things” happen and what would be their sign (Mark 13:3–4)? Jesus answered the…
In Mark’s version of the Olivet Discourse (Mark 13:1–37), Jesus told his disciples about the Temple’s destruction (Mark 13:1–2). They asked two questions about “these things”: when would they happen and what would be their sign (Mark 13:3–4)? Jesus answers the questions in reverse order. He gives the sign in Mark 13:5–27…
A friend recently made an interesting observation about our prophetic model (inmillennialism). We were discussing the process I used to derive it from Scripture. I have done this many times with other people. My approach has been to start with Matthew’s account of Jesus’s Olivet Discourse (Matt 24–25). This time,…
A skeptic of inmillennialism might lodge an objection based on Jesus’s Great Commission. After his resurrection he said: “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of…
Recent posts in our Mediations in Matthew series have looked at Jesus’ accomplishments in his death, burial, and resurrection (Matt 27–28). Through these events, he erected a new Temple (here) and redefined Israel (here). In our last post (here), we said Jesus accomplished the true Exodus. Paul authorized the comparison…
Our most recent five posts have considered the cessation of supernatural gifts. They are no longer an ongoing, day-to-day reality in the church’s experience. We will now return to our series of Meditations in Matthew. Our last two posts in that series dealt with Matthew 27–28. One (here) showed how Jesus…
This post continues our answer to a reader’s objection to our Miraculous Gifts post. There we dealt with 1 Cor 13:8–10 and said “that which is perfect” (1 Cor 13:10) refers to the messianic age. If our identification of the “perfect” is correct, Paul was showing the Corinthians when God…
A gracious reader has raised questions about our Miraculous Gifts post. These queries arise from our view of “that which is perfect” in 1 Cor 13:10–12. There, Paul says: When that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away. When I was a…
A “perfect” condition requires “perfect” people, a “perfect” relationship to God, and “perfect” knowledge. Paul envisioned all these for the saints: But when that which is perfect (Gk. teleios) has come, then that which is in part will be done away. When I was a child, I spoke as a…
Metaphors matter. The Scriptures use them to give a full-orbed description of the “last days” of the Mosaic age (e.g., Heb 1:2; Gen 49:1). God gave Israel a “new birth” through Christ’s resurrection (1 Pet 1:3; Eph 2:6). Christ then began to reign in his kingdom after Israel’s “regeneration” (Matt…
