This series of articles is in response to an article by Joel McDurmon Head of Research at American Vision in Powder Springs, Ga. Contra “church history” and the creeds, McDurmon claims that Paul, in 1 Corinthians 13, does not discuss the end of miracles in an objective sense. He goes further and claims that 1 Corinthians 13 has no eschatological…
We are currently responding to an article by Joel McDurmon Head of Research at American Vision in Powder Springs, Ga. Contra “church history” and the creeds, McDurmon claims that Paul, in 1 Corinthians 13, does not discuss the end of miracles in an objective sense. He goes further and claims that 1 Corinthians 13 has no eschatological content: “I think…
In our last article, in response to Joel McDurmon Head of Research at American Vision in Powder Springs, Ga., we examined Zechariah 13. In that article, we demonstrated that Zechariah– just as Daniel 9– did predict the cessation of the prophetic, revelatory gifts. This flies in the face of McDurmon’s position– which is itself…
Does Paul Predict the Objective Cessation of the Revelatory Gifts of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 13? Not according to Joel McDurmon, Head of Research at American Vision in Powder Springs, Ga., He claims that Paul is focused on the miraculously gifted individuals, and that when those particular individuals arrived (arrive) at a state of personal, spiritual maturity, then the…
In our previous articles in response to Joel McDurmon, Head of Research at American Vision in Powder Springs, Ga. we have examined Daniel 9 and demonstrated from there that YHVH foretold the time when all prophecy– and the prophetic office– would be consummated; the prophetic office would cease to function. This would be accomplished by the end of the seventy…
Have the Revelatory Gifts Ceased to Function? A Response and Refutation of Joel McDurmon on 1 Corinthians 13- #3 This is the third part of a short series examining an article by Joel McDurmon in which he addressed the question of the charismatic, revelatory gifts, and particularly 1 Corinthians 13. In that article, McDurmon denied that 1 Corinthians 13…
We are examining a common objection that is made against Covenant Eschatology. The objection is based on the presupposition of Domitianic persecution (Domitian being the beast of chapter 13) and a late date of Revelation (See my book Who Is This Babylon for a refutation of these ideas). Be sure to read the previous three articles in this series–…
Be sure to read the previous two articles (#1) — (#2) in this important series. Opponents of Covenant Eschatology commonly appeal to Revelation 13 and the identity of the Beast as proof for the late date of Revelation. This is untenable however, and in this, our third installment, we present some of the evidence to demonstrate that the early date…
We are examining one of the key objections to Covenant Eschatology. It is often argued that Revelation 13 cannot be interpreted as fulfilled. One of the assumptions that this claim is built on is the idea that Domitian was the beast of Revelation. It is beyond the scope of this article to examine that claim, but, be sure to read…
Revelation is, without doubt, the focus of most eschatological discussions. Futurists constantly claim there is no support for Covenant Eschatology in the Apocalypse, but of course this is not true at all. We will examine, in a short series of articles, one of the objections sometimes lodged against the fulfilled view; it involves Revelation 13.