We are sharing some brief responses against some of the most common objections to Covenant Eschatology. The responses are written by Frank Speer, and offer some great thoughts, and food for deeper thought, so enjoy! This is installment #6. Be sure to go back and read the previous articles.
This is installment #4 in a series of articles by Frank Speer, as he responds to some of the most common objections to Covenant Eschatology. Be sure to read all of the articles.
As we noted in the first installment of this two part series, the time statements of the Bible in regard to Christ’s coming, the end of the age and resurrection are a serious challenge to any futurist eschatology. As a result, commentators have offered a host of “explanations” in an attempt to negate, or nullify the imminence of those multitudinous…
Most thoughtful Bible students have probably struggled with the many, seemingly clear-cut, Biblical statements about the nearness of the parousia and resurrection in the NT. Many attempts to negate, mitigate, and otherwise blunt the force of these time statements have been made. The indisputable fact is that if we take those time statements seriously, then all futurist eschatologies are falsified.…
Be sure to read all of this series, beginning with #1 here. This is objection #3– and Frank’s response. “To all Preterists, the Olivet Discourse is not about the coming of Messiah, but about the destruction of Jerusalem.“
We begin presenting here a series of short articles by my friend Frank Speer in response to some of the most common objections lodged against Covenant Eschatology. While I do not personally agree with every argument brother Speer presents, his overall presentation in these responses is very good and we appreciated his thoughts and his dedication in defending the truth…
Be sure to read article #3 which seques into this one, and establishes that modern Dominionism, much like Dispensationalism, has a huge chronological gap between the Abrahamic Land promise and ultimate fulfillment. In John 8:56, Jesus spoke of the promises to Abraham, and he said “Abraham longed to see my day, and he saw it, and was glad.” Now, if…
Be sure to read part one and part two of this series. Dispensational Dominionism- #3 The Gap Doctrine In July 2012, I debated Joel McDurmon (PhD), Director of Research of American Vision in Atlanta, GA. McDurmon said the Abrahamic Land promises must be fulfilled literally and physically in the future because Abraham never received the land. (Be sure to…
Be sure to read the first installment in this series here, to understand what follows. In the first article, I noted that Joel McDurmon, in our formal public debate in July, 2012, claimed that while God gave Abraham’s descendants the land, Abraham must be physically raised from the dead and live on earth, to receive the land promise individually. I…
There is an old saying: If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is a duck!” And the saying is of course true. For the purposes of this article and those to follow in this series, I am posing the question: Is modern Postmillennialism, as iterated by the Dominionist camp comprised of Gary DeMar, Kenneth Gentry,…