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So John Wycliffe is wrong about the things you want him to be wrong about, and right about the things you want him to be right about.

Everyone and their dog is a self-described scholar. When I go to work every day, everyone in the room is the smartest person in the room. Dealing with that is part of the job.

He interpreted Revelation to be historicist. What do you say I am missing?

You know what... I think I'm going to use the Apophis asteroid. You just date-set, which is frowned upon, but you're not the first to either date-set or to posit that the Earth will be destroyed by fire by an asteroid.

Dear Scribe, Amazon will probably become a slightly richer company now because of you. I'm wondering if I should borrow from Law class, where they teach logical argumentation.

Many respected theologians such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, and John Wycliff were historicist, and John Wycliff is the guy who translated Revelation to English. If you're going to say John Wycliffe misinterpreted stuff, then you pretty much undermine the inerrancy of the Bible you're...

To the three of you who said this, I will just quote what one person in my group said: If someone tells me they have a pretty good grasp of Revelation, that is a telltale sign that they do NOT have a good grasp of Revelation.

A loss of consciousness until Judgment Day, that's soul sleep, as I understand it. You seemed to imply you might believe in annihilation. Do you believe those whose names are not written in the Book of Life are thrown in the Lake of Fire and annihilated? I ask because just 30 minutes ago, it...

My two cents on the topic: Yes, the Bible is clear that it is our duty to rebuke false teachers. That being said, I can assure you that teachers get rebuked plenty, whether false or not. How to handle criticism is an important skill teachers need to learn, and you, by rebuking them, become...

Do you believe in soul sleep and/or annihilation? Do you believe no Revelation Bible study would be complete without covering those two topics?

Hi MegMarch and Scribe, I really like the advice you two gave. MegMarch, I will be sure to check out BSF materials and see if there are good Leader guides. Scribe, I love your idea about applying rules of hermeneutics. Do you have any good resources on hermeneutics for laymen (namely...

Possibly another word is "facilitating". It is the leadership style I choose. As facilitator, my job is to present the views--not to adopt or advocate them. Out of respect for all the other smart Christians in the church, my own belief camp I adopt should deserve no more weight than anyone...

I have heard a couple times that the best way to recognize counterfeit money is to study the real thing. And yes, while that may be the BEST way, it is not the ONLY way. Nor do we have to choose between the two--we can do both. If we want to reach Muslims, then studying Koran is a good idea...

I can assure you, there are millions of people in Hell right now who believe that spiritual death is quite literal.

And mine. Garree's approach is correct. Jesus explicitly says the vineyard represents the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 20:1 is very specific about it: 20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard." So the fact that you...

The Dead Sea Scrolls are getting a bad rap right now. I would probably not use them in apologetics right now when talking with non-Christians. There is some renewed doubt in their authenticity (I say "renewed" because Jews have always renounced it. They contain Isaiah 53, foretelling of...

I have to agree with everything garee said, although I (being a different person, of course...) would have used different words. This life--these tangible things, that we see with our eyes: *THIS* is the allegory. The eternal, the unseen, the spiritual: *THAT* is the literal. People get...

Let's be real: there is no way John was NOT exiled from Jerusalem around 70ad. I don't care how you slice it. Jerusalem was levelled in 70ad, and the Diaspora happened. Even if John was not killed by the Romans, he would have been killed by the Jews long before that. The Olivet Discourse...

Hi, It looks like I will be leading a Bible study series on Revelation soon at my church. I thought I would try and draw from the collective wisdom of this board, and see what do you think are good ideas for leading a Revelation Bible study series? I figured that is what a Christian chat...

The women are getting paid more than the men, but yet they STILL want to sue for "gender equality". How much more than the men do they need to get paid before they are "equal"?