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The prophecy of seventy weeks given to Daneil in Dan. 9:20-27 is one of the most difficult passages in Scripture, yet it is also one of the most critical to the understanding of prophecies in general and eschatology in particular. Who is Gabriel referring to as the “anointed” in verse…
Thomas R. Schreiner’s book, The Joy of Hearing, as the subtitle indicates, is A Theology of the Book of Revelation (Crossway, 2021, paperback). This is part of the New Testament Theology Series edited by Schreiner and Rosner and published by Crossway. Schreiner has worked on several commentaries on Revelation, which…
Daniel is the only book in the OT that provides a comprehensive and progressive vision of biblical eschatology, starting from the time of Daniel all the way to the Messianic Kingdom and worldwide resurrection. In other major prophecies of NT (Mt. 24, Lk. 21, 1Cor. 15, 1Th. 4, 2Th. 2,…
The debate among orthodox Christians concerning eschatology centers on millennium: amillennialism, postmillennialism, and premillennialism. Immediately related to that is the role of Jews and Gentiles in the Kingdom plan, or the role of Israel and Church. Premillennialism emphasizes the distinction between the two (separate at certain time in certain way,…