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Topic: Futurist View

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2024-03-15
The 144,000 in Revelation: Could you explain who the 144,000 are from both the Dispensational and Partial Preterist views? [Revelation 7:4, Revelation 14:1, Revelation 14:4, James 1:18].
First Fruits: Could you identify who you think the "first fruits" are in Revelation 14? [Revelation 14:4].


2023-11-01
Ezekiel (Later Chapters): Can you help me find the lectures about the last chapter in Ezekiel to better understand the application to the future or past? (Chapter 37:15-28).



2023-10-31
Evolution: How is it that the scientific community has so embraced the theory of evolution?
Revelation Not Future: Did I hear you say that you don't believe the book of Revelation is about the future? Is that correct?


2023-10-23
Date of Writing of Revelation: How do they determine the differing date of writing for the book of Revelation (relative to one's Amillennial view)? Rec: Introduction to the Commentary: "Four Views of Revelation."



2023-09-21
Preterism (Full vs. Partial): What is the difference between a partial preterist and a full preterist?
Revelation Difficulty: Why didn't God make Revelation easier to understand? Rec: book against Full Pretersism "Why Not Full Preterism?" by Steve Gregg. [Revelation 13:18].
Revelation & the Two Witnesses: Would you explain Revelation Chapter 11 about the two witnesses?

2023-09-12
Great White Throne Judgment: Does the "Great White Throne Judgment" happen for all people? [Revelation 20:11ff, Matthew 25:31].
Amilliennial View of the Future: Which events are still to come in the Amillennial view of end times? [Revelation 11:1-14, Revelation 20, Revelation 21].
Mental Illness & Scripture: What do you think about mental illness relative to scripture? Rec topical lectures; "Biblical Counsel for a Change."

2023-08-07
Revelation Already Happened (Mostly): Could you talk about what has already happened in Revelation? [Rec: Steve's commentary: "Revelation-Four Views" or verse-by-verse Revelation.



2023-06-02
Full Preterism & Partial Preterism: Someone is trying to introduce me to Preterism, which is heretical, but isn't there Partial Preterism?



2023-01-18
Dispensationalism: Is Dispensationalim a distinctive part of Futurism?
Israel Returning to Their Land: When did the focus on "Israel" and their return to their land begin? Was it with Dispensationalism and Darby?
Nation of Israel-1948: Darby didn't predict Israel becoming a nation in 1948, did he?

2022-12-09
"Binding" of Satan During the Church Age: Did the early church fathers believe that the time from the early church until Christ's return is the time of Satan's being symbolically bound? Recommended; Topical Lecture: "When Shall These Things Be?" [Revelation 20].
"Mark of the Beast": Since there has never been a time when we have not been able to "buy or sell", what do you say to a Dispensationalist? Recommended; Topical Lecture: "When Shall These Things Be?" [Revelation 13:18, Revelation 14:1, Luke 2:1, Daniel 7:1-7, Deuteronomy 6:8].


2022-11-02
Satan Released at the End of the Millennium: Why does Satan get released again after the millennium? [Revelation 20:9-11, Colossians 2:15, Hebrews 2:14, 2 Thessalonians 2:8, Matthew 13:48].



2022-10-31
7-Year Tribulation: Do you see certain and particular events that kick off the 7-year tribulation? [Daniel 9, Revelation 11-13].



2022-08-25
Teaching Revelation as Applied to Us Today: What do you think about Malcolm Smith's teaching on the book of Revelation and placing the application to us to day, not the future. Recommends the commentary: "Revelation-Four Views" by Steve Gregg, or the free topical lectures at the website; "When Shall These Things Be?".



2022-08-04
Futurism-"A Day to the Lord": Caller refers to a previous discussion and disagees with Steve about his assessment of the statement "a day to the Lord." [2 Peter 3:9-11, Luke 19, Matthew 25, 2 Peter 2, Jude 1:17-18, Matthew 16:28].



2022-07-11
Books of I John: Caller shares more about the books of I John.
Futurist vs Partial-Preterist: Don't you think that one can over-spiritualize the way the images are understood in the Olivet Discourse? [Matthew 24, Luke 21, Luke 17, Mark 13,Hebrews 8:6].
"Never Before and Never Again" Hyperbole or Not?: Discussion of the use of hyperbole in scripture, particurlary "never before and never again", when it does happen again. [Matthew 24:21, Ezekiel 5:9, Exodus 10:14, Joel 2:25-26].

2022-06-30
Steve Gregg's Departure from Dispensationalism: Could you elaborate about your decision to leave Dispensationalism?



2022-03-29
Premillennial Preterist: Can you explain the "Premillennial Preterist" view and what you think of it? [Revelation 20, Matthew 24].



2022-03-03
Post Millennial View & Future Israel: Could you help me sort out the value of these books about ; "Paradise Restored" by David Chilton, and the book "Future Israel" by Barry Horner? [I John 2:22].
Millennium & Israel: What does one do about the opposing views with excellent people and on either side of the Millennial and Israel controversy? [Matthew 28:20, I Corinthians 13:9].


2022-02-10
Babylon has Fallen: When Revelation says that "Babylon has fallen", to whom is that referring? [Revelation 18:2, Revelation 11:8].



2021-11-29
Revelation View of Steve Gregg: Which view of the book of Revelation is the view that you hold and why? Recommended verse-by-verse on Revelation.



2021-11-22
Is Revelation Yet to Come: Is the prophecy in the book of Revelation yet to come? Recommends; "Revelation; Four Views" & "Empire of the Risen Sun-Vol 1" by Steve Gregg. [Revelation 12:10, Psalm 8-9].



2021-11-10
Early Writing of Revelation & Preterism: Is believing that the book of Revelation was written before 70 A.D. typical of Preterists?
New Testament Completed by 70 A.D.: Was the New Testament completed before 70 A.D., making the canon of scripture complete?


2021-10-15
Bad Times Before Jesus' Return (Tribulation): Are the Dispensational PreMillennialist and Amillennial Partial Preterists the only groups that tend to think that there is going to be some really bad things before the end of the world? [Revelation 20:3].
Postmillennialist View: Do postmillennialists see a specific marker beginning the millennium?


2021-07-27
Book of Revelation: Doesn't it seem like the book of Revelation is more of a stressful distraction to many? Can not one be a good Christian without paying it much mind? [Matthew 24:44, Acts 1:7, Luke 19:13].



2021-04-26
Catholics and Preterism: When you were introduced to Preterism, was it through a Catholic source? [Matthew 24, Luke 21, Mark 13].



2020-12-09
Symbolism of Ezekiel 38 & 39: Could you talk about Ezekiel 38 & 39, is it the Babylonian Exile or the Roman destruction of Jerusalem, and what about Gog & Magog? [Ezekiel 38-39].



2020-12-08
Other Partial Preterists: Who else is in the Partial Preterist camp would be good to recommend (Adrian Rogers, C.S. Lewis, Hank Hannegrath, Kenneth Gentry, John MacArthur, John Ankerberg) ?



2020-10-05
Revelation About the Future Rather than AD 70: Why do you suppose that so many people think that the book of Revelation is about the future, rather than AD 70?



2020-09-10
Full & Partial Preterism: Would you help me understand the basic differences between Full & Partial Preterism? [Luke 19].
What Prophesy is Yet to Come?: What prophesy do you think is yet to come?


2020-07-09
Revelation Mostly Fulfilled (Partial Preterist): Could you comment on your view that most of the book of Revelation has been fulfilled? [Revelation 11:1-2, Revelation 1:1-3, Revelation 22:10, Revelation 13:18].



2020-06-19
New Testament Parallel to Hosea: Is there a New Testament verse that parallels to and explains Hosea 5? [Hosea 5:14-15, Ezekiel 37, Luke 21:20-22].
Blessed is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord: Doesn't this verse parallel Hosea 5, and therefore predict that the Jews will turn back to Christ? Matthew 23:39? [ Hosea 5:14-15, Matthew 23:39, Matthew 6, Zechariah 14].


2020-06-12
First Resurrection in Revelation: How do the Futurists explain the "present tense active" in the Greek in the Revelation about the Resurrection? [Revelation 20:6].
Soul Sleep: Does this verse support "soul sleep" for the lost? [Revelation 20:5].


2020-05-14
Pour Out My Spirit On All Flesh: Do you think that the verses about pouring out my spirit on all flesh is for the future? [Joel 2:28, Acts 2:17].



2020-04-27
Dispensational View of the Nation of Israel: Does this verse in Jeremiah mean that there must remain a nation of Israel? [Jeremiah 31:35-36, I Peter 2:9-10, 1:8, 2 Thessalonians 2, Daniel 9].



2019-07-01
AD 70 vs Futurist Dispensational View: How does one respond to the Futurist arguments made from Revelation 22; regarding the return of Christ, "the time is at hand", "I come quickly, and "I bring my reward with me"? Are there not other prophecies that were not fulfilled right away? What are the rewards? [Revelation 22:10-12].



2018-06-15
Dispensationalism: What can you please tell me what Dispensationalism is?



2018-05-25
The Book of Revelation: DO you think most of the things in Revelation has been fulfilled or not fulfilled, is it symbolic or literal?



2017-09-27
Exchanging Testimonies with Mormons: Mormon sharing their testimonies or sharing your testimony.
Correct Revelation Model of Interpretation: Caller doesn't think it needs to be either-or of a certain model of Revelation to believe.


2016-09-01
7 Years of Tribulation: Where do the Dispensationalists get the idea about a 7-year tribulation?
Cremation: What are your thoughts on cremation?


2016-06-14
Nation of Israel & the Christian Church: How do you interpret Israel in this text? Dispensationalists say there is a distinction between the church & Israel, so can it be interpreted that way? [Romans 11:26]



2016-05-23
5th Trumpet of Locust: What do the Locust represent in Revelation 9? Some think it's helicopters. [Rev 9: 7-10]
6th Trumpet of Horses: What do the Horses represent from the 6th Trumpet [Revelation 9: 7-10]


2016-05-04
Split between 69th & 70th Week: Where do dispensationalists think the 69th & 70th week in the Bible is split by over 2,000 years? [Daniel 9:24-27]



2014-09-23
Studying Prophetic Scriptures: Did you say there is no value in studying Prophetic Scripture? What if the futurist paradigm was correct, would there be value in studying them? Why isn't there any value in what the Church Fathers believed about a future antichrist, a future temple.



2014-05-12
John Calvin & Michael Servetus: Follow up to John Calvin having Michael Servetus burned at the stake, caller having varying information as to why he did it.
Dispensationalism & Futurism: Dispensationalists have to be a Futurist, but does the other way necessarily ring true, does a Futurist have to be a Dispensationalist?


2013-12-11
Monk who introduced Futurist View of Revelation: Who was the monk who first introduced the futurist view of the book of Revelation?
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: Caller wants to recommend a movement called, "Perspectives on the World Christian Movement", Perspectives.org. Steve likes the syllabus, & approves of the program.


2013-10-02
Being Caught Up: Caller really thinks the Pre-tribulation rapture is correct, especially in light of 1 Thessalonians. If the great theologians of that day are wrong, how can they be so wrong after studying the same Scripture? [1 Thessalonians 4:15-18]



2013-09-09
Replacement Theology: Caller suggest that people who believe in "Replacement Theology" borders on being anti-sementic, & he defends why the plan involves the nation of ethnic Israel. [Genesis 17:7, Zechariah 12:2-11, Matthew 23:39, Romans 11, Revelation]
Israel & Jerusalem the Apple of God's Eye: Israel & Jerusalem are still God's special people, the apple of His eye. [Zechariah 2:8]
Romans 11 & Israel: What about Romans 11 where it says God will NOT cast away his people?

2013-09-06
The Nation of Israel: Isn't there anything involving ethnic Israel in light of "this mystery"? [Romans 11:25]



2013-01-14
Futurism & other Eschatology: Dispensationalists make Futurism as definite as teachers in our learning institutions try to make evolution absolute.


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