“And if those days [of persecution] had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. – Matt 24:22 ESV Traditionally, the Great Tribulation has been assumed to be 3 1/2 years in duration (i.e. the entirety of the second half [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Eschatology Forum – A Reminder for This Weekend, October 17-18 in O’Fallon Mo.
October 15th, 2008 
Alan Kurschner Oil Station Ministries will be hosting an “Eschatology Series” October 17th and 18th. We have invited three guest presenters to provide a biblical perspective on their view of eschatology. Dr. Charles Cooper, Director of Pre-Wrath Resource Institute, will provide the biblical support for the Dispensational Pre-Wrath View. Steve Gregg, author of the commentary “Revelation : [...]
Posted in Announcements Does 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Mention the Rapture? – A Refutation of the Pretribulational “Departure” Argument
October 13th, 2008 Alan Kurschner “Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion (apostasia) comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction” – 2Th 2:3 ESV (some versions render “rebellion” as “apostasy” or “falling away”) 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 has been the nemesis for Pretribulationism. Or what [...]
Tags: Update on the Eschatology Forum: Thomas Ice will Represent the Pretrib Position
October 9th, 2008 Alan Kurschner Thomas Ice will now be the pretribulational representative at the Eschatology Forum October 17 and 18 in O’Fallon Mo., along with Cooper representing the Prewrath position, and Gregg the Preterist position. Here is the information. We welcome Thomas Ice to the forum because we believe he should draw a good number of pretribbers who will [...]
Posted in Announcements Folks, This is Chilling…
October 3rd, 2008 Alan Kurschner “Religious groups and free-speech advocates are banding together to fight a United Nations resolution they say is being used to spread Sharia law to the Western world and to intimidate anyone who criticizes Islam.” Read the whole article here. We should have the right to “offend” people, and be offended. There is no free speech [...]
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