[Pete]

There is historic premillennialism and dispensational premillennialism. I think that if many Christians who call themselves dispensational premillennialists understood what "dispensational" means, they might revisit their eschatology. I am not saying they would necessarily become post millennialists but I think they would have a problem with the idea of dispensations in light of Scripture. Just my opinion.

One further thought. If one looks at the writings of early church fathers, one will find that even way back then there was not one eschatology that was embraced by all. I consider the question to be a minor doctrinal issue where reasonable people can disagree as opposed to a major doctrinal issue, e.g. the deity of Christ, that is fundamental to the Christian faith.

[the invisib1e hand]

it was fiction. How do you challenge fiction?

a great marketing hedge, if I say so myself.

[Corin Stormhands]

Meanwhile, Tyndale has signed with LaHaye and Jenkins to extend the 12-book "Left Behind" series, creating two additional books.

~sigh~

[maestro]

FYI.........ping...........666

[Quix]

Sad, to hideous.

He will learn how mistaken he is. I hope it's in this life.

Which interpretations, beliefs about end times and the 2nd Coming do you think

satanically inspired Godless Communist leaders in China put Christians to death for?

[BibChr]

D-spensationalists challenged by D-nialists.

As a believer in in plenary, verbal inspiration, and in the perspicacity of Scripture, I'll take the former, anytime.

Dan

[Colonel Kangaroo]

Just imagine the seven churches of Asia in the first century receiving the book of Revelation from John. Imagine the anticipation with which these persecuted Christians received this letter, waiting for the encouragement they would receive from it. Imagine the bitter disappointment they would have felt when they find out that the events spoken of were to take place in the early 21th century and had no meaning to them.

The book was written to 1st century Christians about 1st century events. The first verse of the book affirms that the events of the book were shortly to come to pass. To take the dispensational view is to rob the book of significance to the people it was addressed to.

[Gal.5:1]

I am not convinced about pre-trib(I'm just not sure), I have always been 'historic premil', and I would love to see something come out challenging LB theology (or at least something better written!), but this Hanagraff/ preterist stuff I don't believe in either, that is for sure.

[opus86]

Hanegraaff believes most of the prophecies of Jesus and the book of Revelation were fulfilled with the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70. The tribulation, he contends, was the persecution of believers during the reign of Emperor Nero in Rome. When Jesus returns again, Hanegraaff says, he will immediately judge all peoples and establish a new heaven and earth.

Help me out here...Is Hanegraaff's position basically preterism? I suppose I've always been a pre-mil dispensationalist, but I would be interested to see an objective comparison of the various eschatological positions.

[ladyinred]

Meanwhile, Tyndale has signed with LaHaye and Jenkins to extend the 12-book "Left Behind" series, creating two additional books.

Oh NO!! They just can't give this up can they? And this from someone who read every single one of them!

I will also read this new series by Hank, hoping it is interesting! Good Christian fiction is a blessing.

[aruanan]

New book series challenges 'Left Behind'

A recent publication of the Bible?

[unspun]

"Bible Answer Man"

And here I thought that was Jesus.

Huh.

[rwfromkansas]

Well, at least they are challenging the heresy.

But, the belief that all of Revelation was fulfilled already is also wrong.

I think some of it was, but not all of it.