Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 10170 The question of whether Jews lived in the land of Israel before the establishment of the modern State of Israel in 1948 is one that carries enormous political, historical, and theological significance. It is sometimes claimed, particularly in anti-Zionist discourse, that the Jewish people had no continuous presence in the land and that…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10007 The New Covenant occupies a unique position among the biblical covenants because both Israel and the Church claim it as their own, and the question of how it relates to each has generated sustained theological debate. For covenant theology, the New Covenant is evidence that the Church has inherited the promises originally made…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10004 Within the dispensational family, not everyone reads the details in quite the same way. Progressive dispensationalism is a more recent development within the tradition, associated particularly with scholars such as Craig Blaising and Darrell Bock, and it represents a conscious modification of certain features of classical dispensationalism while retaining others. Understanding what progressive…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10006 The covenant God made with David in 2 Samuel 7 stands alongside the Abrahamic covenant as one of the most significant unconditional commitments in the entire biblical narrative. It establishes the royal line through which the Messiah would come, the throne on which He would reign, and the kingdom that would have no…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 10001 Few theological terms generate as much confusion as dispensationalism. For some, the word conjures images of elaborate prophetic charts and date-setting speculation. For others, it represents a relatively recent theological innovation that should be treated with suspicion. Neither reaction does justice to what dispensationalism actually is, or to why it matters for how…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 10003 Dispensational theology and covenant theology represent two of the most influential frameworks for reading the Bible as a unified whole. Both are held by genuine, committed Christians who affirm the authority of Scripture, the deity of Christ, and the gospel of grace. The differences between them are real and consequential, particularly in how…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10026 Posttribulationism is the view that the Church will remain on earth throughout the entire seven-year Tribulation period and be raptured at its conclusion, immediately before or simultaneously with the Second Coming of Christ to establish His kingdom. It is historically the most widely held view in the broader church and is advocated by…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10033 The trumpet judgements of Revelation 8-9 and 11 represent the second and more intense wave of divine judgement during the Tribulation period. Proceeding from the seventh seal, they escalate the devastation significantly, moving from the partial destruction of the seal judgements to catastrophic ecological and supernatural interventions that leave no doubt about the…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10021 The phrase “signs of the times” has become so embedded in popular Christian vocabulary that it risks losing its biblical meaning altogether. Jesus used it to rebuke people who could read the weather but not the significance of what God was doing right in front of them (Matthew 16:3). The question of what…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10042 The rapture is one of the most encouraging truths in Scripture for believers. It refers to the moment when Jesus will return for His Church, catching up all believers to meet Him in the air. This event is distinct from the Second Coming and serves as the blessed hope that motivates godly living…