My new book, Israel in the Bible's Storyline, just became available: amazon.com/Israel-Bibles-Sto…

Time for another reminder about the Olive Tree in Romans 11:

Complex topics like kingdom, covenants, people of God, seed, etc. are usually not settled by appeals to one or two verses.

This will certainly be a must-read. Vlach’s works are like a good referee at a championship game—calm, fair, and almost invisible because he lets the argument play out without unnecessary drama.

The idea that there will be a third Temple in Jerusalem prior to the return of Jesus has deep roots in historic Christian teaching, going all the way back to the early Church Fathers. This is Irenaeus of Lyon, c. 180 AD--hardly a modern dispensationalist: "But when this Antichrist shall have devastated all things in this world, he will reign for three years and six months, and sit in the temple at Jerusalem; and then the Lord will come from heaven in the clouds, in the glory of the Father..." (Against Heresies, Book V.30.4).

Theology 101: Real dispensationalism should have zero interest in building a temple in Jerusalem this side of the Tribulation.

Actually.... many Christians would argue that to be pro-life necessitates being pro-death penalty. If life is of premier value, then the penalty for wrongly taking a life must be that your life is forfeit. Not only is it logical, but it is also biblical (cf. Gen 9:5-6).

I'm in the midst of grading at the end of the semester. I think I will encourage my students with this quote.

Happy Thanksgiving! May your day be filled with praise to the Lord for all the blessings He has given you in life.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it. Prov 15:17

This is not a surprise. The Left's worldview is completely anti-family, which is why it is doomed to fail. It cannot be sustained. For Christians, there is a huge mission field in the wreckage that is sure to come.

"He who counts the stars and calls them by their names is in no danger of forgetting His own children." -Charles Spurgeon

Enjoyed hosting @mikevlach on the podcast about his new book, The Bible Storyline. Dispensational premillennialism tells the whole story of God's plan of redemption. And nobody helps us understand that better than Vlach.

What is your take on Voddie's thoughts about putting sermons on social media? I've gone back and forth on this.