PREMILLENNIAL (God says what He means and means what He says) Born '52, born again '73. Author, grandad of 12. Editor of "The Lord Is Near Devotional Calendar."
The existence of a multitude of various tasty fruits around the world and me having the tastebuds to distinguish and enjoy them is all the teleological argument I need.
There’s been a big turn in the Russia Ukraine war however most Russians don’t know what’s going on. Putin had banned all “fake news” (the free press) because they are “the enemy of the people” (himself). They will have to feel more pain before they turn on him (see WW1 1917…)
Theology 101: Belligerent party politics and culture-war tribalism are the last refuges of a people who have lost hope in the power of the gospel preached and lived to transform lives, families, communities, cultures, and the world.
“For I did not come to judge the world but to save the world” Jn 12:47. It was not yet the day of the Lord, the day of vengeance, but grace calling out sinners. Christ did not interfere with the affairs of the world. This is our position too until His coming.
Theology 101: If Revelation had been written in the 60s and fulfilled in the 70s, that would have been an AMAZING apologetic fact for 2nd-century fathers to grasp onto and use!
Alas, 2nd-century fathers made no such use of Revelation and rather expected its FUTURE fulfillment.