Biblical Prophecy
The Rapture is Dispensational
To anybody who interprets the Bible’s history and prophecy literally, it is obvious that God has administered mankind differently at various stages of history. In the Garden of Eden there was no sin; from Eden to the...
The History of Eschatology
The word Eschatology comes from the Greek word eschatos meaning “last”. Eschatology is the study of "last things” or the “last days”. It covers all aspects of Bible prophecy relating to the end times. It is true that...
Introduction to the Rapture
The Biblical teaching about the rapture, or catching away, of christians is not taught in many churches and when many church members are asked if they know about the rapture of the Church they frequently answer that they...
When was the Book of Revelation Written?
Does it really matter? If so, Why? Preterists won’t like this article! When people write about the dating of the books of the New Testament they often reveal much about their theological position in relation to those...
Two Returns of Israel to the Land in the Last Days
by John R Ecob DD The Bible teaches two returns to the land of Israel in the last days. To confuse these returns will lead to a wrong understanding of the sequence of events on the last days. Israel is now back in the...
God’s Prophetic Plan
Bible prophecy deals with three classes of People: the Jew; the Gentile; and the Church of God. To Abraham, the father of the Jewish people, and to his descendants after him, God gave all the land from the river...
Two Wings of the Great Eagle of Revelation 12
And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. The symbols in...
The Church Age in Isaiah’s Prophecy
by John R Ecob DD There is no mention of the Church in the Old Testament but the Church age was clearly defined in Old Testament prophecies as the age of Israel’s blindness. The Church is never called...
Which Generation?
by John R Ecob DD So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it [the Second Advent] is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things...
Where will Armageddon be Fought?
by John R Ecob DD The final battle before Christ returns will be fought in the “place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon” according to Revelation chapter 16 and verse 16, but where is Armageddon and how will the...
The Tribulation Temple
by John R Ecob DD There is increased desire among Jews to rebuild the Temple on the Temple Mount. After the 1967 six-day war the Muslims were given control of the Temple Mount on condition that the Jews could have free...
The Moravians and the Philadelphian Church Era
John R Ecob DD Revelation 3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth,...