musings of a "reluctant" dispensationalist
This is the final installment of my review of this book Part Three As he moves through the Book of Acts the author addresses the main kingdom passages only. An author must be selective with his material, so the relatively brief look at Acts is no mark against the book. In fact, due to his… Continue reading Review of ‘He Will Reign Forever’ (Pt.4)
Part Two This is the third part in what has become a four part review of this book. I think the work is important enough as a Dispensational Biblical Theology to merit a piece of this length. I hope you will agree. As Vlach entered upon the New Testament I was curious how much space… Continue reading Review of ‘He Will Reign Forever’ (Pt.3)
Part One As the author comes to the Prophets, he gives his reader a summary of the overall message of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel: Israel was being judged and dispersed to the nations for covenant disobedience, but in the latter days Israel would be regathered and restored to her land and experience New Covenant blessings,… Continue reading Review of ‘He Will Reign Forever’ (Pt.2)
A Review of He Will Reign Forever: A Biblical Theology of the Kingdom of God, by Michael J. Vlach: Silverton, OR. Lampion Press, 638 pages, hdbk. Dispensationalists and open-minded amillennialists know that a book or article by Michael Vlach is going to be worth reading. His contributions are always well thought-out, and his style is… Continue reading Review: ‘He Will Reign Forever’ by Michael Vlach (Pt.1)
So I decided to do an annotated bibliography for the upcoming book. Here I have selected a set of samples to give an idea of what I said. If anyone wants to comment on how these short notes can be improved that would be great: A * means I recommend it even if I may disagree. A… Continue reading From the Bibliography
From the forthcoming book The Words of the Covenant, Volume Two, New Testament Continuation As he begins his prophecy, John says that he is a fellow brother in the “tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ” (Rev. 1:9). I think it is important to notice the word “kingdom” and ask whether it speaks of… Continue reading Covenantal Allusions in the Apocalypse
Part One “The World to Come” It is crucial to read Hebrews 2:5 very carefully. In it the writer states, “For He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels.” The angels right now minister to the heirs of salvation” (Heb. 1:14 cf. 1:7). In “the world to… Continue reading Hebrews: Another Reading (Pt. 2)
This alternative reading of the Book of Hebrews comes about largely through a determined attempt (easier said than done) to read the work independently of the voice of Paul. Just as say Romans or Ephesians requires us to read it for what it is without drawing in assumptions from the Gospels, so Hebrews demands that… Continue reading Hebrews: Another Reading (Pt. 1)
Part Twenty One Looking Deeper into the Problems with Covenant Theology 8. CT thus interprets the Bible with different rules of hermeneutics depending on the aforementioned presuppositions. Covenant theologians will often display a varied array of hermeneutical practices, sometimes in the same passage. This is because the theological covenants require conformity to their dictates. The… Continue reading Deciphering Covenant Theology (22)
Part Five Luke’s Great Eschatological Discourse Most of chapter 21 is given over to what might be called Luke’s version of the Olivet Discourse (cf. Mk. 13 and Matt. 24). He has already recorded Jesus’ teachings about in Luke 17:20-37 along with some eschatological remarks in Luke 19, but here is where a fuller… Continue reading The Kingdom of God in Luke (Pt. 6)
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