This article – an excerpt from my book “Left Behind Deconstructed: Why I Left Pre-Tribulation Rapture Behind” – is meant to help you disprove, refute, and debunk the Pre-Tribulation Rapture theory (aka “Left Behind”) One of the most commonly cited passages in support of the pretribulation view is found in …
Few passages in the Gospels have been so misunderstood as Jesus’ conversation with the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15:21–28 (and its parallel in Mark 7:24–30). When Jesus says, “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs,” many modern readers hear a sharp insult. …
Modern rapture advocates often insist that the ancient doctrine is rooted in history. For instance, Southern Baptist pastor Greg Laurie recently wrote: Some say, “Oh, the Rapture is just a modern invention, some 19th-century gimmick.” Nonsense. Yes, J.N. Darby helped popularize it in more recent times, but long before him, …
There are two very different ways Christians have told the story of how everything ends.In the first version, the one that’s especially popular in many modern Western churches, the tale begins with Jesus returning in glory. At last, everyone sees the truth and admits He is Lord. The next scene …
The Choice That Changed Everything In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve existed in a world untainted by evil. They knew only what was good, pure, and harmonious. God’s warning not to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was not a test for its …
When Paul wrote to believers in Rome, he began chapter 8 with one of the most profound declarations in Scripture: “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1) Paul begins Romans 8:1 with the word “Therefore,” signaling that his declaration is the logical …
“Chosen” means to be set apart for a special purpose, not chosen for any inherent superiority. God elected Israel out of all nations to receive His revelation and to model a relationship with Him. As Moses told the Israelites: For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. …
Many antisemitic conspiracy theories and myths — such as those popularized by the Nazis in the 19th century — continue to be repurposed today by anti-Israel activists and other antisemites to vilify Jews and delegitimize the Jewish state. Let’s take a quick look at two examples. 1. Are the Jews …
At the heart of God’s relationship with Israel stands the Abrahamic covenant, described in Genesis 12, 15, and 17—the foundational promise God made to Abraham and his descendants. God pledges to make Abraham into a great nation, to give his offspring the land of Canaan as an everlasting possession, and …
Islam claims to be the final and most complete revelation from God, affirming the prophets who came before Muhammad and acknowledging the Scriptures they brought—the Torah (Tawrat), the Psalms (Zabur), and the Gospel (Injil). Yet this affirmation is only alleged, because at the same time Islam insists that Jews and …
