What will happen at the end?

[hopefearmercy]

which is it?

Revelation is from Jesus. It was a vision given to John, not Paul. Since it was from Jesus, it is most definately inspired by God Himself. [quote:edb9c]

Paul, who never saw Jesus, also admitted that the resurrection was his gospel.. in 2 Timothy 2:8…Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel.

which is it? why isn't there a gospel "according to Jesus"?

hopefearmercy[/quote:edb9c]

 

[Cameron]

Nikki,
I wish I would have seen this post earlier. I resonate with your thoughts on this. In the 90s, I was pretty desparate to know the truth so I stopped reading "others" books and listening to "others" tapes on the End Times and just started reaading the Bible for that answer.

As I read more, I began to realize that I had much baggage that made me interpret Scripture one way. There was about a year where I worked only on "hermenuetics" : how we understadn and interpret Scripture. I did read other books on that subject and practiced inductive Bible study methods. Eventually, I realized that I could understand Scripture in its plain and simple sense.

I don't want to plug my book, but it explains this journey I went on and does not claim to be this view or that. I never use a term, rather I leave it you to develop your own understanding ... and understanding where you quote Scripture not an author, where you can say to others, "that's not the context of Daniel 9", etc. My goal was to encourage honest Bible reading.

Now do I believe that the Bible teaches a specific perspective? Yes! Why? Not because I read about in a book, heard a tape or enjoyed a novel. No, because I studied the Bible for myself seeking to know only the truth. I could give a rip for being right as long as I can get the Truth.

So many people make it about "me/us/you" or ego or self. Whether we admit it or not we all have biases and want to be right. So IS THERE A BIBLE STUDY METHOD THAT MINIMIZES THE "US" FACTOR?

ABSOLUTELY!

That's why I wrote Prophecy's Architecture: How to Build an End Times Doctrine.

The answer is simpiler than most people think? There is a method that minimizes how much we read-into it. Jesus provides one of the keys by His method in Matthew 24:15.

Another key is only developing you core understanding from passages that are ACTUALLY ON THE TOPIC! You'd be surprised how many views base their understanding in quoting verses that are not even on the topic of End Times order and sequence.

I'm always encouraged when people reach this point of "desparation" becuase it means they really are ready to begin reading the Bible for the answers and truth alone. Go for it! You'll never regret internalizing the passages of Scripture. Areas you may have struggled with in personal holiness will fade away into the fog because the study of prophecy really spurs us on to holiness.

God Bless your endeavor.

 

[slanglep]

Paul, who never saw Jesus, also admitted that the resurrection was his gospel.. in 2 Timothy 2:8…Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel.

which is it? why isn't there a gospel "according to Jesus"?

Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

2Ti 2:8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:

2Ti 2:9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, [even] unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

He is referring to the Gospel that he is "preaching" (he is a follower of Christ so in essence all Christians can say my gospel) not that he owns or created the Gospel.