Category Archives: Apologetics

You Should Have Been There!

We participated in an outstanding conference last week-end. Jay Smith was our speaker. He is a missionary in London who devotes all his time to study, writing, and lecturing on the differences between Christianity and Islam. He has had an … Continue reading

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Connecting the Dots Called a “Bestseller”

Armageddon Books is an online bookseller that specializes in Bible prophecy books and products. They have been on the Internet about as long as Prophecy Central, and we have enjoyed watching each other grow for more than a decade. We … Continue reading

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Camping’s Last Stand

When his earlier prediction about the end of the world failed to materialize last May 21st, Harold Camping, President of Family Radio, recalculated and said that the Rapture (whisking away of the Church) would take place on Oct. 21. Thankfully, … Continue reading

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The Prophecy Pendulum

Bible prophecy is full of mysterious things: the four horsemen of the apocalypse, a seven-headed dragon, a lamb that speaks like a dragon, stars falling from the heavens, and many more. I have studied these mysteries for most of my … Continue reading

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Francis Chan’s “Erasing Hell”

I could hardly wait to read Francis Chan’s new book, Erasing Hell. It may well be the ultimate answer to Rob Bell’s questions about hell from his book, Love Wins. Both men have had a profound influence on our generation. … Continue reading

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Ron Carlson with the Lord

We were shocked by news of the sudden and unexpected death of Ron Carlson, an outstanding apologist who was an expert in the area of creation, cults and Islamic issues. He apparently died peacefully while vacationing with his family. … Continue reading

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Systematic Prophecy: Humility and Courage

In the two previous blogs we gave suggestions about how our study and teaching of Bible prophecy can be more trustworthy. These ideas were: Sound Scriptural Teaching and Principles of Interpretation of Prophecy Today we would like to conclude … Continue reading

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Systematic Prophecy: Biblical Interpretation

Principles of Biblical Interpretation of Prophecy There are many excellent books on the topic of Bible interpretation. In fact, this subject is so broad that it has its own technical name: Hermeneutics. The word hermeneutics comes from the Greek hermeneo, … Continue reading

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Systematic Prophecy: Sound Biblical Teaching

Now that Harold Camping and his followers have raised a huge question in the minds of millions of people about prophecy by setting a false date for the Rapture, and then by recalculating the date (as we warned he would … Continue reading

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Prophecy Central now has a free weekly newsletter. It is a recap of all the “Top Stories” of the past week with links to the original documentation. Best of all, it allows us to include exclusive content and commentary under … Continue reading

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