PMT 2014-005b CNN September 3, 2013
London (CNN) — Never mind the traffic, car owners in London have a new hazard to worry about: A skyscraper whose reflected rays have the power to melt cars. Continue reading
Author Archives: Kenneth Gentry
Finding a Truly Biblical Church (6)
PMT 2013-004b by Jeffrey K. Boer
Note: This is our final installment offering biblical directives for finding a biblical church. Continue reading
THE WHITE HORSE RIDES AGAIN
PMT 2014-003 by Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.
In my previous study I noted that the rider on the white horse could not be Christ. In this one I argue that he probably represents the Roman general Vespasian who was the general Nero commissioned to put down the Jewish war, and whose forces eventually destroyed the temple.
In interpreting the rider on the “white horse” who “went out conquering, and to conquer” (6:2–3) we must keep in mind three fundamental facts: Continue reading
Finding a Truly Biblical Church (5)
PMT 2014-003b Jeffrey K. Boer
Note: This is our fifth installment on the subject of finding a biblical church. We will pick up where we left off in our preceding article. Continue reading
THE WHITE HORSE V. CHRIST
PMT 2014-002 by Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.
In a previous article I briefly commented on the identification of the rider on the white horse. In that this issue is of some particular interest to subscribers, I thought it might serve well to revisit the matter. In Rev. 6:1–2 (cp. Zec 1:8; 6:3, 6) we read: “Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, ‘Come.’ I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.”
Many ancient writers (e.g., Irenaeus, Haer. 4:21:3; Victorinus at 6:2), as well as some modern scholars (e.g., William Milligan; William Hendriksen; J. M. Vogelgesang; David Chilton; J. E. Leonard) see this as a picture of Christ. Some such as G. E. Ladd see it as a personification of the spread of Christ’s gospel. They argue that this white horse appears again in 19:11 where we see Christ on a white horse. They point out that white must symbolize righteousness, which would further underscore this identity. The following reasons, however, weigh against this positive interpretation: Continue reading
Finding a Truly Biblical Church (4)
PMT 2014-002b Jeffrey K. Boer
Note: This is our fourth installment on how to find a biblical church. Continue reading
WHO ARE THE 144,000?
PMT 2014-001 by Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.
In my latest blogs I have been focusing on Revelation 6 and the seven-sealed scroll. John separates the seventh seal from the preceding six by inserting an interlude. At Revelation 7:1 a gracious interlude interrupts the seal judgments (Rev 7:1–8) before presenting the seventh seal, which will finally be opened a Rev 8:1.
In this interlude we find “four angels” temporarily hold back the “winds” (of destruction; cp. Jer 49:36, 37; 51:1, 2; Da 7:2; Mt 7:24ff), countering the four destroying horsemen (Rev 6:1–8). Then another angel appears (Rev 7:2) and commands: “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the bond-servants of our God on their foreheads” (Rev 7:3). Continue reading
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