Eschatology: The Sixty-Two Weeks

In “A Decree to Rebuild” I said this… …in response to Ed Hurst’s blog post on Daniel 9. Well, I was subsequently reading Ed Hurst’s commentary on Daniel and came across this comment: Some traditional explanations are that the beginning of the exile was in 587BC or 586BC, when Nebuchadnezzar II …

Eschatology Notes

This is the follow up to “A Decree to Rebuild.” In case it wasn’t clear enough at the time, I found Ed Hurst’s viewpoint to be quite interesting. I disagreed on parts of it, but was surprised to find that I largely agreed with his eschatological conclusions. My response was …

Eschatology Q&A

This is the follow up to “A Decree to Rebuild.” I read a lot of Bruce Charlton’s writings and frequently quote his work. He’s very good at getting at the root of problems, rather than dealing with the surface-level distractions. I apologize in advance for this lengthy quote, but it …

A Decree to Rebuild

Over at Radix Fidem, Ed Hurst has begun a series on Eschatology, and he started with Daniel 9, specifically this part about the Seventy Weeks: Hurst made some very curious assertions that I’d like to point out, but ultimately find his conclusion to be utterly fascinating. Please hold your judgments …

GunnerQ and The Beast’s Mark

This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism. See this index. In my recent posts, I’ve been discussing the theme of the noble Berean approach: verifying and validating the claims of the New Testament and later church tradition by comparing them against the Old Testament. Over at GunnerQ’s Substack, …

Barley, Oil, and Wine

The Third Seal of Revelation Over a GunnerQ’s place, he is also talking about “Ousting Female Pastors” in the SBC. After noticing that the SBC passed a number of barely reported resolutions, he makes this observation. Meanwhile, the Southern Baptists are siding with the Biden Regime to flood the United States …

Eschatology: The Image and Mark of the Beast

This series on Christian Eschatology discusses the aspects of Daniel and Revelation least affected by speculation. The most significant problem with Christian Eschatology is arbitrary interpretation, rooted in writer’s opinions or church traditions. This series derives conclusions from only two things: scripture and the historical record. No tradition is permitted. The complete …

Eschatology: The Seven Kings

This series on Christian Eschatology discusses the aspects of Daniel and Revelation least affected by speculation. The most significant problem with Christian Eschatology is arbitrary interpretation, rooted in writer’s opinions or church traditions. This series derives conclusions from only two things: scripture and the historical record. No tradition is permitted. The complete …