Monthly Archives: January 2008

Riddleblog: Are There Any Exegetical Resources Refuting Hyper-Preterism?

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: January 30, 2008
A while back I’d posed the question here on this blog of whether there was or had been a purely scriptural critique of full (hyper) preterism. I was looking for a rebuttal strictly from the Bible, not based on creedal tradition, which most responses seem to start with. At the same time, I submitted the [...]
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Mephistopheles and the Kingdom of God

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: January 29, 2008
I’ve long been a proponent of the image of Satan as Mephistopheles, that is, the spirit of negation, a demonic character incapable of his own creative acts, but who instead parodies and mimics and distorts the creative work of God and the lives of men. It gives credence to God as the sole Creator and [...]
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Amillennialism vs. Post-millennialism

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: January 29, 2008
I’m in a state of going back and forth on whether things get better or worse for the Church here on Earth before “the end” (assuming full preterism is not correct and we’re not already past the end, which is a whole different issue). Post-millennialism sees the future as the golden age of the Church, with [...]
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Riddlebarger: The Man of Sin

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: January 28, 2008
I’ve finished reading Kim Riddlebarger’s latest book, The Man of Sin: Uncovering the Truth About the Antichrist (2006), with mixed feelings. Riddlebarger’s earlier book, A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times (2003), contributed greatly to my current understanding of eschatology and while he does not share my sympathy for the preterist position (see [...]
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Hymn #365

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: January 26, 2008
A minister was completing a Temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said, “If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.” With even greater emphasis he said, “And if I had all the wine in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.” And then finally, shaking his [...]
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