Tag: eschatology

Does the Pope Believe in the Resurrection?

Hans Multscher, The Resurrection of Christ (1437) That’s the title of an article written by Matthew Vogan, who appears to be an elder of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland.  Incredibly, he claims that Benedict denies the historical Resurrection of Christ, and “flatly denies the fundamental biblical truth of the resurrection of the body.”  That’s obviously absurd,… Continue reading Does the Pope Believe in the Resurrection?

Doomsday Radio Wants Your Money

You may remember Family Radio, the group predicting that Judgment Day was coming on May 21, 2011, followed by the end of the world on October 21.  After nothing happened on May 21, their leader, Harold Camping, claimed that Judgment Day was just invisible, that the world was still ending on October 21, and that “We… Continue reading Doomsday Radio Wants Your Money

The D.C. Earthquake and the One-Armed Jesus Statue

With all the talk about the damage that the recent earthquake here did to the Washington Monument and the spires of the Anglican Washington National Cathedral, I thought I’d mention some earthquake damage which I haven’t seen on the news: my own church, St. Mary’s, now has a Crucifix with a one-armed Jesus, as the… Continue reading The D.C. Earthquake and the One-Armed Jesus Statue

Family Radio: The Newest Layer of Crazy

As most of you likely remember, the Rapture-obsessed group Family Radio, headed by Harold Camping, claimed that the Bible “guaranteed” that the Rapture and Judgment Day would occur on May 21, 2011.  I live-blogged the coming and going of May 21 at the time.  Needless to say, their predictions (even promises) of what the Bible… Continue reading Family Radio: The Newest Layer of Crazy

Harold Camping, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Population Bombers: Fool Me Once…

I’d been looking forward to being able to say that Harold Camping had done the manly and Christian thing by boldly facing his arrogant mistake.  He presumed to know the mind of God, when Christ clearly describes the time and date of the End Times as concealed from man and known only by the Father… Continue reading Harold Camping, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Population Bombers: Fool Me Once…

Apocalypse Now?

As you’re almost certainly aware, tomorrow is the day that Harold Camping of Family Radio claims that the world is going to end.  Well, technically, it’s tonight. Camping claims that there will be a different rapture per timezone, at 6 PM each timezone.  The first rapture, in lovely Tonga, would occur at 6 PM local time,… Continue reading Apocalypse Now?

Did Christ Predict the End Times Within His Generation?

Sam Pack Gregory asks: My request is for an examination of the “this generation will not pass away” line in Matthew’s “little apocalypse” (Mt. 24:34). Obviously, the most obvious interpretation of this line is false and enemies of the Church often use it to bully believers. My question is: What is the Catholic interpretation? I’ve… Continue reading Did Christ Predict the End Times Within His Generation?

Protestant Radio Station: Judgment Day is May 21st, 2011

I wouldn’t believe this if I hadn’t heard it, but out here in D.C., there’s a fringe Protestant radio station that combines some pretty standard programming (worship music, people talking about the Bible, etc.) with repeated claims that the world ends next year.  The station, Family Radio, has this greeting visitors to their webpage: Just… Continue reading Protestant Radio Station: Judgment Day is May 21st, 2011

Why the Adventist View of Daniel 2 is Wrong

A Seventh-Day Adventist named Kevin Benta has criticized my post on Daniel 2 for misrepresenting the Adventist position. He didn’t say how, exactly, but here’s the only time the original post mentioned Adventism: A lot of dispensationalists (both Evangelicals and Seventh Day Adventists) try and turn the iron/clay toes into another Kingdom, to turn it… Continue reading Why the Adventist View of Daniel 2 is Wrong