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Michael Sullivan

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The Coming of the Son of Man in AD 70 Part 2: Matt. 16:27-28 – He is About to Come in Glory, Power, and In His Kingdom

Introduction In Part 1 of this series, we examined Matthew 10:17–23 and identified several key points. First, Jesus draws on Daniel 7, describing a period ...

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The Coming of The Son of Man in AD 70 Part 1: Matt. 10:17-23 – What is His “Coming” and “The End”?

Introduction After examining articles that show how God uses Isaiah and Daniel to build on Moses’ eschatology in Deuteronomy 32, we see their shared focus ...

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Deuteronomy 32: The Forgotten Foundation of Old and New Testament Eschatology

Introduction: When I first began preparing a lecture on Deuteronomy 32 for a Bible conference, I quickly discovered that this passage—though frequently echoed in the ...

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Isaiah Part 3 – Isaiah 63–66: The Day of Vengeance, Redemption, New Jerusalem, and New Heavens and Earth

Introduction This final portion of Isaiah is essential because many Christians assume that the coming of Christ in Matthew 24:30-31, 1 Thessalonians 4:15–17 and 2 ...

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Isaiah Part 2 – Isaiah 59-62: The Redeemer, the Wedding, and the Appointed Time–Bloodguilt, Jubilee, and the Dawning Light of the New Jerusalem

Introduction In the latter chapters of Isaiah, a stunning convergence of themes reaches its climax: covenantal judgment, bloodguilt recompense, jubilant salvation, and the wedding of ...

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Isaiah Part 1 – Isaiah 2-5 and 24-27: Trumpets, Judgment, and the Wedding Feast–Through the Eyes and Eschatology of Jesus and Paul

Introduction In popular eschatology, the eschatological “gathering” of Matthew 24:31 or the so-called “catching away” or “rapture” of 1 Thessalonians 4:15–17 is often portrayed as ...

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