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Does Bible Prophecy Matter Anymore? How We Understand
Bible Prophecy...
JOHN HAGEE'S UNBIBLICAL INTERPRETATIONS AND PREDICTIONS...
Does Bible Prophecy matter anymore? With so many Bible Prophecy teachers making so many wild interpretations of what the Bible supposedly teaches will happen in our near future, who have time and time again been proven wrong, the believer could be forgiven for simply abandoning the Bible as being prophetically credible. But being convinced in the inerrancy of Scripture and aware that much of what is taught in Dispensational churches inadvertantly attempts to undermine the inerrancy of Scripture by its false prophetic interpretations, I set about to study the subject of Bible Prophecy and learn for myself what the Bible really says and predicts.
I'm a Conservative Pentecostal Classical Idealistic Preterist, although I'd prefer the label- Christian. I welcome the scrutiny of my views and expect the need to defend them. I therefore expect to be able to do the same with others and their views. Central to my view is the unique authority of Scripture which reveals that Christ is Cause, Reason, and Purpose of life. From this fount my understanding of Bible Prophecy flows. Most Bible prophecy is fufilled therefore in Jesus Christ. His coming as Messiah and Saviour was the core of Old Testament prophetic hope. But one very popular and vocal Bible Prophecy teacher, John Hagee, has now declared that Jesus did NOT come as Messiah. He now promotes a concept that God has two means of salvation: one by faith in Christ, the other by being born a Jew. He asserts that Jesus Christ did not claim to be the Messiah and therefore the Jews did not reject Him as their Messiah. Even the novice Bible reader should detect how wrong this is. Hear for yourself-
John Hagee is promoting the logical extension of "Dispensational" Eschatology. His method of interpreting the Bible can be tested from both history and Scripture. Upon examination of his teachings it will be shown that he is wrong, wrong, wrong!
It's time for Christians to re-examine what teachers like Hagee have taught regarding Bible Prophecy.
Dispensationalism has reached its peak with the Left
Behind phenomenon. Its new champions include Tim LaHaye, John
Hagee, Kenneth Copeland, Jack Van Impe. Almost without exception,
all of the predictions these teachers have made (based on their Dispensational
interpretation of Bible prophecy) have not only not come
true, at times the degree to which they have been wrong has been
dangerously alarming. Who could forget the avalanche of supposed Bible
Prophecies these teachers promoted that predicted the total collapse
of the world banking and airline systems with the Y2K bug?! I have
detailed some more of these faulty predictions in another
article. But the exposure of this faulty method of interpreting
the Bible and Bible prophecy has not only embarrassed Dispensationalism,
it has hastened its inevitable demise!
Many Christians have been quick to realise the inadequacies
of Dispensationalism but have not known what to replace it with. This
vacuum has increasingly been filled by Preterism (from the Latin word
'praeter' which means the past). There are two types of Preterism.
The first is Full Preterism (also known as 'Hyper' Preterism
or Pantelogy) which regards all Bible prophecy is fulfilled.
The other is Partial Preterism (also known as 'Classical'
Preterism) which regards most Bible prophecy fulfilled - except the
return of Christ, the Resurrection, Final Judgment, and the New Heaven
and Earth. Partial Preterism agrees with ancient Creeds of the Church
while Dispensationalism and Full Preterism do not. The difference
between Full Preterism and Classical Preterism is explored in more
detail [here].
Some very respected Bible teachers have adopted the Partial Preterist
position. These include: Dr. R.C. Sproul, Steve Griegg, and Hank
Hanegraaff. One of the best cases for the Partial Preterist position
is the eBook- The Most Embarrassing Book
In The Bible which can be immediately downloaded to your
computer and read off your screen or printed out.
The implications of how we understand Bible Prophecy
goes much further than merely guessing about the future. It actually
goes to the heart of how we interpret the Bible and therefore whether
the Bible is truly God's Word. This then leads to how we understand
God, salvation, and church. If we can get the correct method for interpretting
the Bible and its prophecies we can learn to declare the Good News
with confidence knowing that God's Word is thoroughly
reliable because it has a proven prophetic track record. Correctly
understanding Bible Prophecy will help us to marvel at God and
His Ways and help us to communicate the Good News with awe and passion.
Dr.
Andrew Corbett, Legana, Tasmania, December
2007
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Dispensationalism has reached its peak with the Left
Behind phenomenon. Its new champions include Tim LaHaye, John
Hagee, Kenneth Copeland, Jack Van Impe. Almost without exception,
all of the predictions these teachers have made (based on their Dispensational
interpretation of Bible prophecy) have not only not come
true, at times the degree to which they have been wrong has been
dangerously alarming. Who could forget the avalanche of supposed Bible
Prophecies these teachers promoted that predicted the total collapse
of the world banking and airline systems with the Y2K bug?! I have
detailed some more of these faulty predictions in 
Many Christians have been quick to realise the inadequacies
of Dispensationalism but have not known what to replace it with. This
vacuum has increasingly been filled by Preterism (from the Latin word
'praeter' which means the past). There are two types of Preterism.
The first is Full Preterism (also known as 'Hyper' Preterism
or Pantelogy) which regards all Bible prophecy is fulfilled.
The other is Partial Preterism (also known as 'Classical'
Preterism) which regards most Bible prophecy fulfilled - except the
return of Christ, the Resurrection, Final Judgment, and the New Heaven
and Earth. Partial Preterism agrees with ancient Creeds of the Church
while Dispensationalism and Full Preterism do not. The difference
between Full Preterism and Classical Preterism is explored in more
detail 
Dr.
Andrew Corbett, Legana, Tasmania, December
2007 
Regarded as one of the leading exponents of the Book of Revelation, Dr Andrew Corbett in this 4 Part series on the Book of Revelation (presented as a seminar) is now available as a 4 Audio CD set. 
