Eschatology and Economics (Part Two)

The conclusion of Gary’s interview with Alex Bernardo of The Protestant Libertarian Podcast.

Today’s speculative madness related to repeated failed attempts at predicting the end must be attributed to a gross misunderstanding of Bible prophecy. As I soon learned, I was not alone in coming to this conclusion. For centuries great Bible expositors had taught that many New Testament prophecies had already been fulfilled. They taught that many texts that are often futurized actually describe events in the first century. This literature made sense of the passages that millions of Christians struggle to understand. Moreover, I soon learned that today’s prophetic scenario, so popular with radio and television evangelists and multi­ million-copy best sellers, has a short history going back to the 1830s.

But what about world conditions? Aren’t we seeing prophecy being fulfilled right before our eyes? This protest is offered when people are hit with an interpretation that does not fit their long-held doctrinal views. They shift from the clear teaching of Scripture to current events. The Bible is then read through the lens of today’s newsprint, a form of “newspaper exegesis.” When current events change, somehow the clear teaching of the Bible on these subjects also changes. Few people ever take the time to check what prophecy “experts” wrote ten years earlier.

Our nation, and every nation, could go through the most tumultuous upheaval that history has ever experienced, and this still would not mean that Jesus was returning “in our generation.” For date setters, history is ignored and the Bible is twisted to fit a preconceived view of prophecy; the result is that the church experiences wild gyrations in the field of biblical prophecy.

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The conclusion of Gary’s interview with Alex Bernardo of The Protestant Libertarian Podcast. Gary gives a short overview of some of the most misunderstood aspects of biblical prophecy, including the “antichrist” and the “man of lawlessness.” The remainder of the discussion focuses on economics and what the Bible has to say about money.

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