Dr. Alan Kurschner discusses the weakness of pretribulation rapture theology concerning how the fifth seal relates (or does not relate) to Paul’s promise in 1 Thessalonians 5:9 about believers not having to experience the day of the Lord’s wrath. Second, he highlighted elements in the fifth seal passage showing how it points to a future […]

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Dr. Alan Kurschner talked about the key issue to the structure of Matthew’s Olivet Discourse: the relationship between vv. 9–14 and verse 15ff. He first talked about the disciples’ questions about the sign of the parousia (second coming) and the end of the age, which opens up the discourse. Then he focused on the implications […]

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Dr. Alan Kurschner critiqued the pretribulation proof text in Revelation 3:20. “Listen! I am standing at the door and knocking! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come into his home and share a meal with him, and he with me” (Rev 3:20). Become a Partner Become an […]

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Dr. Alan Kurschner explained the larger context to the question of what is the nature of the apostasia (“apostasy”). Then he surveyed four views on the identification of the apostasy. “Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not arrive until the rebellion [apostasia] comes and the man of lawlessness is […]

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Dr. Alan Kurschner explained why the reference to the “Son of Man comes” in Matthew 10:23 refers to Jesus’s future second coming, not his first coming. “Whenever they persecute you in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son […]

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Dr. Alan Kurschner posted the last session from the Minnesota Bible Prophecy Conference on “Understanding the Battle of Armageddon,” April 26, 2025, in St. Paul, MN. The speakers were Alan Kurschner and Ryan Habbena. This is part 4 of a 4-part series. Dr. Alan Kurschner delivered the fourth session, titled “How Does the Battle of […]

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Dr. Alan Kurschner posted the audio from the Minnesota Bible Prophecy Conference on “Understanding the Battle of Armageddon,” April 26, 2025, in St. Paul, MN. The speakers were Alan Kurschner and Ryan Habbena. This is part 3 of 4 sessions. Dr. Alan Kurschner gave the third session on “When Does the Battle Take Place and […]

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