THE TRUTH ABOUT ISAIAH 65:17-25
By: Michael Sullivan
www.treeoflifeministries.info
www.fullpreterism.com
THE TRUTH ABOUT ISAIAH 65:17-25
17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
God’s creation and maturing of His new heavens and new earth arrived with the imminent return of Christ to end the “last days” of the old covenant age in AD 70 - according to (2 Peter 3 – being a “reminder” of 1 Peter 1:4-12; 4:5-7, 17 and Revela…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on August 30, 2009 at 5:00am —
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I am interested in how this group would define these two terms. Obviously we can't let futurists such as Talbot , the writers of WSTTB, or Todd D. do it .
I'll start:
HYPER-PRETERIST - One who believes that the OT and NT promises of salvation were limited to the 12 tribes of Israel and that post AD 70 there is no salvation for the Church.
FULL PRETERIST - One who believes that all of God's covenant promises contained in the OT and NT concerning eternal/resurrection life (ie. being raised from…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on August 26, 2009 at 9:21am —
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(TLM editorial note: This was originally written as a post on the SGP web site as a follow-up to our RCM podcast 8/23/09 dealing with the issue of - Should Full Preterism be considered Reformed?).
As I’m sure most of you know that in doing a podcast you don’t have time to develop or cite everything you commented on or would have liked to have said.
I am still uncertain as to the eschatological position that Mr. Talbot holds (he is holding out on us apparently), but based upon what Sam has said…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on August 24, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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To all,
If you haven't read WSTTB or our response HD, then I highly recommend you doing so. After that, please begin writing reviews of both books.
WSTTB:
http://www.amazon.com/When-Shall-These-Things-Hyper-Preterism/product-reviews/0875525520/ref=cm_cr_pr_recent?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
HD:
http://www.amazon.com/House-Divided-Bridging-Eschatology-Preterist/product-reviews/1615290087/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
Here is my re…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on August 9, 2009 at 3:56pm —
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Is there anyone familiar with Joomla web sites and would like to be TLM's webmaster?
Please email me
healinglvs@aol.com
Mike
www.treeoflifeministries.info
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Added by Mike Sullivan on August 5, 2009 at 10:48am —
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We have had some requests for an e-book version of our "House Divided" book. So while we are waiting for the book to be printed by our publisher within the next week or two, you can read it as an e-book if you so desire. Some overseas brethren have requested that we make this available as well, so we have: http://treeoflifeministries.info/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=7&Itemid=81
Chuck, maybe you can make that linke a little better? I don't know how to…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on July 3, 2009 at 12:02am —
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AN OPEN LETTER TO JERRY JOHNSON & BRIEF THOUGHTS ON THE DVD:
THE LATE GREAT PLANET CHURCH
THE RISE OF DISPENSATIONALISM
BY MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN
www.treeoflifeministries.info
Dear Mr. Jerry Johnson (President of NiceneCouncil.com) June 28, 2009
This is not intended to be an in-depth review of your 2008 Reformed DVD that is a critique of Dispensationalism. However, I did want to simply offer some brief observations and thoughts that went through my head as I watched your first DVD in the…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on June 29, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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THE ABC'S OF MATTHEW 24--1 THESSALONIANS 4-5--1 CORINTHIANS 15
PRETERIST HERMENEUTICS AND LOGIC “…SPEAK MORE CLEARLY”
BY MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN
Copyright 2009
www.treeoflifeministries.info
Hermeneutics is defined as “the study or science of interpreting the Scriptures.” The Westminster Confession of Faith correctly states that, “The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture, is the Scripture itself; and therefore, when there is a question about the true and full sense of any Scripture (whic…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on June 27, 2009 at 10:30pm —
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"THIS GENERATION" (MATTHEW 24:34) PART 5 - HOW "GENERATION" IS USED IN THE NT, A FORTY YEAR MILLENNIUM AND GOD'S NEW EXODUS FULFILLED AND APPLIED
BY: MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN
COPYRIGHT 2008-2009
www.treeoflifeministries.info
I would like to turn our attention back to a correct understanding of what genea means by considering how it is used in the NT.
The usage of genea in the NT
Genea is used 43 times in the NT (primarily in the gospels and in Acts) and it is NEVER used to describe anything but t…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on March 30, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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"THIS GENERATION" (MATTHEW 24:34) PART 4 - FALSE INTERPRETATIONS 3 & 4: "THE GENERATION THAT IS ALIVE TO SEE THESE SIGNS FULFILLED" AND "A DESCRIPTION OF A FAITHFUL OR FAITHLESS CLASS OF PEOPLE"
BY: MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN
COPYRIGHT 2008-2009
www.treeoflifeministries.info
We are continuing our study of the false interpretations of "this generation" in (Matthew 24:34).
3) "‘Jesus’ uses the phrase “This generation” to be the generation that is alive when all of these signs and events are near…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on March 30, 2009 at 1:19pm —
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"THIS GENERATION" (Matthew 24:34) PART 3 - FALSE INTERPRETATION #2 THE GENERATION THAT SEES THE "GATHERING" OF ISRAEL IN 1948 WITH MEDITATIONS UPON THE HERMENEUTICS OF DISPENSATIONALISM'S MILLENNIAL TEMPLE IN EZEKIEL 37, 40-48
By Michael J. Sullivan
Copyright 2008-2009
www.treeoflifeminstries.info
We are continuing our series on the "this generation" of (Matthew 24:34) and are discussing the various false interpretations that have been set forth in order to avoid the most clear one. We now app…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on March 23, 2009 at 11:30pm —
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MATTHEW 24:34 "THIS GENERATION" PART 1 - INTRODUCTION, RELEVANT TRANSLATIONS AND THE LEXICAL EVIDENCE
BY: MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN
COPYRIGHT 2008-2009
Note: this material is taken from my articles of Matthew 24 off of my web site entitled, "MATTHEW 24 PART 4 – “THIS GENERATION” THE BUDDING OF THE FIG TREE AND GOD’S NEW EXODUS." www.treeoflifeministries.info. However, here it will be broken down even further into small sections.
INTRODUCTION
In Matthew 24:34 the disciples are told that the signs,…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on March 23, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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"THIS GENERATION" (MATTHEW 24:34) PART 2 - FALSE INTERPRETATION #1 "THIS RACE WILL NOT PASS AWAY..."
BY: MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN
Copyright 2008-2009
www.treeoflifeministries.info
False interpretations of “this generation” considered.
1) “This race” will not pass a way
Of the 27 translations I looked at for genea, only one (WUESTNT) sought to translate it with having no regard to the context and with a futurist bias, “This nation shall by no means pass away until all these things take place.” An…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on March 23, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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THE SOTERIOLOGICAL AND ESCHATOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF SEEING THE KINGDOM AND BEING BORN AGAIN AT CHRIST’S PAROUSIA IN AD 70
BY: MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN
This article is taken from my web site: www.treeoflifeministries.info
My purpose in this article is twofold. First, I want to propose and defend that the Church as God's New Creation was corporately born again (or born from above) at Christ’s parousia in AD 70. And secondly, it is my purpose to demonstrate that Christ laid His life down for the Ne…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on February 28, 2009 at 9:30am —
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THE FAILED ESCHATLOGICAL JESUS OF THE LIBERALS, MORMONS,
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES AND THE DATE-SETTING “HOLY SPIRIT LED” EVANGELICALS
BY: MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN This article is taken from my web site: www.treeoflifeministries.info
When I was a student at The Master’s College, our instructor invited a Mormon apologist to come in for an informal debate and answer our questions. One of the first questions in the class revolved around the issue and proposition that the Mormon’s believe that the Bible, The…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on February 24, 2009 at 6:30pm —
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TONGUES, PROPHECY, AND KNOWLEDGE “CEASED” IN AD 70
AN EXEGETICAL STUDY OF “THAT WHICH IS PERFECT”
1 CORINTHIANS 13:8-12
By: Michael J. Sullivan www.treeoflifeministries.info
It is my purpose in this article to tackle an issue that I struggled with a lot as a young Christian--namely 1 Corinthians 13:8-12 and the abiding or cessation of the miraculous gifts of tongues and prophecy. Are they for today or have they ceased? As a young Christian my Pastor was Chuck Smith (Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa),…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on February 12, 2009 at 11:30pm —
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KENNETH GENTRY’S PROPHETIC CONFUSION
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THE ANALOGY OF SCRIPTURE
By: Michael J. Sullivan www.treeoflifeministries.info
This article will focus on Kenneth Gentry’s confusing comments about the disciples question concerning “the end of the age” in Matthew 24:3 and Mr. Gentry’s admission that the resurrection of Daniel 12:2-3 was a corporate body resurrection for the Church having been fulfilled in AD 70. It is my proposition that: 1) Gentry’s position that the NT imminent time texts “demand” an…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on February 7, 2009 at 6:30pm —
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HOUSE DIVIDED
THE IMMINENT REDEMPTION OF LUKE 21:27-28 AND ROMANS 8:18-23
By: Michael J. Sullivan www.treeoflifeministries.info Copyright 2008
The Westminster Confession of Faith states that, “The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture, is the Scripture itself; and therefore, when there is a question about the true and full sense of any Scripture (which is not manifold, but one), it must be searched and known by other places that speak more clearly.” J.I. Packer understands this to me…
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Added by Mike Sullivan on February 7, 2009 at 6:29pm —
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