“God’s Propaganda” by Kipp Davis–An Extended Book Analysis (Part 8: This is the End!)
As Jim Morrison famously sang, “This is the end!” Over these past two weeks, I have taken a tour through Kipp Davis’ recent book, God’s Propaganda. I’ve tried t...
Tag: Biblical Interpretation
An Interview about How to Read Genesis 1-11…by yours truly!
A couple of weeks ago, Zach Miller interviewed me for his YouTube channel to talk about what I feel is the proper way to read and interpret Genesis 1-11. It was...
Answers in Genesis Goes Demon Hunting…and Has John Walton in Their Sights! (aka: How AiG Makes “Sola Scriptura” into “Sola Scriptura via YECist Sola Individuala”)
About a week ago, Terry Mortenson at Answers in Genesis wrote a short article on the AiG website entitled, “Reading Genesis: ANE Hermeneutic vs. Plain Reading,”...
A Book Review of Peter Enns’ “Inspiration and Incarnation” (Part 5): The Old Testament and Its Interpretation in the New Testament
In his final chapter of Inspiration and Incarnation, Peter Enns devotes his time addressing a topic that most Christians, if they admit it, really don’t get: ho...
Ken Ham’s Accusation that Peter Enns is a Heretic: An Ironic Condemnation of Himself
Yesterday, I wrote about the response Troy Lacey of AiG gave to the question, “Can someone promote heresy and yet not be a heretic?” This question had been aske...
Joel’s Commentary on Revelation: Revelation 22–This is the End
Now that John’s apocalyptic symphony is finished, he adds a few last things. In this last section of Revelation 22:7-21, a few things need to be mentioned. “Ble...
Joel’s Commentary on Revelation: Revelation 21–The New Jerusalem
We now come to the climax of not only Revelation, of not only the New Testament, but of the entire biblical story itself—it is the climax of God’s entire creati...
Joel’s Commentary on Revelation: Revelation 20– The 1,000 Years, the Great White Throne, and the Lake of Fire
Without a doubt, Revelation is one of the most puzzling chapters in all of the Bible. There is little chance that every question can be adequately answered in s...
Joel’s Commentary on Revelation: Revelation 18-19–Flee Babylon, Come to the Lamb’s Wedding Banquet, and Don’t Get Caught Being the Supper of God!
Fortunately, Revelation 18 does not need much explanation. Most of what is said in chapter 18 repeats the things said in the previous 17 chapters. Revelation 18...
Joel’s Commentary on Revelation–Revelation 17: The Whore of Babylon
Chapters 17-19:10 form somewhat of a parenthesis to the basic action of Revelation. Now that Babylon has been split apart in chapter 16, John takes a timeout to...