For decades now, modern-day prophecy writers have been claiming that the increase and severity of earthquakes are sure indicators that the rapture is near. Carl G. Johnson wrote in 1972 that “the greatest earthquakes that have ever shaken this world have all come since the close of World War I. Several of them shook the whole earth.” ((Carl G. Johnson, Prophecy Made Plain for Times Like These (Chi [...]
Jim Fletcher, with whom Gary will be debating in June, believes that the apocalyptic imagery in Revelation is literal and is soon to happen. But is it? Based on other passages in scripture, Gary uses the Bible to interpret itself to show that much of the apocalyptic imagery in the Word is figurative or symbolic and how much of it may have already happened. [...]
Pastor Jim McClarty claims that the number 1000 is used in a figurative way only when it’s being compared with a smaller number. This is exactly what we have in Revelation 20. Gary shows that the 1000 years is being compared to “a short time” (20:3). But the real comparison is found earlier in Revelation. The key is found in Rev. 20:4. Can you spot what’s being compared? Th [...]
Gary continues his response to Pastor Jim McClarty’s critique of his interpretation of the 1000 years in Revelation 20. McClarty presents arguments for a literal interpretation of Old and New Testament prophecies. Gary DeMar argues the Bible should be taken literally but on its own terms by comparing Scripture with Scripture. The Bible is the best interpreter of the Bible even if we don&rsqu [...]
Pastor Jim McClarty of Grace Christian Assembly took issue with comments that Gary DeMar made on the subject of the 1000 years of Revelation 20 in an interview a few years ago. He claims that I didn’t do any “exegesis” in support of my claims. Friends, it’s hard to do exegesis in an interview. McClarty, a premillennialist, claims the 1000 years should be taken literally. Ga [...]
Christians are becoming more and more active in culture, yet there are many still that believe the end of the world is just around the corner and we need to give up since there’s no point to trying. Gary refutes this wayward thinking and reviews the Apostle Paul’s words to the first century Church in relation to “the ends of the ages.” [...]
A recent poll claims to show “that 24 percent of Republican respondents agreed with the statement that the president might be the Antichrist, and 38 percent thought he was ‘doing many things Hitler did.” Many people throughout history have been accused with this charge, but what does the Bible have to say on the subject? [...]
Many end times “prophets” seek to pull out individual verses from the Bible and base all their eschatology on that one verse, ignoring the historical and biblical context. Gary DeMar discusses the errors in this way of interpreting the Bible and how to avoid it. [...]
![“ArtIm:](“http://assets.americanvision.org/mediafiles/artim-20100301.jpg" ““ArtIm:”) For decades now, modern-day prophecy writers have been claiming that the increase and severity of earthquakes are sure indicators that the rapture is near. Carl G. Johnson wrote in 1972 that “the greatest earthquakes that have ever shaken this world have all come since the close of [...]
End times’ speculators look to the Bible for signs and wonders of the last days, then predict that the end is near because we experience the kind of natural disasters the Bible mentions. Earthquakes have always been happening—practically everyday. What make the earthquakes of the end times unique is what Gary DeMar sheds light on in today’s show. [...]
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu recently proclaimed the fulfillment of the prophecy in Ezekiel 37. Dispensationalist Jan Markell is excited that an authoritative Israelite is on the Bible prophecy bandwagon. What dispensationalists are not telling Israelites is that they believe two-thirds of them are potentially about to be wiped out! Gary DeMar reports on this and reflects on the erro [...]
Prophecy enthusiasts speculate that a man on the rise to ‘savior’ status in the Middle East will build a new temple in Jerusalem! Of course, this story has come and gone, and the developments are not true. But what are Christians expecting to happen if a new temple is built in Jerusalem, anyway? Gary DeMar explores the Biblical ramifications of Jerusalem and such a temple. [...]
In response to yesterday’s show and an article on the same topic, many of American Vision’s supporters commented on the matter. These Christian friends wanted to tell Gary why he was wrong in interpreting Matthew 24 as “events that must soon take place.” If Christians study the whole of Scripture and take the meaning of the Greek words for what they literally translate to m [...]
People often make the mistake of not getting all the facts on the table before they make a case about the facts. Example: Bible prophecy is often misinterpreted when Christians assume Bible passages must fit into their presupposed eschatology. “Pay no mind to what the Bible says—I’ve already made up my mind what the Bible means….” Gary DeMar urges viewers to take Biblical [...]
Interest in Bible prophecy is picking up again among Christian eschatology enthusiasts. The integrity of the Bible is at stake when Christians make assumptions about the end times making the claim the Bible supports them. When students, unbelievers, and the Church at large are watching to see whether Christians will rightly discern the truth, Christians should carefully represent Scripture — accur [...]
![“ArtIm:](“http://assets.americanvision.org/mediafiles/artim-20100105.jpg" ““ArtIm:”) “In many cases sheer fanaticism has been the result of exclusively dwelling on prophecy, and probably more men have gone mad on that subject than on any other religious question.”[1] —Charles H. Spurgeon Harold Camping is at it again. He is predicting that an eschatological “end” wi [...]
There are many Christian dispensational scholars that predict the time of “the end” of the world. One person you may have not heard of is Harold Camping. If you’ve been watching Bible prophecy discussions closely since the early 1990s you may remember his name. Gary DeMar reviews reports from Camping that the end of the world is in 2011 (just like Camping said it was going to be [...]
![“ArtIm:](“http://assets.americanvision.org/mediafiles/artim-20091229.jpg" ““ArtIm:”) The following is a response to a critic of preterism named Darrell Myatt. While I’ve answered many of the objections he raises here and here, I wanted to discuss his opening statement about the origin of preterism. Futurists, mostly dispensational premillennialists, claim that their [...]
![“ArtIm:](“http://assets.americanvision.org/mediafiles/artim-20091223.jpg" ““ArtIm:”) I’m working on a new prophecy book. The tentative title is The Christian Prophetic Calendar under the Microscope. I know; it’s not a very good title. That’s why I’m sponsoring a contest. Submit your title suggestion, and if I use it, I’ll give you credit in the book when it’s publis [...]
The prophecies in the Word of God make sense and speak for themselves. Gary reviews Old and New Testament prophecies that show how the destruction of Jerusalem was the focus of their message. Most of Revelation does not relate future events, but instead the events of the first century in the Roman Empire. [...]
