PrefaceBefore I begin, I want to say that I was greatly enlightened by Kiran’s history of Adventism in class last week. Afterwards, I was further enlightened, not to say shocked, when I watched the Ty Gibson video Kiran mentioned. All that enlightenment came at the cost of some dismay. It made me see that many…

Last week, I noticed an interesting divide in how our class thinks about salvation and final judgment. Some of us believe that God will ultimately save everyone, while others hold that salvation is only for those who exercise their free will and actively choose to accept Jesus. Even among those who believe in free will,…

Today I am going to share something that I have been thinking about for a while. It’s about how Jesus executes justice when He returns a second time. Many of us think that He is going to do it with great violence.  You know, before Jesus was born, many Jewish people were desperately waiting for…

Today, I want to explore the role of grace in the Seventh-day Adventist understanding of eschatology—by that, I mean the Last Days events. A quick disclaimer: Some of the thoughts I share may seem a little bit controversial or maybe even out there, but my intention isn’t to provoke or challenge anyone’s faith. Instead, I…

Good morning, and thank you for joining me once again as we continue to navigate the intricate and often challenging terrain of the Book of Revelation. As I said last week, I am no theological expert on this complex text, and though I’ve come to appreciate Dr. Weaver’s warning about the “theological challenges” scattered throughout…

Fig. 1. Site of the coming final battle between Good and Evil: Tel Megiddo (a.k.a. Armageddon), containing archaeological remains from the Bronze and Iron Ages. Source: Avram Graicer – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36308008 Good morning, and thank you for this opportunity to explore what global scriptural prophecies—particularly those from the Bible and most…