End Times for Dummies
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- On this episode of Conversations with a Calvinist (Podcast), Keith answers a question sent in through Facebook from a listener about the End Times. He examines the basics of each eschatological position.
To download the handout mentioned in the video, click here: www.sgfcjax.org...
Dispensation pre-mil guy here. Love your videos and your humour, plus your loving and friendly demeanour! God bless!
Keith Foskey , Calvinist Conversationist
what ever you name it, i will keep listening and learning
My husband and I grew up dispensational and didn't know there was a name for it or any other options.
Reading Scripture was so confusing back then haha then we discovered Reformed theology online!
My husband has read a lot of books on eschatology and most of it goes over my head. He went from dispensational to amil and partial preterist.
From my limited understanding I lean toward historic premil or amil but don't know enough and just listen to my husband as best I can. ❤
The Millennium- 1000 years of peace that Christians love to fight about. Doug Wilson
Thankful for this - you don't get many eschatological videos where the host just lays out the ideas without justifying their position as being the right position, thanks Keith!
Your comedy videos brought me here, Pastor Foskey. I’m RC, but find your explanations and discussions of the Bible fascinating. You put complicated concepts into simple terms that non-clergy can understand.
I like your current channel name! “Conversations with a Calvinist” is easy to remember and to the point. I think it will draw more people in who don’t know you by name. I normally favor channel names that have the channel topic in them rather than a person’s name.
I actually got a Harbor Freight add before this video. “Everybody stay calm. It’s happening. It’s happening!”
Howdy brother Keith! I started listening to your show about 3 weeks ago. I'm a big personally, I think you should keep the name conversations with a calvinists, just because it's funny, very catching, and memorable.
I recommended your show to most of my brothers in church. May the Lord bless you in your mission, I will keep listening thank you for making your videos! To God be the glory!
Thanks Keith! I hardly ever agree but consider you a brother and interesting to watch! 😊
I only recently discovered your channel, and I recognize you as "Keith Foskey" more than as "Conversations with a Calvinist" for all that's worth 🤷🏼♀️. Love your work either way!
Same!
I had no clue what Calvinism was and was a non denominational “Christian” I was asleep for so long walking a life of death and hearing reformed preachers got me into the Bible. Through that I was granted true repentance and salvation being born again. I would say keep the name so that people like me will see your ministry and learn about Calvinism and therefore the gospel.
How’s Calvinism working out for you? Seriously. That sounded snarky but how’s it going?
Keith: Whatever name you choose, I think it will be ok.
Being Arminian, "Conversations with a Calvinist" was the very thing that caught my attention and made me subscribe immediately.
Sounded like being invited to a conversation instead of a debate.
But... you talk about a lot more than Calvinism so, a name change may be in order.
Finally, I love the way you impersonate us, Pentecostals, in your interdenominational meetings. Not 100% accurate, in my opinion but, very close, veeeeeeeery close... Bring more of that. Hehe!
Keep up the good work...!
May God bless you, very much.
A rose by any other name! Call the show what you will…so long as you remain ‘Our Calvinist’!!
I think the name Conversations with a Calvinist is perfect. It tells your theology view up front. And anyone following you knows this. I would not change the name. But you could add "with Keith Foskey" 😊👍💜🙏✝️
Pastor Keith, that is a great chart. I appreciate you emphasizing both the things we must believe as Christians and the differences that have emerged over time. Many of the folks debating eschatology move too quickly passed the must believes for all Christians and their preferred views of the end times.
Yea. My neighbor is super in to “end times” but when I talk to him about the gospel it’s like he just kind of blows it off.
I know he would call himself a Christian but the response to the gospel is almost a sort of confused reaction. Likes he’s not real sure about that and just wants to get back to end time prophecy and crazy stuff in the news.
Quite providential you dropped this today. Last Sunday we did Mark 13:24-34 in Sunday School and you can't go through that without thinking about all these perspectives. But I like where the teacher went and it was where I would have were I called on to teach it: I see no command in Mark 13 to try and figure out the order and timing of all these events. The commands I do see are to be watchful and faithful. I believe the Lord is pointing ahead to his last commands at His ascension in the passage.
Oh and I should add I'm partial preterist amill very similar to you.
Hey Keith! Love the show. I just recently found you through the denomination videos and that drew me into your long form content. Huge respect for you. We agree where it matters and in other areas you have challenged me in a significant way. For what it’s worth, I think changing the name of the channel is a good idea. Consistency will help more people find you content! God bless!
Thank you for your summary of the Amil position.
Also, that's the exact question I ask people when I have an opportunity to share the gospel.
I carry a tract called "Is This Your Last Day," and in 29 years I can count on one hand how many people knew the Gospel or Jesus as Savior.
I think Keith Foskey Show is a winner, for all of the reasons you stated.
While you're editing the handout, look at this phrase: "However, there is not a necessarily parallel" When you read it, you read it the way it should be, how you intended to write it, "However, there is not necessarily a parallel"
An odd thing about our brains is that we usually read things the way we intended, not necessarily the way we wrote them. This is why it's always good to have someone other than ourselves proofread what we write...
Enjoyed this as always!
Awesome that is helpful, thanks!
It's interesting that you caught the first one, but not the second.
I worked in printing in a former life, so typos tend to jump out at me...except, of course, in what I write. 🤣
I was raised in an Amillennialist church. After God saved me and studying Scripture on my own I believe in taking God literally unless it’s obviously not literal, paying strict attention to context. If we consider most of the book of Revelation an allegory, that’s a slippery slope to consider creation simply an allegory, then the flood, then the plaques of Egypt, etc, etc… Finally, since all of the prophesies of Christ’s first coming were literally fulfilled, I trust all prophesies concerning Christ’s second coming will be literal.
I’m certainly not educated enough to make a determination, but from what I have heard, to take the Bible “literally” means to understand it the way the author originally intended.
@@cynthiahunter2570amen! Very based as the youngins say.
It's not a slippery slope because the book of Revelation and Genesis are different types of literature. Revelation is more symbolic (the book tells you that) and Genesis is history.
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Genesis is not history. First 11 chapters is distinguishable from the rest.
Prove the first 11 chps actually happened and aren't just myths (like some of the church fathers believed. BTW, Allegory is way better to intrepreting the 11 chps) Also prove 12-50 also happened historically and aren't just legends and weren't tampered by the editations. Allegory is also better, especially when applying Kierkegaard's treatment of the absurdity of Abraham sacrificing his son, the person who future generations will be blessed through and kill him.
I binged all the funny videos. And now I'm here for the more educational videos. The name change works for me.
Do for the show whatever is going to spread the truth the most! My husband and I enjoy your show very much. Always look forward to seeing what you come up with both funny and serious! Keep it up. Will follow it whatever you call the show. We stand with you as partial pretorist amillenialists.
I like, The Kieth Foskey Show. There are some non-Calvinist friends of mine that would have a hard time getting past the “Calvinist” word to actually consider your content. Your content covers a wide variety of topics and the current title may give the impression that all you discuss is soteriology. I truly believe a name change would increase your reach, and people need to hear your message 👍🏻
I vote for your show to be called the "Reformed Baptist Batman Show" Pastor by day Batman by night. Baptizing the nations with information and conversations of justice.
Also thank you for explaining eschatology. Your love for helping God's people understand somewhat daunting topics is greatly appreciated!
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Isn't Batman a sympathetic Satan figure
Batman is a Flat Earth Atheist who works with Space Jesus. Space Jesus lives in the North Pole, and visits Santa regularly.
The DC universe is a place where the Christian God, the Greek pantheon, superpowers, magic, and devils and demons ALL exist.
That's why Baptist Batman sounds very cringe in that context.
The Keith Foskey Show sounds great! You could use other names as distinctions in your intros.
I.e.
Interviews:
Welcome to The Keith Foskey Show. This is Conversations with a Calvinist.
Stand-alone:
Welcome to the Keith Foskey show. You are finagling with Foskey.
Comedy:
Do you boo-boo
Suggestion (since you asked): Instead of naming it The Keith Foskey Show, I would suggest naming it X-Y-Z with Keith Foskey. Like-The Tonight Show w/Jay Leno, etc..
Having grown up a pre-mil dispy, and then finding this position almost untenable with a reformed view of scripture, I decided to become a-mil after hearing one of the Ligonier fellows define it as, "the foyer where you wait until you decide which (pre- or post-mil) door you want to go in." But the more time I spend in the foyer, the more I find it to fit both special and natural revelation. Thanks for your brief discussion of this issue (which tended to support my status in the foyer).
Mega dittos Keith. Long time listener first time commenter. I think your current title is epic! Think you should keep it but you do what you think is best. Appreciate your content brother!
I think that you have a distinct way of teaching and that your teaching helps folks of all viewpoints and backgrounds. I like many others came to know about you through your funny videos. But I find your other work especially your preaching to be edifying and powerful. I say go with your name.
Enjoy your channel very much. I like the comedy videos but, also appreciate your more serious teaching videos like this one. So hope you continue with both.
"Conversations with a Calvinist" I think is the way to go.
Thanks for what your doing.
Now that I have watched to the end, I want to say thank you for the clear way in which you presented a somewhat confusing (or at least it has been for me) topic. I have downloaded your handout so I can read it again & again as I attempt to understand all the different POVs there are. Also thank you for pointing out that we are all in our personal eschatons.
I like the name change. While the humor is wonderful discussions like this are the really important stuff so anything that might draw the more casual watcher into something like this is good.
What was the name before?
@@cynthiahunter2570 He hasn't changed this show's name yet. He mentioned in the video he's considering changing it and explains why.
Keith, I love the idea of just going with your name for the show name. Keep up the good work, brother.
Don’t give it any folky, blue grass name. That’s how you could end up with something like “Squirrel Nut Zippers”.
I happen to like the “calvanist” part to the branding. It shows more grace, and proves it in the light hearted humor.
Thank you brother. I’ll be putting this video link in my sermon handouts in a couple of weeks.
I feel strongly that you ought to keep the current name. 1 it isn’t about Keith but about a Calvinist perspective on scripture and theology. While not really a Calvinist I started watching because I wanted to more fully understand a Calvinist view. 2 I have a personal distaste for ministries named after the leader. Think RZIM.
This name change would be like downgrading from a Kimber 1911 to a Raven .25 auto. 😊
I think you should change the name of the channel and drop the Calvinist label. We owe everything to Jesus, not John Calvin. The Truth, the Light of the world is brought to us through the manifold grace of God by the Living Word as revealed through the Holy Scriptures. As I know you believe and treasure the Scriptures. The love of the truth brings us to greater revelation of God, as He really is. Thanks for sharing this synopsis of end time views and what your views are. Your love of the truth is what makes you successful with your comedy pursuits, as well. I look forward to all of your presentations because I find them enlightening and entertaining. If we are going to be labelled anything let us hold to Christ our Savior and King, the Name above all Names.
As I understand it most Post-mils also understand that the forces of darkness will continue to oppose.
Conversations with Keith Foskey: A Calvinist with Coffee. On the flip side, where did the teaching of an "invisible rapture" come from? I've heard that tossed around before, but I don't see that in the Bible.
Thank you for your time in teaching this! God bless
I would prefer you not changing the name of your channel. I love your comedies but I’d rather see them as a supplements to serious work you did in this study video. For which I’m tremendously grateful!
So helpful! One of the best videos. KEEP THE CURRENT NAME!
Keep the name, "Conversations with a Calvinist." It's actually more memorable for those who might catch a short and check in on the channel for more content at a later time... that's how I found you.
I appreciate your gospel presentations at the end of your videos. Whatever one's thoughts about any of your conversarions, they're all pointless if Christ isn't presented as the Savior.
He is the way, the truth, and the life. And no one comes to the Father but by him.
God bless bro.
I am terrible with names but I remember some Chanel’s for their catchy titles. Conversations with a Calvinist is one of those. If I’m looking for your funny content that’s what I search (I’ll probably remember your name now but before this…. Sorry!). Either way I’ll keep watching and sharing! Keep up the good work!
Personally I first decided to watch your videos because they were funny. But then I decided to watch your serious ones because of the "Calvinist" in your name. I was looking for good biblical teaching and am a calvinist.
I see your point about using your name to help bring more people here. I think it is a good idea & I pray God thinks so as well. We need to reach as many as we can this side of Heaven so that all may have heard. I say go for it!
Hey, neighbor.
I think Keith Foskey Show works well. Keep Calvinist in the description somewhere for full disclosure.
Also, I thought you did a great job with this video. Like you, I'm a partial preterist still looking forward to a bodily resurrection and judgment. However, I believe ALL of Revelation is 1st century.
Thanks for all the great info, i am relatively ignorant of where i stand definitively, glad to hear the established 4 mandates i believe in.
Regarding your channel name i suggest keeping "calvinist" somewhere in there to keep the semblance of this current channel name findable; something like "Calvinist Keith Foskey" or "Keith 'Calvinist' Foskey show". Idk specifically, its obv still your choice, but thats my 2c. May God bless you life/channel regardless!
Whatever does the most to further the Kingdom is what you should do. I won’t judge you either way. Continue to preach His gospel and teach His Word. Blessings
I also have never heard any of these views. I came from a backround that only taught of a pretribulation rapture. John Mccarthurs teaching had a huge role in all churches I went to. I always had a hard time with his teaching on end times and didnt know there was any other view. But i also never cared to learn. In just the last 6 months God has put it on my heart to study end times. I have a question about amillennialism. If that veiw believes we are in the millennial reign now, then how do we deal with rev. 20:3? I think we could all agree as christians that satan is still decieving the nations. I sincerely am not trying to pick a fight. I really am trying to learn as much as i can. I am trying to develope my knoweldge so that i can speak confidently about Gods word to others. one thing i have found consitently in the church is that not many christians can agrue why the believe what they believe. I dont want to be that Christian.
Thank you brother. This is very helpful for those unsure of many of these terms. And call the show whatever you’d like.
The name change is a good idea; guide people to your show by your name. 😊
My husband and I enjoy watching, great info ! I think stream lining the name on all your platforms would be a good thing !
“My name is Keith Foskey and I am a Calvinist” is such a great intro. I would hate to see it go.
I vote for Keith Foskey- Your Calvinist. :) Either way, I'll watch. Love your content.
This is great. The four approaches to prophesy really is the best way to introduce these questions. The millennial question flows out of this, while in-itself the millennial view determines very little.
I love the idea of changing the name to Keith Foskey - I think you should switch to that, it would make your content more easier to reach people who don’t yet understand that the doctrines of grace are biblical. You could leave in your profile description the past name of your channel for anyone who is confused about the name change.
Rebrand is a great idea 😎 will open up the audience for sure
Personally i love your ministry. Teaching is one way to glorify God, and you do it well.
Thank you for that encouraging word!
I've felt that partial-preterism and futurism are both accurate (AKA the "I've heard it both ways" or Psych Eschatology view), similar to how for instance Isaiah prophesied with double referents concerning the sign of Immanuel in Isaiah 7:14, which is in part fulfilled in his day and ultimately fulfilled in Christ. It makes sense then that God also provided John with signs for John's day while also giving us the expectation of prophecy's ultimate fulfillment in Christ and his second coming.
Hey 👋 First time hearing of your channel - saw it shared by Sammi - I love the "Conversations with a Calvinist" name because it sounds good and because maybe the "it's the doctrine of demons!!!" crowd needs to sit and have some coffee with you 😉
It does crack me up to have Harbor Freight ad running at the start of the video! 😂
I’d have to say that our partial preterists charts can give dispensationalists a run for their money!
Have a link to some? I have never seen one.
Perhapse the next level of eschatological study could introduce apocalyptic literature and how it's most definitely not literalism.
Whatever you call it, I'm along for the ride. Love your content. Keep up the good work.
Keith- Thanks for being kind to us Dispensationalists!!!!!! You seemed pretty fair in your explanations of what we believe.
Pre-mil dispy here, and thanks for giving a good review of the camps while believing what you believe and not calling errbody who is in another camp dirty names.
Change the name, I only know who you from the funny videos.
Solo Deo Gloria
I vote for keeping the Calvanist name. That's the main reason I started watching your videos.
Don't change the name. Love it.
What about "Calvinist Keith" or "Calvinist Keith Foskey?" I loved your comedic videos, but I had no idea you were an actual pastor with serious videos and (best of all) that you were right here in FL only an hour or so away from me. My dear brother Mauricio just began attending your church and I hope to visit soon. So that's my two cents. Blessings!!
For what it's worth, Keith, I think you could go either way with the name change. I absolutely appreciate the story and humor behind the name CWAC, however I also appreciate the boldness. You're not trying to hide what you believe. I knew from the very first video of yours I clicked on that while we may not agree on everything we will agree on most things because you do hold those reformation/biblical principles (I am 1689 LBCF). On the other hand there are some videos of yours I wish to share with my family or friends but I don't even bother because I know as soon as they see the word "Calvinist" it's game over. Most of my family and some of my close friends are very much independent fundamentalist dispensationalist baptists so you can only imagine some of the topics that come up. One thing is for sure though, they despise John Calvin and the teachings of Calvinism. My wife and I are essentially deemed heretics by some in our family for holding this so a name change may make your channel more approachable from certain groups.
Whatever it’s called. I will listen 😊
I like your current channel name, but I agree, you’ll probably get more viewers if u use your name.
Maybe
Convos with Keith
Keith Foskey Talks
Calvinism with Keith
Thanks for what you do!!
Well done presentation. I will pass this on to my pastor to students as a potential resource. I am curious on your impression on Joel Beeke's Lectio Continua commentary on Revelation.
This might be a little bit too busy but.
Conversations with Keith Foskey, your Calvinist.
You mentioned preterism, you put up 2 veiws (full-preterist and partial-Preterist). But there is a 3rd veiw called non-preterist, also known as Reformed Amillennialism (as taught by Kim Riddlebarger, Anthony Hoekema and others). Which seems to me to be the most biblically sound veiw of Amillennialism.
Love your last words Amen. That is all that matters Pre, Post, Ah matter not in my humble opinion. With a serious media background, I think you should rename to ...Your name!
If we submit these topics to just the laws of reason and logic, it's pretty easy to sort out the most likely correct paths. The right answers tends to be the simplest answer. Pre-mil is more elaborate and therefore least likely to be correct and a/post mil is simpler and more likely. Then we get to explicit biblical teachings and it only further points towards a/post being the more biblical position. IMO we shouldn't be using one book or one passage to develop a comprehensive understanding of any essential biblical topic. If there isn't more than one verse for support of any position, dogma can't be developed(assuming you're not a papist). The gospels and arguably the prophets offer more clear teaching on the final resurrection than revelation. It should be seen as a true and divinely inspired account, but we should steer clear of reading into its symbolism. Somethings are meant to remain mysterious. Psalm 131.
Sorry for the comment barrage but I still have never heard a good argument for amil, but I love your content brother
Part 1/3 I appreciate the video. I have been studying and teaching eschatology for over 30 years and it truly is sad to me to see how messed up the topic has become. I am glad for the video explaining the terms. But the reality is that the LORD has dedicated over 1/3 of the Bible to the 2nd Coming and the outline of it, and there are over 150 chapters in Scripture that mention the 2nd coming event itself, yet there is such confusion. Here's why I have such an issue with all these views there is only 1 truth: GOD will unfold the future 1 way, and so at best only 1 of these man-made views is correct. At worst, they're all wrong. The LORD isn't going to take a poll to see what the majority of Christians view is, and yet He has dedicated a very large portion of His Word to tell us all about it. In fact, regardless of what view you hold many Pastors and Teachers would all agree that how you understand this topic greatly impacts how you understand all of Scripture. So not only does your view on this area affect how you see the world presently and going forward it also affects how you study nd understand Scripture.
Now I'm not going to go on a rant and call a bunch of views as heretical or call this person a false teacher or some crazy thing like that. But I do want to make us all aware of the reality of this topic. We often call the Bible the LORD's love letter to humanity, so when He dedicates over 1/3 of it to this 1 topic and we either get too confused that we ignore it, or it becomes to divisive we ignore it, or it becomes an obsession we cause others to ignore it we become ineffective.
So how do we begin to understand such a weighty topic? First, we have to ask why is it a big deal? Why does the LORD dedicate over 1/3 of Scripture to it? It's because it shows us His victory over death, evil, sin, everything that was wrecked by the fall. His return is the beginning of the end of these things. The message for all ages is that one day all will be made right again. There is an appointed time. A fixed date on the calendar that this will take place and we are to look forward to that day at least with one eye on the now and one eye to that day.
I think the reason there is so much confusion is because there are some simple pieces of the puzzle missing. Now these pieces may not be applicable but I think we need to know them before we rule them out.
For example, did you know that the early Church Fathers and Jews understood that the time of the 2nd Coming and the messianic age would occur in the biblical year 6000?
Barnabas, AD First Century
“Therefore, children, in six days, or in six thousand years, all the prophecies will be fulfilled. Then it says, ‘He rested on the seventh day.’ This signifies at the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus, He will destroy the Antichrist, judge the ungodly, and change the sun, moon, and stars. Then He will truly rest during the Millennial reign, which is the seventh day.” Epistle of Barnabas 15:7-9
Commodianus, AD 240
“We will be immortal when the six thousand years are completed.” Against the Gods of the Heathens 35 “Resurrection of the body will be when six thousand years are completed, and after the one thousand years [millennial reign], the world will come to an end.” Against the Gods of the Heathens 80
Victorinus, AD 240
“Satan will be bound until the thousand years are finished; that is, after the sixth day.” Commentary on Revelation 20.1-3
Methodius, AD 290
“In the seventh millennium we will be immortal and truly celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.” Ten Virgins 9.1
Judaism
www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/607585/jewish/Significance-of-the-year-6000.htm
www.jewishanswers.org/ask-the-rabbi-category/the-basics-of-judaism/the-messiah/?p=998
All these examples both early Christians and Jews believe in Premillennialism. Does it mean it's right? I don't know but there is history for it a long history since Jews have always taught it.
So the obvious question is when is the biblical year 6000?
We have an extensive biblical calendar
amazingbibletimeline.com/
This calendar puts Adam and Eve in 4004 BC so simple math adding 2024 from Jesus to now shows we're over 6000 years. But are we?
The Bible doesn't use our Solar Gregorian calendar of 365.25 days per year, it uses a lunar 360 days per year.
Genesis 7-8
Genesis 7: 11 On the seventeenth day (17th) of the second month (2nd) of the 600th year of Noah’s life all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, Genesis 8: God remembered Noah, every living thing and all the livestock with him in the ark; so God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water began to go down. 2 Also the fountains of the deep and the windows of the sky were stopped, the rain from the sky was restrained, 3 and the water came back from completely covering the earth. It was after 150 days that the water went down. 4 On the seventeenth day (17th) of the seventh month (7th) the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. exactly 5 months from the 17th day of the 2nd month to the 17th day of the 7th month =150 days which means each month was 30 days.
Isaiah 66: And it shall come to pass That from one New Moon to another, And from one Sabbath to another, All flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the Lord. New moon to New moon is 30 days.
(Daniel 9 shows us a 360-day calendar because it shows us the date of the Messiah's death Nisan 32AD) We see Christians put Adam and Eve at 4004 BC. If their years were 360 days per year from Adam to Jesus is 3,946 years and from Jesus to now is 2024 years = 5,970 years. Meaning that the year 6000 could be 2,054 AD.
In Matthew 24 and Mark 13, Jesus says
Matthew 24:21-22, 29-30 NLT
21 For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again. 22 In fact, unless that time of calamity is shortened, not a single person will survive. But it will be shortened for the sake of God’s chosen ones...29 “Immediately after the anguish of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will give no light,
the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
30 And then at last, the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning among all the peoples of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Second piece: Jesus will return, the moment prior to humanity causing its own self-extinction. Verse 22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved..."
Now regardless of your view (except full preterist) the book of Revelation has a war theme to it.
Rev 6:3-4, Rev 6:7-8, Rev 9:16-18, Rev 19:19.
Never before the atomic bomb has humanity had the ability to wipe out all of humanity via war. Today we do.
What if this was what Jesus is referring to in Matthew 24:6-7?
6 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. 7 Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world.
People often say we've always had wars! This is true but Jesus uses the word "Kingdoms" which in Daniel 2 refers to world empires. So what if Jesus is not just referring to nations going to war but world empires as well, like NATO vs Russia, US vs China, G7 vs BRICS, etc. What if this was what Jesus meant.
Now I'm not asking you to commit to a specific Escahtological view but let me ask you to consider a what if....? What if Jesus is saying that as we get closer to the 6000th biblical year watch for world empires (Like US and China) to go to war but don't panic. This will not be the end yet. But wars will continue as we see in Revelation and eventually, it'll lead to a war that if allowed would cause humanity's self-extinction but right before that moment Jesus returns.
The question I get is "Why now?" What makes today different than any other? In Part 2 I will answer this question and hopefully, it'll help clear up some confusion.
(continued in Part 2)
I hate "debates" but I'd love to have you and Pastor Jordan B Cooper have a conversation between a Calvinist and a Lutheran. I'm sure it would go over a lot better than when Luther would read a letter from Calvin. 😂
What about "Conversation with Calvanist Keith Foskey". Both names are included.
Partial preterist #DatPostmil
Not all amils are optimistic.
"Reformed amillennialism teaches the church, that is, us who believe and our children, to expect increasing lawlessness in the world, apostasy from the truth in the churches, the establishment of the kingdom of Antichrist over the entire world, and great tribulation for all those who fear God and keep His commandments. To such a world, thus fully developed in sin, will Christ return." David J. Engelsma
My pastor describes himself as optimistic amil--which he further describes as "postmil who's lost his nerve."
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That’s what I thought growing up. I thought the dispy premill view was just “what the Bible said”. Not from reading it myself, it’s just what I was always told.
I also read every book in the Left behind series. It wasnt until I started becoming reformed, and hearing people like Doug Wilson and Jeff durbin talking about postmill that I even learned there were other views.
I don’t know what I am now, but even if I land on premill, it’d be historic premill. But I prefer to have the postmill mindset lol
Great show, very informative. Thanks for posting a link to the paper you were referencing. It will likely come in handy. Also, about changing the name of the show…what if you somehow add your name to the title along with a reference to soteriology or Calvinism or whatever? Something like “soteriology 202 with Keith Foskey” 😂
RE: name change. I found you because of the word "Calvinist". If you were strictly Keith Foskey, I'd have never clicked on it. Since I'm glad I found you, I like your original name. But I know who you are now, so I could find. you anyway.
Your Calvinist: The Keith Foskey Show
I have thought it is weird when you do solo shows with the old name I came through the "Churches shows" so the re-band makes sense to me
"Amillennialism is "grumpy" Post-Millenialism." That tracks. I describe myself as Amillennial who wants to be Post-Millennial because I am tired of being grumpy.
Also as far as the title of the channel, I clicked BECAUSE you were a Calvinist. I wanted to learn more about Calvinism (and why it's wrong) 😂
Kidding if not obvious
Keith, love the show. I like the mention of Calvinist in the show title, but I understand your desire to unify your "brand" Please keep the Gospel and Calvinism in the content!
It is defiinitely easier to Google, "Keith Foskey", but then one loses the Calvinist aspect of Keith Foskey. How is that for a definitive statement to help you make a decision?
great chart and video...only one question in an Amillennialist viewpoint, how is Satan bound during the "time period" before Christ's return
If the end times shall mimic the 'days of Noah', wouldn't the rapture refer to those taken away, which in Noah's time, those taken away were outside the boat? Kind of like cleaning off the kitchen table? Lift up what you want to keep on the table and wipe off what's left and then return the item to the table?
Pastor, my church uses the Roman's road to salvation and 1 John 5:13 tracts. Do you recommend this approach?
I was premill for the first few years of my Christian life- mainly because I didn't study it. Then I was a partial-preterist Amill then Postmill. Now I'm proud to say I have embraced full preterism! It's the only consistent view! It's exciting to see others on here. It's growing like crazy!
It's not consistent. It completely misses the already/not yet and flattens all prophecy and denies the blessed hope.
@@chrisjohnson9542Na, it's the most consistent with the Scriptures. No other position can honestly answer all the questions. The Blessed hope ? Yeah, I as a Christian already have that, eternal life. Because of the resurrection of the dead- which occurred in the 1st century. Amen!
@@kylec8950It’s heresy and not within orthodox Christianity.
@@ShepherdMinistry Who cares? I care what the Bible says.
@@kylec8950 You think after 2000 years you found something new and biblical?
We would love to have you on team #datpostmil
Only watched the intro, I do feel as I'm a bit of a 'spert on the topic, but I'm open to being wrong, as long as you use the Bible to prove your point. Also, I am not a Calvinist, but I dig your content
If you’d like to change the name, I like “Conversations with Your Calvinist”, since that’s kinda your tag line.
But there are many possibilities here.