Category Archives: Dispensationalism

An Open Letter to Jacob Prasch

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

Dear Jacob, I have read with sadness your comments about me on your website. In obedience to our Lord’s instructions in Matthew 18, I am willing to meet with you privately or with a mediator and seek reconciliation as brothers … Continue reading →

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Weird and Wacky Theology 4: America in the Bible

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

Sooner or later, someone was bound to suggest that the United States of America appears in the Bible. Several authors have tried. Hal Lindsey appears to have been one of the first. His reading of Revelation 12:14-17, ‘The woman was … Continue reading →

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Weird and Wacky Theology 3: Armageddon out of here

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

John Hagee wrote to me again today. He writes most days. Today he wrote to remind me, “As Christians we have a Biblical obligation to defend Israel and the Jewish people in their time of need. Israel’s time of need … Continue reading →

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Weird and Wacky Theology 2: Will the Jewish Temple be Rebuilt?

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

This second dose of Weird and Wacky Theology addresses whether the Jewish Temple will be rebuilt. Visit Jews for Jesus website and you can read an article by Zhava Glaser where she asks rhetorically, “What flour is to bread, the … Continue reading →

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Weird and Wacky Theology 1: Israel and the Church

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

As a taster for my new book on the use and abuse of the Bible in relation to Israel and the Church, I plan to highlight examples of eccentric interpretation that lead, at best, to dubious theology, and at worst, … Continue reading →

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Messianic Good News (and the Perils of Dispensationalism)

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

Yesterday I returned from Johannesburg, South Africa, where I was attending the Messianic Good News Conference,’Israel in the Last Days‘ Messianic Good News was founded in 1950 for the purpose of proclaiming the good news of salvation in Jesus the … Continue reading →

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Israel in the Last Days

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

ISRAEL IN THE LAST DAYS – a critical look at popular views of the end times 31 October – 1 November 2008 VENUE: Rosebank Union Church, Cnr. William Nicol Drive and St. Andrew’s Road, Sandton, Johannesburg The response of many … Continue reading →

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