In the most mind-boggling, ironies of ironies in the Year of our Lord 2023, is the resounding silence of the American and European Christian pulpits in these last days. This silence by the so-called learn-ed theologians, whether over the unfolding war in Israel, the increasingly draconian advancements in technology and finance, or any number of issues that are blatantly frog-marching the world towards Revelation 13, is perplexing given the sheer volume of material God provides for us regarding the world at the end of human history. Put another way, we have men (and now women) entering into years of rigorous schooling from “esteemed seminaries” only to come out on the other end more skeptical then when they went in…and this so-called theological education is the primary metric churches use for hiring their clergy? No wonder the pulpits are silent, and the congregation confused.
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Pete Garcia: The Silence Of The Lambs
Pete Garcia
After centuries of tolerating the subversion of the Judeo-Christian worldview by liberally progressive postmodernism, it is no wonder that our universities and seminaries are in the mess they are in today. Humanism, materialism, hedonism, nihilism, socialism, Darwinism, and many other “isms” have been cunningly inserted into the curriculum under the guise of “enlightenment.”
This so-called enlightenment was supposed to add an air of sophistication to the credentialing process, but what ended up happening is it began producing generation after generation of increasingly skeptical theologians to the point where even today, nearly a third of senior Christian pastors say there is more than one way to heaven. If they can believe something like that, then it is no wonder the supposed learn-ed theologians are abandoning the beliefs in a literal Adam and Eve, Noahic flood, parting of the Red Sea, or Jonah being swallowed by a great fish. To them, the Bible is like a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure book that you and I can mold into whatever we want it to be. Moreover, to them, Bible Prophecy is a fantastic subject to let alone.
See how the “experts” watered it down to make it less threatening to an already self-conscious and paranoid King Herod? Nevertheless, by ignoring the growing volumes of prophetic signs of the times, our modern theologians must increasingly do the mental cheetah flips to excuse what their congregants are seeing with their own eyeballs. Churches who don’t teach prophecy, tend to create all sorts of church programs to keep their parishioners entertained, distracted, and busy. Even worse, these pastors begin embracing the ever-evolving social justice mantra that is increasingly being force-fed to the churches by the government, the media, and pop culture.
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His assessment is correct. Splits in the church is evidence to that fact. Ignorance is bliss. Revelations is ignored.
This article by Pete Garcia was excellent! Thanks for sharing Scott. I'm part of a group on Facebook, "The Rapture of the Church", that has many post tribulation members. They are the minority but very vocal and I might add very arrogant. I'm frustrated by their blindnmess of many in this group and am engaged in frequent debates. It's frustrating but it has sharpened me in what and why I am in the pre-millenial and pre-tribulation camp. Again this was a great article to aid my in my defense of the biblical position. A great book for all to consider is "The Footsteps of the Merssiah" by Arnold Frutchenbaum. My daugters father in law shared with me his testimony last night. He is a Messianic Jew with a powerful story of his conversion to Christ. If you ever get the chance to hear it is well worth your time to listen. Blessings!
I agree - Footsteps is my 'go to' reference...Also Walvoord's commentary on Revelation and Daniel.....For the Rapture of the Church, however, Showers' "Maranatha, Our Lord Comes' is THE definitive book IMO. Ive stopped debating the post trip group or pre-wrath...I know the arguments they use by heart and it always requires the twisting of the 1-2 scriptures that they use, and they will never engage in the broader view or the array of scriptures which point to pre-trib...It's too frustrating.
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