Jeffrey C. Long » End Times http://www.jeffreyclong.com Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:08:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Why are we fascinated by end-times prophecies and speculation? http://www.jeffreyclong.com/2008/08/10/why-are-we-fascinated-by-end-times-prophecies-and-speculation/ http://www.jeffreyclong.com/2008/08/10/why-are-we-fascinated-by-end-times-prophecies-and-speculation/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:03:12 +0000 jeffreyclong http://www.jeffreyclong.com/2008/08/10/why-are-we-fascinated-by-end-times-prophecies-and-speculation/ I remember sitting in class at Bible college while my teacher would explain different points on a timeline of the end times. It all seemed so speculative to me, though shared with such an air of certainty. I’ve always been a skeptic regarding end times prophecies, including those that are interpretations of the authority itself, the Bible. Then I happened across the Bible teaching of Steve Gregg and discovered that the current school of Biblical prophecy interpretation is very modern. Someday I’ll write more about it… I’ve been meaning to. Suffice it to say, the beliefs popularized by the “Left Behind” books are very different from that of the historical church.

This has left me with the germ of a thought that I would like to research more. Why are we so fascinated by end-times prophecies and speculation. I don’t really know where to go to research the psychology behind it. So I thought I’d ask you, my readers. What do end-times prophecies mean to you? What meaning do they give to your life? Why is studying them important to you? Do prophecies help you by making the future more tangible? Do they make you hopeful or afraid?

I hope to hear from you.

]]> http://www.jeffreyclong.com/2008/08/10/why-are-we-fascinated-by-end-times-prophecies-and-speculation/feed/ 3 The Early Christians http://www.jeffreyclong.com/2005/12/26/the-early-christians/ http://www.jeffreyclong.com/2005/12/26/the-early-christians/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:35:40 +0000 jeffreyclong http://www.jeffreyclong.com/?p=207 This is book edited by Eberhard Arnold, the founder of the Bruderhof communities. It includes excerpts from the writings of the first three centuries after the death of the apostles. It includes the full text of the Didache, the Shepherd of Hermas, excerpts from the Early Church Fathers and others, fully annotated. The publisher has taken the ebook down from their website, but since they allowed people to redistribute without commercial gain, I’m making it available here. Blessings

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