Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee continues a multi-part series, reviewing some of the most frequent supports, given in favor of the pre-tribulation rapture. Today we address the issue of 2 Corinthians 5:10 and the bema seat judgment.
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
THEOLOGY ROUNDUP
Why the Post-Tribulation Rapture View Doesn’t Hold Up: link
When Will the Messiah Return?: The Dangers of Pre-Tribulationism – Book: link
NEWS ROUNDUP
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Why do some people use this verse to “prove” there is no longer any practical distinction between Jews and Gentiles?: link
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to order a full military occupation of the Gaza Strip to force Hamas to free the hostages, according to local reports.: link
The Trump administration has declared that U.S. states and cities boycotting Israeli companies will lose access to federal disaster relief funds, per Reuters.: link
Senator Elizabeth Warren backs Zohran Mamdani’s push for government-run grocery stores: link
“We are moving to occupy the Strip – the decision has been made. Hamas will not release more hostages without complete surrender, and we will not surrender. If we do not act now, the hostages will die of starvation – and Gaza will remain under Hamas control.”: link
Mike Bickle’s sister, ‘Prophetess Lisa’, insisting she’s speaking on behalf of God directly, says that God has pardoned Mike for everything he’s done and anyone who spoke against him or criticized him need to repent and “knock it off.”: link
Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly open to a face-to-face sit-down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — but only if several preparatory steps are taken.: link
Global population growth is slowing rapidly due to falling fertility rates, with the U.N. projecting a peak of 10.4 billion by the 2080s, followed by a decline around 2100.: link
The Justice Department has convened a federal grand jury to investigate former Obama administration officials who allegedly conspired to foment a scandal about President Trump’s purported links to Russia during the 2016 election campaign.: link
The Kremlin tried Monday to defuse tensions caused by remarks from one of Russia’s top officials that led President Trump to shift two nuclear submarines closer to Moscow.: link
Attorney General Pam Bondi has launched a grand jury investigation following a criminal referral from Tulsi Gabbard regarding the origins of the Trump-Russia collusion narrative.: link
NASA Acting Administrator and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will reveal accelerated plans this week to construct a nuclear reactor on the moon.: link
A surprising number of people, across every belief system, think we’re living in the end times: link
Behold the silliness of modern evangelicalism. The temple was destroyed because the Jews rejected Jesus.: link
Israel isn’t perfect, but if you had to choose between Islamist fundamentalists and Israel and still pick the fundamentalists, something is seriously wrong.: link
Netanyahu decides on full Gaza occupation, tells IDF chief: resign if you disagree: link
Serious unrest may be brewing in Lebanon in the coming days.: link
If the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Israel fanatics who illegally occupy it it will trigger a tsunami, an avalanche of religious war across the whole world. You know that, right?: link
Comer subpoenas the Clintons, Trump’s DOJ in House Oversight’s Epstein probe: link
Egypt president Sisi: Israel aims in Gaza now are starvation, mass destruction and elimination of the Palestinian issue: link
The war cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s office has ended.: link
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee points out that France, the UK, and Canada have taken the side of Hamas terrorists rather than the hostages who are still captive in Gaza: link
“The Holy See remains convinced that the Two-State Solution, based on secure and internationally recognized borders, is the only viable and equitable path toward a just and lasting peace,”: link
