Continually Sharpening

A theological blog by Dr. Janelle Zeeb

Articles About Eschatology

The Power Of Thanksgiving In The End Times

Lately, I've had a new appreciation for the difference that being thankful can make in my life. This might be a short(er) post than usual, but it seemed to be an appropriate topic due to American Thanksgiving happening this week.

I hope these thoughts can be encouraging, and perhaps …

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Why Revelation Should Be Interpreted (Mostly) Literally

Revelation is one of the most controversial books in the Bible because of the variety of ways that it can be interpreted. Unfortunately, because of this controversy, I suspect that many Christians simply throw their hands up in the air and give up on ever hoping to understand Revelation.

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Don't Fall For The Great (Alien UFO) Deception

When Jesus' disciples asked him about what the end times would be like before Jesus' second coming, the very first thing Jesus said was "Watch out that no one deceives you" (Matthew 24:4, NIV).

In context, Jesus was warning about a person that end-times scholars refer to as the …

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The Symbolism Of The Beast From The Sea

One of the more complicated and misunderstood symbols in the Book of Revelation is the seven-headed beast that John saw coming out of the sea in Revelation chapters 13 and 17.

This beast relates to a particularly evil man who is referred to in the Bible as the Antichrist (1 …

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Will All Christians Be Raptured?

Sometimes when I bring up the topic of the Rapture, it seems to make some Christians nervous, rather than excited.

Yet the promise that Jesus will one day suddenly return in the clouds to resurrect all deceased Christians, transform all living Christians from mortal to immortal, and then take us …

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My Theory of Christian Inclusivism

This post is the culmination of several of my previous blog posts. In them, I explored why I believe that Christians need to endorse some sort of theory of soteriological inclusivism in order for us to be faithful to all the verses in the Bible that tell us about who …

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