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| Current John Calvin and a Lesson From Sudoku -Sam A. Smith [PDF] Recent Previous Articles Daniel 9:24-27: The Prophecy of Daniel's 70 Weeks -Sam A. Smith [PDF] Sam Smith discusses the interpretation and chronology of Daniel's 70 weeks. Included is a calculation of the first 69 weeks of Daniel's 70 weeks prophecy that corrects problems found in Anderson's and Hoehner's chronologies. Four Part Series on the Problems of Pretribulationism -Sam A. Smith Part 1: Is the Doctrine of Imminency Capable of Proving Pretribulationism? [PDF] Part 2: Does Pretribulationism's Wrath Argument Prove Pretribulationism? [PDF] Part 3: How Pretribulationism Has Almost Destroyed the Doctrine of Imminency [PDF] Part 4: Some Final Thoughts on Rapture Theories [PDF] What the Bible ACTUALLY Says About the Origin of the Universe -Sam A. Smith [PDF] Confused about Genesis and science? Sam Smith explains the history of creation theories, both biblical and scientific, and brings order to the chaos! (An updated version of the previously published paper, "An Examination of Biblical Creation Theories"). What the Bible ACTUALLY Says About the Future -Sam A. Smith [PDF] Sam Smith explains why the church has suppressed premillennialism for almost nineteen hundred years, the factors that led the church to embrace “realized eschatology” (amillennialism), and what the Bible actually says about the future. Were the "Lost Gospels" Really Lost? -Sam A. Smith [PDF] New books like The Di Vinci Code have rekindled interest in early Gnostic literature, such as "The Gospel of Thomas" and "The Gospel of Judas." What is Gnosticism, and why were these books rejected by the early church? The more you know about Gnosticism and its origin, the more you will realize it's only paganism in a thin garb of Chrisitanity. Three Myths About Eternal Rewards -Sam A. Smith [PDF] A Four Part Series on The Relationship Between Faith and Law -Sam A. Smith Part 1: The Purpose of the Law [PDF version] Part 2: The Superiority of Faith to Law as Seen in Hebrews 7-9 [PDF] Part 3: The Superiority of Faith to Law as Seen in Galatians 2:11-5:26 [PDF] Part 4: The Superiority of Faith to Law as Seen in Romans 3:21-10:15 [PDF] How the Amillennial Conception of the Kingdom is Developed [PDF] Understanding the Biblical Doctrine of Sanctification [PDF] Hosea: The Unfailing Redemptive Love of God Important Truths About the Bible [A Two Part Series] Part 1: How We Know the Bible Is the Word of God Part 2: How and Where Did We Get Our Bible? Links to External Articles Europe's Abandonment of Christianity May Spell Disaster -Ed Vitaglian Is Western Europe as we know it on the verge of disappearing? Vitagliano envisions a not too distant future in which Western Europe will fall under the control of Islam. Archives -Previous Articles |
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| 300 question Study Guide available! You will want to read What the Bible Says About the Future, by Sam A. Smith. This volume contains a unique index of all the future prophecies of the Bible. (also available in HTML or PDF format.) 384 pages. For more information click here. |
| Now Available... The Olivet Discourse: A Reconstruction of the Text From Matthew, Mark, and Luke with Commentary by Sam A. Smith, is now available in print. This 268 page volume presents a complete reconstruction of Jesus' final, eschatological discourse from all of the gospel source information, along with a complete verse-by-verse commentary from a premillennial perspective. Readers of the Greek New Testament will enjoy the parallel and interlaced Greek text of the entire discourse, and English readers will appreciate the fact that all of the Greek is translated! This volume will also be available as a free PDF download soon. |
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