Prophecy – Grace Evangelical Society

According to the Scriptures (1 Cor 15:3-4), Part 1

May 19, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Christology, Prophecy

For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures (1 Cor 15:3-4). Have you ever wondered what Scriptures Paul was referring to? Some have

Jesus’ Last Week in Light of Daniel 9:25-26

August 8, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Daniel, Matthew, Prophecy, Temple

After centuries of promising to send a Messiah, God finally gave a concrete timeline in Daniel 9:24-27 for when He would come. And vv 25-26 give us specific information about what would happen to Messiah at that time: “Know therefore and understand, That from the going forth of the command To restore and build Jerusalem

Four Reasons to Study Prophecy

July 19, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Daniel, Dispensational, Prophecy

The Evangelical Free Church recently removed premillennialism from their statement of faith (see here). I wonder if that signals a decline in the study of prophecy in that denomination. Not every pastor preaches prophecy. Not every person studies it. I can think of several reasons why that might be. Frankly, unfulfilled prophecy takes effort to

Everlasting Salvation in Daniel

April 25, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Daniel, eternal life, Kingdom, Messiah, Prophecy

Was it normal for Jewish people to believe that God’s salvation is eternal? Was it normal for them to think of the coming Messiah in “eternal” terms? Was everlasting salvation on their radar? Consider some verses in Daniel. Daniel prophesied about a coming kingdom. How long did he say that kingdom would last? “In