| Author | Message | ||
     Timo Karppi (Timo) |
Hi all! I heard from Andrews University that Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi does not hold the traditional SDA view on IJ anymore. Is the rumor true or false? I think I had his webpage before, but cannot find it. Can anyone help with these questions? Thanks. timo | ||
| Ron Corson (Roca88) |
http://www.biblicalperspectives.com/endtimeissues/eti_74.html It seems to me very traditional he just adds the feast of trumpets to it. Toward the end he says. The close connection between the Gospel and the final judgment is clearly expressed by Paul when he speaks of the "day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus" (Rom 2:16). The judgment is according to the Gospel in the sense that it is part of the gracious provision of salvation through Jesus Christ who offers us forgiveness of our sins in this present life and vindication of our forgiven sins in the final judgment. Thus, the Christian can "have confidence for the day of judgment" (1 John 4:17). This confidence rests on the assurance that Christ "is able to keep [us] from falling" in this present life and "to present [us] without blemish before the presence of his glory with rejoicing" on the day of His judgment (Jude 24). Thus, for God’s people, the announcement of the final judgment by the Feast of Trumpets represents the revelation of their faith and love for Christ and their vindication before the angelic host. It represents the coming of better days when Christ will soon appear, like the High Priest on the Day of Atonement, to reveal the truth about them. | ||
| Elaine Nelson (Elaine) |
Faint praise for the traditional IJ! |
