The individuals listed
below are Christians (past and present) who are
passionate about their faith. Some are
recognized pastors, scholars and teachers of Bible
prophecy and eschatology (study of end-times) who also
belong to various denominations. Also listed
here are those from pseudo-Christian
organizations (so-called Christian groups that adhere
to doctrines outside mainstream Christianity).
This comprehensive list of individuals is meant to
help you identify sound teaching on Bible prophecy and
prophecy topics only. Some have devoted their
entire lives to teaching Bible prophecy. Not all
are always in agreement, and not all are sound in
their doctrines. Therefore, study for
yourselves, and use this as a guide only.
You will find the terms pre-tribulation,
pre-millennial,
post-tribulation
and preterist used here. They are simply
this:
The pre-tribulation
andpre-millennial views are
the most widely held in Bible prophecy. The
pre-tribulation view is referring to the rapture
(removal) of the Church prior to the start of the
tribulation period. The tribulation period
lasts 7 years, ending with the Second Coming. Pre-millennial
is defined as Jesus Christ returning (Second Coming)
before his millennial kingdom (1,000 year reign)
ensues on earth.
Those views are the most
literal approach to Bible prophecy, and are sometimes
called the futurist view, which claims there
will be a literal future 7-year tribulation period
followed by a literal 1000-year reign of Jesus Christ
on earth. As well, the rapture of the Church
will precede the tribulation period, and is a separate
event from the Second Coming of Jesus Christ at the
end of the tribulation period. Additionally, the
Church and Israel have distinct and unique roles in
the end-times, thus the events described in the book
of Revelation are still to come. Such views of
are often attacked by liberal denominations and
various cults.
The post-tribulation
view blends the rapture and the Second Coming into a
single event at the end of the tribulation
period. A majority of self-proclaimed prophets
hold to a post-tribulation rapture view, as do leaders
of most pseudo-Christian cults. A majority of
liberal denominations also accept this view.
Many post-tribulationists adhere to a futurist view,
with the exception of Seventh-Day Adventists who
generally hold to the historicist view which
contends that Bible prophecy spans the time from the
end of the first century A.D. through the Second
Coming of Christ (yet future). In a
nutshell, historicists believe that the events of
Revelation are a symbolic outline of Church history,
taking place over a 2,000 year period of time, ending
at the Second Coming. Followers of historicism
will often combine both allegorical and literal
viewpoints within their teachings.
The preterist view
takes the historicist position further.
Preterism contends that most, if not all major
prophetic events have already been fulfilled
in history. The term preterist means
"already fulfilled." This view discredits the
biblical importance of Israel and those Christians who
stand with Israel. This is best described as an
ecumenical view, which also contends that the book of
Revelation was mostly fulfilled in events leading up
to and including the destruction of Jerusalem in 70
A.D.
This position is held by
many in Covenant, Reformed and Catholic
theologies. They would be most critical of this
website, as they do not usually accept a literal
earthly fulfillment of Bible prophecy. This view
is closely tied to dominionism (the idea that society
should be governed by the law of God). There are
other variations, such as the "partial preterist"
which maintain the same beliefs as other preterists,
except for the last couple of chapters of the book of
Revelation, which they suggest are yet to be
fulfilled.
NOTE: The
authors of this website hold to a pre-tribulation
and pre-millennial viewpoint, meaning the Church
will be removed before the tribulation period
begins, and the Second Coming of Christ will take
place before His literal 1000-year reign on
earth. Though there are many good
prophecy teachers, some should be avoided.
With that in mind, remember that we are commanded to
pray for those whom we take issue with. Please
don't confuse this list with those who claim to be
prophets or those with prophetic revelations,
dreams, visions or other so-called inspired
prophecies. Descriptions provided in the chart
below are derived from teachings and viewpoints on Bible
prophecy and prophecy topics, not
individual ministries or personal lives.
You might find some
listed here who teach sound Bible prophecy, yet
support other doctrines you disagree with.
Their teachings on other important Bible doctrines
should not necessarily be confused with comments
here. Use the Bible as your guide, just as
Paul described the Bereans in Acts 17:11, "Now
these were more noble-minded than those in
Thessalonica, for they received the word with
great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to
see whether these things were so." Proverbs
4:7, "Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore
get wisdom. And in all your getting, get
understanding."
YES
Teaches for
or claims to believe in the
pre-tribulation rapture of the
Church, future 7-year tribulation
period and literal 1000-year reign
of Jesus Christ on earth. May
teach differing viewpoints on other
Bible prophecy topics. Generally
sound.
NO
Teaches
against or does not believe in the
pre-tribulation rapture of the
Church. May teach that the
Church will go through some or all
of the tribulation period. May
teach there is no rapture. May
view other Bible prophecy events as
allegorical (symbolic). May or
may not believe in a literal 7-year
tribulation period or a literal
1000-year reign of Jesus Christ on
earth. Use
discernment.
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Acrobat pdf).
NO
Richard F. Ames
Television presenter of
the Living Church of God (LCG) and co-host of
"Tomorrow's World," another so-called
end-times TV broadcast and bi-monthly magazine
subscription. He is second in
command to the organization's head, Roderick
C. Meredith. He has eccentric
views of Bible prophecy (i.e., LCG followers
are "Philadelphians" and will be protected
during the great tribulation for 3 1/2 years),
usually found in his numerous publications or
published online at lcg.org. He has a
book about prophecy in the Middle East, and
teaches that his church members should not
participate in juries, politics or military
service. He rejects orthodox beliefs of
heaven and hell, the Trinity, salvation by
grace alone and the bodily resurrection of
Jesus.
YES
John Ankerberg
Director of the
Ankerberg Theological Research Institute, he
produces and hosts the nationally televised
program "John Ankerberg Show" defending
Biblical positions on topics such as the
occult, false religions, sin, prophecy
and the end times. His website,
johnankerberg.com, is a ministry tool
containing over 1,500 articles in defense of
Biblical stances on currents issues.
Holding numerous degrees, he is also a
minister and former pastor. He has
authored and co-authored over 65 books dealing
with the end-times, false religions and the
New Age.
NO
Herbert W. Armstrong
Late founder of the
Worldwide Church of God (WCG). Prior he
was a minister in the Church of God
Seventh-Day (COG7) that had splintered from
the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) church.
When his teachings began to disagree with COG7
doctrine, he started his own denomination
called the Radio Church of God, which became
the WCG. The organization produced the
"Plain Truth" magazine and the "World
Tomorrow" radio and TV programs. While
his theology was rooted in Seventh-Day
Adventism, he also taught the false doctrine
of British-Israelism, later known as
"Armstrongism" which claims the ten "lost"
tribes of Israel were actually
Anglo-Saxons. This unbiblical doctrine
is not only anti-Semitic, but wrongly contends
that Jews are Israelite impostors. He
was the self-proclaimed "apostle" of the "only
true church on earth," with an emphasis on
linking Bible prophecy to contemporary world
events, but with his own twist (just as SDAs
do today). He regularly predicted
specific times for the return of Christ when
previous predictions failed. He claimed
that he was a fulfillment of prophecy and that
he and his "church" alone were preaching the
truth. More than 30 splinter groups
formed after his death.
NO
Garner Ted Armstrong
Late founder of the
Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association,
he was removed from the Worldwide Church of
God by his father Herbert over control issues
and immorality. He then organized the Church
Of God International (COGI) where
he was also removed by leadership for
immorality. He
again created a new organization, the
Intercontinental Church Of God (ICG) under the umbrella of
the Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic
Association. He also hosted the Garner
Ted Armstrong television broadcast, and was
the self-proclaimed "Ezekiel Watchman" (main
prophetic spokesman for God on earth).
NO
Mark Armstrong
Continuing in the
footsteps of his father Garner Ted, he leads
behind the scenes as head of the
Intercontinental Church of God (ICG), and
claims it is the only "true church" on
earth. He regularly travels, speaking at
"independent" Church of God (COG) churches,
conferences, campaigns and meetings. The
organization continues to promote and sell
video, audio and other ministry materials
under the name "Garner Ted Armstrong
Evangelistic Association" which promotes
radical views of end-times prophecy and global
destruction.
YES
Kay Arthur
Founder of Precepts
Ministries International (with her husband
Jack) and precept.org, an inductive Bible
study ministry. She has written books
for both adults and children on the study of
Bible prophecy. She is a busy conference
speaker, radio and television host, author,
teacher and researcher.
YES
Steve Ashburn
A brilliant author
and researcher, his end-times thesis
developed while reading Old Testament
prophecies, such as Psalm 83, Isaiah 17,
Ezekiel 29 and Ezekiel 38-30. He
realized other prophetic books in the Old
Testament describing future battles against
Israel all fit within a 40-year
timeline. Perhaps the most current
systematic overview of coming prophetic
events can be found in his two books, "The
Next
Nuclear War: Are We on the Edge of the End
Times" and "End Times Dawning: Get Ready!"
available at endtimesrecord.com.
NO
Benjamin Baruch
Having written a number
of books on end-times prophecy, he believes
the 7-year period described in Daniel is
broken up into two parts, with the first part
(3½ years) having taken place during Christ's
first coming. The final 3½ years will take
place in the near future as described in
Revelation. America is the White Horse
(currently riding). The rapture takes place at
the end of the 7 years when we are gathered
then return with Him to the new Jerusalem. He
predicted America would come to an end in
2018. He also says he has heard the audible
voice of the Lord. He claims to be a scribe,
not a prophet, and his books are available at
benjaminbaruch.net.
NO
Doug Batchelor
Prestigious defender of
Seventh-Day Adventism, host of the popular
"Amazing Facts" television program. Also hosts
"Bible Answers Live" radio show. Many of his
prophecy teachings are rejected by mainstream
prophecy scholars and teachers. He, and other
Adventists use "bait and switch" tactics at
highly-publicized prophecy seminars (after
many hours of prophetic teaching, participants
are eventually told they will receive the
"mark of the beast" if they don't convert to a
Seventh-Day Adventist). Many Christians are
duped by this tactic due to their lack of
Bible prophecy knowledge. These "Revelation
seminars" promote doctrines that are required
knowledge for membership or baptism in the SDA
Church. For example, popular teachings are the
"great whore" of Babylon in Revelation 17
& 18 is the Catholic Church, and
the "daughters of the whore" are
Protestant Sunday-keeping churches of today.
The origins of SDA doctrine are rooted in date
setting, false prophecies and legalism.
NO
Irvin Baxter, Jr.
Late radio Bible
prophecy teacher, he had unique views of
prophecy, said they were "his" theories, and
thus had many good and bad ideas. He had a
correct view on Israel's role in history, and
correctly argued against preterism. He did not
believe the book of Revelation was
chronological, which led him to some fanciful
interpretations. For example, he believed we
were living in the midst of the sixth trumpet
of Revelation 9, and we would soon witness the
annihilation of 2 billion people. The fifth
trumpet he claimed began in 1991 when Saddam
Hussein (Saddam means "destroyer") set Kuwaiti
oil fields on fire, and ended with his
execution in December 2006, yet thought the
7-year tribulation period was in the future.
He hosted the popular radio broadcast, "End of
the Age" (formerly "Politics & Religion")
and was founder & president of Endtime
Ministries at endtime.com, where he also
published Endtime Magazine. He did not accept
the doctrine of the Trinity, and was
affiliated with the United Pentecostal Church
which claims its methods are the only true way
to salvation. He also rejected a
pre-tribulation rapture based on Revelation
20:4-6 which he claimed was the "first
resurrection." He failed to follow the text
which clearly describes this first
resurrection as being for the martyrs of the
tribulation period after Christ's
Second Coming. He also believed the two
witness of Revelation chapter 11 could
possibly be here on earth now, and mistakenly
thought they were to be revealed in Israel
during the summer of 2011.
YES
Allen Beechick
A foremost teacher on
the theology of the pre-tribulation rapture,
he has written books and articles on the
topic. He authors "The Rapture Solution,
Putting the Puzzle Together" at
rapturesolution.com where he lists seven reasons why the
rapture cannot come after the tribulation
period. He also provides answers to the
false views of pretersim.
NO
Marian G. Berry
Late Seventh-Day
Adventist author, she proclaimed a "Three
Angels Messages" theology (Revelation 14), and
she wrote extensively on the books of Daniel
and Revelation, but not without controversy
within her own camp. According to other SDA
prophecy teachers, she directly opposed the
Bible by presenting Daniel 12 as a future
application, which is not in agreement SDA
founder and pioneer Ellen Gould White. Even
so, her teachings were riddled with gross
misapplication of scripture. For
example, she claimed that the messages of the
three angels in Revelation 14:6-12 began
shortly before 1844 through William Miller,
then concluded with the third angel's message
of judgment which coincided with the "Great
Disappointment" on October 22, 1844. This
proclaimed a true seventh-day Sabbath against
a false Sabbath, continuing to this day. She
also wrote against the idea of a rapture. Her
website endtimepublishing.org contains her
writings and teachings.
YES
F. Kenton Beshore
Late president of the
World Bible Society (worldbiblesociety.org),
he is nicknamed "Doc" by his contemporaries,
having earned several doctorate degrees.
He was very passionate about Israel and
teaching eschatology, and has authored several
books on Bible prophecy. He diligently
defended the pre-tribulation rapture.
For many years he was a radio broadcaster,
reaching millions of people around the world
for the gospel.
NO
Shawn Boonstra
Canadian-born director
of the Seventh-Day Adventist's "It Is Written"
international television program, his teaching
is focused on "unlocking" the signs of the
end-times. As with all SDA prophecy
teaching, his focus is on the books of Daniel
and Revelation. SDA's major break with
mainstream Bible prophecy teachers is that
they believe the 1260, 1290 and 1335 future
days (described in Daniel 12 as taking place
at the last half of the tribulation period)
are actually 1260, 1290 and 1335 year segments
of the 2,300 year prophecy that William Miller
falsely taught terminated in 1844. Thus,
mainstream Bible prophecy teachers who teach
that 1260, 1290 and 1335 days are both literal
and yet future do not agree with SDA teachings
or the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Following the strategies of other popular SDA
prophecy teachers, he also produces a
graphical instructional series on DVD.
His production is called "Signs of the
Appearing," which is also sold as a "graduate
course," found at unlockthesigns.com.
Great artwork isn't great prophecy
teaching.
NO
John Bradshaw
A Seventh-Day Adventist
from New Zealand, he uses clever advertising
to attract people for an evening prophecy
seminar that is really a week-long
indoctrination. He teaches that Sunday
worshipers are the true expression of the mark
of the beast, and thus those who attend his
complete prophecy series will be convinced
that the Seventh-day Adventist denomination is
the "one true church of Christ." All
other denominations are labeled "Babylon" or
the "harlot daughters of Babylon" and
considered false churches. Those who
attend these meetings will be called to "come
out of Babylon" into the Seventh-Day Adventist
denomination.
NO
William Marrion Branham
Considered one of the
most controversial revival preachers of the
20th century, he was not only a
self-proclaimed prophet, but also claimed
special discernment of Bible prophecy.
In early 1963 he preached a set of sermons
which he declared a fulfillment of Biblical
prophecy transpired. He later stated the
following events took place over a 7-day
period in 1963: Revelation 4, 5, and
10:1-7 were fulfilled; the seven seals of
Revelation were opened (not physically); the
times of the Gentiles ended; the opportunity
to be saved by grace ended; and the rapture
and the Second Coming of Christ secretly
occurred followed by Christ's image appearing
in an Arizona cloud. Obviously his views
were distorted and riddled with errors, yet
still today many accept him as a true prophet
of God.
YES
Dave Breese
Late host of "The King
is Coming" program (now hosted by Ed Hindson),
was founder of Christian Destiny, Inc. and
World Prophetic Ministry (WPM). Just
before his passing, he also hosted the
television program with Tim LaHaye. He
was an author, outstanding speaker,
broadcaster, debater and teacher. He was
one of the first Bible prophecy teachers to
reveal how secular philosophies would grow as
evil strongholds in schools, businesses,
homes, churches and governments.
YES
Ray Brubaker
Late founder of Ray
Brubaker Ministries and "God's News Behind the
News" radio broadcast in 1947. Being on
the cutting edge of end-times prophetic news
and world events for more than five decades,
he was known as a "prophetic statesman."
In recent years his ministry expanded through
television, literature, conferences, and the
internet at raybrubaker.com. He was an
evangelist, public speaker, broadcaster,
preacher and author. He boldly
proclaimed Matthew 24:44, "Be ye ready
also for in such an hour as ye think not, the
Son of man cometh!"
YES
Ken J. Burge, Sr.
Pastor, teacher and author of
Revelation on F.I.R.E. (a two-volume set),
excellent books for understanding the book
of Revelation in context. He
highlights lessons taught in the text to be
applied in daily living. Other books
he has authored include 1 & 2
Thessalonians on F.I.R.E, Ephesians on
F.I.R.E., 1 John on F.I.R.E., and Philemon,
Jude, 2 John, and 3 John on F.I.R.E. Having
read through the Bible over 60 times in 40
years led him to learn the original languages
of the Bible and translating the text from
Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. Most recently he
has published Devotions on F.I.R.E. (two-volume
set) that is a daily devotional and 365-day
plan to read through the Bible, a result of
discipling 12 men over several years. The
acronym F.I.R.E.
(Familiarity, Interpretation, Relationship,
Employment) was developed as a method for
personal study.
YES
Jeffrey R. Camino
Author of the book "Pray
That You May Escape" and director of
LearnBibleProphecy.com, which offers current
news and resources related to end-times Bible
prophecy. He explains today's news
headlines are often very prophetic and that
the signs are sometimes obvious, such as
rumblings in the Middle East (especially with
Israel), economic turmoil, shifts in
geopolitical policy, earthquakes, and other
signs from heaven. At other times, he
notes the clues are more subtle, yet equally
astounding to those who know Bible prophecy.
He has done some ground-breaking
research focusing on the Olivet Discourse and
has an expository study of what Jesus said
about the end-times in Matthew 24, Mark 13 and
Luke 21.
NO
Harold Camping
Late president of Family
Radio, he taught that God had done away with
the Church, and he maintained that the Holy
Spirit had left the Church which had no power
to proclaim the gospel. He called for
his followers to flee churches and form
fellowships around his teachings. He
claimed the Church Age began when the State of
Israel was officially formed in May of 1948,
and then the Church Age ended 40 years later
on May 21, 1988. His use of numerology
and allegorical interpretations of Bible
prophecy were well known. He was famous
for his failed prophecy concerning the return
of Christ in September 6, 1994, and two failed
predictions of the rapture on May 21 and
October 21, 2011, along with the end of the
world. Rather than admitting he was
wrong, he stated the end would come very very
quietly. He also claimed the two
witnesses in Revelation 11:3 were the Church
bodily. Having written over 30 books and
booklets, he was the epitome of a heretic and
a false prophet.
YES
Joseph Chambers
Produces "The End Times"
prophecy newsletter, and "Prophetic News
Alerts" at pawcreek.org, both of which contain
informative articles on subjects of Bible
prophecy and the rapture. He is a pastor,
author, scholar, conference speaker and member
of the Pre-Trib Study Group.
NO
David Chilton
Late hero of the
preterist movement. A liberal
reformation theologian, he published articles
and wrote books defending his brand of
eschatology and theology. He had once
stated that the book of Revelation was not
about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
One critic wrote, "He is indeed a heretic who
has denied the Church's historic creeds and
confessions on the question of the Second
Coming of Christ and the Final
Judgment." He was just 46 when he died
of a heart attack.
YES
J.R. Church
Late host of "Prophecy
in the News" television program (now hosted by
Gary Stearman) focusing on current prophetic
events. He authored and co-authored many
books on Bible prophecy, and his organization
continues to publish "Prophecy in the News"
magazine. He was a diligent scholar, and
had one of the longest reigns in Christian
television. His very last writing
speculated on the possibility of a rapture on
Pentecost. He wrote previously about the
Jewish custom of young Jewish women getting
married on a Wednesday at Pentecost.
Recalling Jesus' parable in Matthew 25 about
the wise and foolish virgins, he likened the
Jewish bridal custom to the Bridegroom (Jesus
Christ, Matt. 9:15) coming for His bride at
the rapture. The ministry offers various
publications and prophecy related resources at
prophecyinthenews.com.
YES
Kevin Clarkson
Host of "Prophecy in the News"
television program focusing on the impact of
prophecy and why it matters. He is an
avid reader and researcher, and has several
guest experts join him on the program to
discuss important end-times topics, from the
nation of Israel to the tribulation
period. The ministry offers current
broadcasts at prophecyinthenews.com, and
publishes "Prophecy in the News"
magazine.
YES
Charles Clough
A well-respected Bible
scholar with a scientific background, he is a
sought-after speaker and teacher. He has
written specifically on God's pattern of
judgment in Bible prophecy, and is an expert
on interpreting Biblical text for the
end-times. He shows that
reconstructionists like Gary DeMar are guilty
of interpretive inconsistency, such as
declaring days and years in Genesis to be
literal, yet days and years in Revelation as
figurative. He is a professor,
researcher, author and conference speaker.
YES
Larry W. Cockerham
Founder of Prophecy
Forum Website Ministries at prophecyforum.com,
he is also editor of Prophecy Forum
Newsletter, a monthly eZine containing Bible
studies and news headlines. He is a
pastor, author, speaker and a teacher of Bible
prophecy, typology and related studies.
YES
Robert Congdon
A leading expert on the European
Union and the Bible, he uniquely teaches about
the coming Antichrist's religion and compares
it to similar doctrines of today. He is
founder of the Internet Bible Institute and
President of Congdon Ministries International
at internetbibleinstitute.com. He began
his ministry when he realized in the last 50
years British churches had seen a militant
attack upon premillennialism doctrine and the
literal, historical and grammatical Bible
(hermeneutic) interpretation. He
observed that as churches turned from a
premillennial doctrinal view of prophecy to an
amillennial-covenant position, they lost their
sense of purpose and direction.
YES
Terry L. Cook
He is an expert on end-times
geopolitical events, biometric identification
technology, including smart cards, biochip
transponder implants and radio-frequency
identification (RFID) technology. He has
authored several books on topics related to
the coming kingdom of the Antichrist.
Recently he co-authored a book with Tom Horn,
entitled "Beast Tech: Is the Mark of the
New World Order Secretly Under Development?"
which is focused on methods currently being
developed for verifying and tracking inventory
and people, leading to the fulfillment of
Revelation 13:16-17.
NO
Andrew Corbett
Australian pastor who
has written extensively on the
end-times. He claims to understand what
the Bible really says about the future and the
rapture. He's an outspoken "partial
preterist" who claims most Bible prophecy has
already been fulfilled, though Jesus Christ is
yet to return. Like most preterists, he
incorrectly claims the origins of the rapture
began with 16th century Jesuit Francisco
Ribera "who is the father of the futurist
eschatological system." He considers a
literal view of Bible prophecy as
heresy. He also writes against the Left
Behind teachings of Tim LaHaye and similar
eschatology at andrewcorbett.net.
YES
Mal Couch
Late
writer who argued extensively against the
preterist and post-trib rapture positions, he
was an intelligent speaker on prophecy
topics. He was founder and past
president of Tyndale Theological
Seminary. He authored many books, and
had written and produced dozens of television
documentaries related to current events and
Bible prophecy. He was a member of the
Pre-Trib Study Research Group founded by Thomas Ice and the late Tim
LaHaye.
NO
Fred R. Coulter
Founded
the Christian Biblical Church of God (CBCG) in
1983 after he broke off from the Worldwide
Church of God (WCG) in 1979. He claims
that his organization teaches directly from
the Scriptures, not from traditions of men,
and restores original Christianity for
today. He speaks regularly on end-times
events, teaches from the traditions of
Seventh-Day Adventists (Sabbath-keeping), and
claims the Jews in Israel today are not the
same as the Jews described in the Bible.
He has studied Greek for many years,
eventually producing his own translation of
the New Testament in 2007, then publishing the
"Second Edition of The Holy Bible In Its
Original Order" in 2009. He is working
on a similar version for the Old
Testament. Apparently the present order,
inspired by the Holy Spirit, is not quite
right. He also claims the Trinity is a
false doctrine, all found at
cbcgindianapolis.org.
YES
Billy Crone
Info
coming soon on this pastor and author.
NO
Ronald L. Dart
Host of
the radio program "Born to Win" and director
of "Christian Educational Ministries (CEM)" at
borntowin.net, his organization claims to be
an "independent, nondenominational
ministry." However, his ministry is
affiliated with the Intercontinental Church of
God (ICG), and his radio program is
prominently featured on so-called Church of
God (COG) radio stations across America.
Prior to establishing CEM, he was a minister
with ICG. He does not believe in a
pre-tribulational rapture, and he is
anti-trinitarian.
YES
Robert L. Dean
With
academic training in Greek, Hebrew, theology,
philosophy and history, he studies and teaches
the Bible from the original languages.
He is a sought after Bible prophecy teacher
and speaker both in the United States and
overseas. He speaks regularly at
prophecy conferences, and is director of
deanbible.org offering seminar courses and
various media downloads.
NO
Gary DeMar
A
reformation preterist and historian, he has
published several books. He has
difficulty with anything labeled "end-times"
which he calls "madness" in one of his books,
and thus is a sincere prophecy teacher
sincerely wrong. He has had debates with
scholars like Dr. Tommy Ice. On a
positive note, he is an excellent speaker on
religion in government and politics, and is a
great defender of the faith. He is
editor of Biblical Worldview magazine, and
president of American Vision at
americanvision.org.
YES
Fred DeRuvo
Founder
of the non-profit organization Study-Grow-Know
Ministries at studygrowknow.com and
studygrowknowblog.com. He believes the
Bible teaches a pre-prib rapture and a full
seven-year tribulation period, ending with the
physical return of Jesus, who will - after
judging the nations - set up His millennial
kingdom. A prolific author, he has
written over 30 books on a variety of
theological topics, including many on aspects
of eschatology. He speaks at conferences
and has various radio programs in parts of the
United States and the Philippines. He
has also been an expert guest on Prophecy in
the News with Gary Stearman. He is a
scholar, researcher, lecturer, author, teacher
and conference speaker.
YES
Jimmy DeYoung
Middle
East expert, journalist, conference speaker,
teacher and founder of Prophecy Today
ministries. He devotes several months of
the year to conference ministry, and is host
of "Prophecy Today" weekly radio
program. As a part of his ministry, he
has written and produced several audio and
video materials on Bible prophecy.
Regarding the tribulation period, he believes
many will come to Christ, but only those that
have not heard the gospel message and rejected
it before the rapture of the Church. If
they heard the gospel message before the
rapture and rejected it they will not have
another chance to accept it as they will be
caused to believe a lie (2 Thessalonians
2:10-12). He also suggests that
those who receive the mark of the beast can
change their minds, which a majority of
scholars would disagree (and Rev. 14:9-10
indicates otherwise).
NO
Frank DiMora
Having
written the book "The Last Chronicles of
Planet Earth," he suggests the last world
kingdom will be a revived Islamic Roman
Empire. In short, the kingdom that
ushers in the Antichrist will be from the
Eastern part of the old Roman Empire which
make up the Muslim nations of today. In
his article, "A Thief In The Night - The
Rapture" he argues for a pre-wrath rapture
(the Church is raptured after the appearance
of the Antichrist, and just before events
described in Revelation 6). Calling
himself a "watcher" he closely monitors the
world scene, and posts the latest prophecy
signs at endtimesresearchministry.com and
frankdimora.typepad.com.
NO
David Dolan
He is a
broadcast journalist (formerly
Jerusalem-based), and once
served as news director at the Voice of Hope
radio station in war-torn southern
Lebanon. From Jerusalem he reported for
various Christian networks and for the CBS
radio network. Having lived in Israel
for more than three decades, he has been near
suicide bombings, developed relationships with
various Israeli political and military
leaders, and has become an expert on Israel
and the Middle East. He has authored and
co-authored books on Israel and the
end-times. He states, "the
'pre-tribulation' rapture expectation is
frankly not found by me in my personal studies
of the Bible, despite having been taught that
position at my church before moving to
Israel." He does not believe the book of
Daniel foretells a seven-year period of end
time upheaval (tribulation period).
Instead, he suggests first half of the
prophesied seventieth week of Daniel (9:24)
was fulfilled during the three-plus year
public ministry of Jesus in Israel, and the
second half will be fulfilled at a future
date. He writes articles for
many Christian and secular publications,
and offers email updates at ddolan.com.
YES
Lambert Dolphin
Physicist,
instructor, researcher and author. Has
visited Israel dozens of times and has an
extensive background in the historical study
of Bible prophecy. States that one of
the great, lasting effects of visiting Israel
is that any ideas one has that the Bible is
myth or legend, and not history, are quickly
dispelled. He publishes his library at
ldolphin.org.
YES
Russell Doughten, Jr.
Late
Christian filmmaker, he made four end-times
movies, and he was considered the father of
prophecy movies. During the 1970s and
1980s he produced and directed numerous
Christian short films and feature-length
movies.
NO
Scot A. Dryer
He is an
international teacher of Bible prophecy,
terrorism and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
He has thousands of hours of study devoted to
the history of the conflicts in the Middle
East from a Biblical perspective, and believes
the scriptures point to a Syrian Antichrist
and a Persian/Iranian False Prophet. He
wrongly contends the rapture does not occur
until the end of the tribulation period, but
does correctly argue that Christ will reign a
literal 1000 years. He is an author,
speaker and founder of profoundprophecy.com.
YES
Daymond Duck
An
advocate for helping lay people understand
prophecy, he is a best-selling author of "easy
to understand" prophecy books. He is a
pastor, conference speaker, prophecy expert
and defender of the pre-tribulation rapture.
YES
Michael D. Evans
An
evangelist and award-winning syndicated
journalist, he has served as a confidant to
leaders in the Middle East for more than two
decades. He has appeared on hundreds of
network television and radio shows, has won
more than fifteen national awards for his
prime time specials based on his 31 books and
five New York Times Bestsellers. He has
also produced 18 documentaries, many on Bible
prophecy. His mission is "to guard,
defend and protect the Jewish people...until
the redeemer comes to Zion." He
correctly theorizes that America is risking
God's wrath by not supporting God's mandate
that Israel have full control of Jerusalem,
the West Bank and Gaza, and that many of
America's problems, including 9/11, are
evidence of God's fury that America doesn't
fully support Israel. He is founder of
jerusalemprayerteam.org and the Jerusalem
Report newsletter.
YES
John S. Feinberg
A
professor and department chair of Biblical and
Systematic Theology, he is also general editor
of Crossway's Foundations of Evangelical
Theology series. He has authored and
co-authored several books, and written
scholarly papers on Bible prophecy and the
rapture. He explains "who must prove
what and how" about the timing of the rapture
in 2 Thessalonians 2, and provides clear
evidence from Scripture why the
pretribulational position best explains the
problems and issues students of the Bible
sometimes have in those passages.
YES
Les Feldick
A
popular television evangelist and Bible
teacher, he teaches extensively on Bible
prophecy, particularly on Daniel and
Revelation, and he claims that Jesus never
gave any hint to the rapture because His
earthly ministry was directed solely to the
Jew under the Law. Thus, the rapture was
strictly a Pauline revelation personally from
Jesus Christ, and is found nowhere else in
scripture (few scholars would agree that
scripture references to the rapture are found
only in the Pauline epistles). He is
self-taught and has suggested that he knows
better than those who are among the world's
finest theologians. A number of Bible
teachers are critical of his teachings outside
prophecy. He often teaches without
notes, and can be misunderstood as he is not
always methodical, but says plain sense
reading from the Word is the clearest
technique he knows. He provides his
"Through the Bible" instruction at
lesfeldick.org.
YES
Gary Fisher
Evangelist
and founder of Lion of Judah Ministries which
circulates a bi-monthly teaching newsletter
that tracks current events in relation to
Bible prophecy. The focus of the
ministry is to make the soon return of Jesus
an unavoidable issue. He is an author,
teacher and speaker, he regularly travels and
sponsors trips to Israel, and directs
lionofjudahministry.org.
YES
Jim Fletcher
Director
of Prophecy Matters and prophecymatters.com,
his ministry emphasizes the miracle of
Israel's modern rebirth where he writes about
Israel being the heart of prophecy. As
the former editor for Master Books, the
world's largest publisher of creationism
books, he now writes for a variety of
publications, including the Jerusalem Post,
WorldNetDaily, and OneNewsNow.com. He
incorporates his impressions gleaned from
numerous trips to Israel, and blogs weekly on
the "Israel Watch" section of
raptureready.com.
NO
Gerald Flurry
Pastor
General of the Philadelphia Church of God,
founded in 1989 on the doctrines of the late
Herbert W. Armstrong. Having served
under Armstrong as a minister in the Worldwide
Church of God before sweeping doctrinal
changes, he never wavered. His wacky
prophecy teaching continues on "The Key of
David" television broadcast, through the
monthly magazine, "The Philadelphia Trumpet,"
and via booklets. He claims, "God placed
me into the office of a prophet," and "I am
intimate with God in a way no one else is
directly." He also states, "In fact,
'king' and 'counselor' apply to the office I
hold." He probably eats manna
too.
YES
Michael Ford
He
contends there is not one book of the Bible
that does not have some prophetic aspects to
it, though some teachers try to ignore Bible
prophecy, focusing only on Jesus. He
correctly suggests that those who commit the
error of believing prophecy is unimportant is
easily refuted when considering the book of
Revelation, which is the only book in the
Bible that promises a blessing just for
reading it (Revelation 1:3). Because
Bible prophecy is history written in advance,
people tend to shy away from teaching the
topic. He contends the letters to the
seven Churches were written to real churches
that existed at the time, but also the
sequence of the letters is an outline of the
general condition of the Church in seven
divisions of what we call the Church
Age. He is director of
jonsquillministries.org and is an astute
scholar, teacher, author and pastor.
NO
Charlene Fortsch
Raised
as a Seventh-Day Adventist in Canada, she
wrote a book on understanding the four visions
of Daniel. She claims her book reveals
the simple and perfect structure of
Daniel. She points out that prophetic
rules of interpretation (hermeneutics) are
followed very consistently throughout all of
Daniel's four visions, and that hermeneutics
are developed from the Bible itself, useful in
any denomination. She believes there are
many different definitions for the rapture,
and considers the pre-tribulation rapture a
"wholly unscriptural secret event."
YES
Alan Franklin
He has
been a British journalist since 1964, and
recently a chief reporter and editor of a
journal serving a quarter of a million readers
in southeast England. He is a Bible
prophecy teacher and expert on the
cults. As a British Christian versed in
prophecy he could not help but see in the
emerging European Superstate as the
foundations of a one world government with a
one world dictator at its head, the man whose
Biblical names include "the Beast," "the man of sin" and "the Antichrist." He calls this
"The New Unholy Roman Empire." He is an
author, teacher, speaker and writer.
YES
Gary Frazier
Considered
one of today's top prophecy scholars with an
emphasis on the Middle East, he has traveled
to Israel more than 150 times since the early
1970's. His ministry has taken over
7,000 ministers along with thousands of
believers from all over the United States to
the Holy Land. He is founder of
Discovery Ministries, Inc. He is a
professor, author and sought-after speaker on
the subject of Bible prophecy. He often
speaks on Christian radio and television
programs.
YES
Arno Froese
Editor of Midnight Call,
a critically-acclaimed monthly prophecy
magazine published in several languages.
His extensive travels to the Middle East have
contributed to his keen insight into Bible
prophecy from an international
perspective. He has written many books
on prophetic topics, including the digital
age, the rapture and the Antichrist, including
his popular book "119 Most Frequently Asked
Questions About Prophecy." He is an author,
speaker, and is executive director of Midnight
Call Ministries and midnightcall.com.
YES
Arnold Fruchtenbaum
A Jewish Christian who
has committed many years focused on Bible
prophecy from an informed Jewish
perspective. He has written a number of
books and scholarly articles, including topics
like premillennialism in the Old Testament,
and a Messianic Jewish defense of Jesus as
Messiah. He is founder and director of
Ariel Ministries and ariel.org which focuses
on evangelizing Jews. He is a speaker,
teacher, scholar and author.
YES
Mark A. Gabriel
He is the author of more
than half a dozen books on Islam. He has
been a guest expert and speaker at many
prophecy conferences, having a vast knowledge
of Islamic history. He relates today's
events to the end-times, and he understands
the role Satan plays in today's Muslim
extremism. He is an author, speaker and
researcher.
YES
Ray Gano
Executive Director of
Prophezine, he organizes prophecy conferences,
performs interviews, and offers prophecy
related material at prophezine.com. He
hosts PZ Radio, a podcast offering Bible
prophecy and world events commentary. He
provides online responses to breaking news and
current events.
YES
Anne T. Garcia
Using the name Teresa
Garcia for her media broadcasts, she is a
well-studied author and speaker. She has
mastered the use of graphs, charts and
time-lines backed up with scriptural
references to help the everyday person, not
the theological scholar, understand Bible
prophecy. She hosts the radio and
television program, "Understanding the End of
the Age." She is a pro-Israel speaker,
and has been successful in reaching Muslims
through her ministry. She is an author,
speaker and teacher, and director of
fromthehidden.com.
NO
Kenneth Gentry
Developed
post-millennial preterism, a newer, often
confusing view of Bible prophecy. He
once stated, "If you're familiar with the
Apostles Creed, it simply says Christ is
coming again and doesn't tell us much about
it. So that generally was the earliest
Church's description of eschatology."
Apparently the apostle John, who wrote the
book of Revelation by authority of Jesus
Christ, had no input on the subject?
YES
Al Gist
He is
evangelist and founder of Maranatha
Evangelistic Ministries at
maranathaevangelisticministries.com, a
Bible-based, pastor-oriented,
Christ-centered ministry of faith. His
ministry places a strong emphasis on God's
prophetic word, or the teaching and
preaching of our Lord's soon return.
He believes in a literal, plain sense
approach to Bible prophecy. He uses
modern-day technology and visuals showing
that fulfillment of Bible prophecy is one of
the best evangelistic tools available to the
Church today, which serves to convince the
skeptic that the Bible truly is the
supernatural Word of God.
NO
Peter D. Goodgame
He promotes a new-age perspective on
end-times events by claiming the Jews
are not called back to their homeland now,
nor have they been. Rather, he says we
are continuing to experience a "New Exodus"
of nations out of Babylon. This
concept sees present-day Israel as a fraud,
ignoring scriptures like Leviticus 26 and Isaiah 60. His
theology is just another twist on the old idea
of the Church being "true Israel", leading to
anti-Semitism within the body of Christ. He claims to teach
Christ-centered eschatology, not
Israel-centered eschatology. He disagrees with most
prophecy scholars on the imminency of the
pre-tribulation rapture, as he
says it cannot be “imminent” and it is not a
“signless” event that could take us by
surprise “at any moment”. He's also
developed a newer timeline of Daniel's 70th
week
to the general sequence of the judgments
described by the seven seals, seven
trumpets and seven bowls in
Revelation. In his book "Red Moon
Rising" he teaches the rapture takes place
between the seals and first trumpet
judgment, which happens before the
tribulation period begins. Confused
yet?
YES
Francisco (Frank) Gonzalez
After
several years teaching at two Spanish Bible
Institutes and a strong desire to help
others understand Bible prophecy, he
concluded events in the book of Revelation
could be best explained in chronological
order. That led to the writing of his
book "Revelation of the Christ" including a
free eBook version at revelationofthechrist.com.
He gladly boasts Matthew 6:21, "For
where your treasure is, there your heart
will be also."
YES
Phillip Goodman
Former host of "Prophecy
Watch" television program, he is an author,
teacher and speaker. He is founder of The Spiritual
Armor Project prophecy ministry, and produced
"Prophecy-In-Pictures," an former internet
teaching ministry. He is an excellent teacher of
the basics of Bible prophecy.
YES
Ron Graff
Author, pastor and
teacher of Bible prophecy for over 30 years
including the subjects of eschatology,
technology, Israel and world affairs.
Was a pioneer in the field of educational
computer software, producing the first
commercially available educational products
for microcomputers, starting in 1997. He
is a co-author, and he is also author of "The
Prophecy Puzzle," a Windows based electronic
book, and offers prophecy insights at
"Prophecy Central" on bible-prophecy.com.
YES
Erika Grey
Focused
on global affairs and Bible prophecy, she is
an expert on the European Union (EU) and its
relationship to current prophecy
topics. She has written books on the
EU and Bible prophecy, and speaks regularly
on radio shows across the U.S. She
hosts her weekly radio show "Prophecy Talk"
on blogtalkradio, and is a member of the
Society of Professional Journalists.
Her books, blogs, articles and radio
broadcasts can be found at erikagrey.com and
bibleprophecyupdates.com. She is an
author, prophecy expert, teacher, blogger
and broadcaster.
YES
Geoffrey Grider
Founded "Now The End Begins" global
news website at nowtheendbegins.com describing
the seriousness of the times in which we
live. The site includes cutting-edge
original reporting on end-times topics, from
current events to the pre-tribulation
rapture. He is a blogger, broadcaster,
teacher and writer.
NO
Robert Gundry
One of the few ever
booted out of the Evangelical Theological
Society because of his use of a liberal
Reformed approach to the New Testament called
"redaction criticism." A very smart
person who has attempted to intellectualize
the Scriptures and Bible prophecy, but is not
consistent. For example, once being
dispensational and pre-tribulational, he
turned against the pre-tribulation rapture
view, then developed a new confusing type of
post-tribulationism called "dispensational
post-tribulationism." Now that's a
mouthful.
YES
John C. Hagee
President of John Hagee
Ministries, founder and senior pastor of
Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas which
telecasts his global radio and television
ministry. He is also CEO of his
non-profit corporation, Global Evangelism
Television. He has authored
several books on Bible prophecy, is an
excellent teacher, makes use of large charts
when teaching prophecy, and is a proponent of
last-days awareness and the coming
rapture. His ministry has given millions
of dollars toward bringing Soviet Jews from
the former Soviet Union to Israel. In
recent years Hagee had been falsely accused of
supporting "Dual Covenant Theology" which says
the Jews have their own special covenant
relationship with God and can therefore be
saved by observing the laws of the
Torah. This
pluralistic view is unbiblical, and is the
position of many Catholics and
non-evangelicals. A video of him denying that Jesus Christ
came to "be" the Messiah has been taken out
of context as he has repeatedly stated that
he steadfastly believes redemption for all
men comes through Jesus Christ alone.
His ministry can be found at jhm.org.
YES
Matthew Hagee
The
youngest son of John Hagee, he is executive
pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio,
Texas. Like his father, he has focused
on end-times events and Bible prophecy.
He has a best-selling book, "Your Guide to the
Apocalypse" plus DVD sermons on prophecy
subjects at jhm.org.
YES
Wilfred Hahn
Having a background as a global
economist and strategist, he has written
extensively on economics, money, politics and
globalization in the end-times. Topics
such as the coming global financial
apocalypse, the demise of the dollar, and the
reality of no buying or selling under a global
dictator can be found in the "Eternal Value
Review" at his website eternalvalue.com.
He regularly contributes to Midnight Call
magazine, as well as being a respected author
and conference speaker.
YES
Jeremy R. (J.R.) Hall
A well-studied
Bible prophecy teacher and lecturer, he is a
conference speaker and author of many
articles found at the Canadian ministry BereanWatchmen and
bereanwatchmen.com. He hosts a
prophecy conference in Saskatoon, SK, Canada
annually where he offers several
presentations, and has many guest Bible
prophecy experts seen on this list. He
also speaks at churches and prophecy
conferences throughout the year.
NO
Douglas Hamp
Having a focused
ministry on the end-times, he has extensively
researched and written that for some time we
have been witnessing the return of fallen
angels in the form of aliens. Being a
Hebrew scholar and expert on ancient
languages, he suggests Daniel 2:43 predicts
that demonic entities will crossbreed with
humans in order to destroy the image of God in
the last days, just as humans were corrupted
in the days of Noah described in Genesis
6. At douglashamp.com he
once taught and believed in a pre-tribulation
rapture, but now teaches the rapture will be
post-trib. He is an author, researcher,
lecturer and conference speaker.
NO
Hendrik (Hank)
Hanegraaff
Dutch-born
host of the popular "Bible Answer Man" radio
broadcast and chairman of the Christian
Research Institute International (CRI). He is
an excellent defender of the faith when it
comes to cults, evolution and the New Age. He
is also one of the most outspoken critics of
the pre-tribulation rapture, calling it
"anti-Semitic" eschatology. He claims
followers of the pre-tribulation rapture have
created a "false apocalyptic Jesus" and have
not "mined the Bible for all its worth." He is
a model preterist who rarely admits it on air,
and loves to use big words and deep
theological terms when describing his
allegorical positions on prophecy. However,
scholars take issue with his anti-Israel
position, and have problems with his
eschatology, some calling it "strange
theology." For example, he does not believe in
a coming tribulation period, and he states
that the Revelation judgments of the seven
seals, seven trumpets and seven vials were all
symbolic "warnings" that led to the
destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. In his own
words, he accepts orthodoxy over
evangelicalism, having converted to Eastern
Orthodoxy which is steeped in rituals, icons
and mysticism. He is a scholar, teacher, author,
broadcaster and speaker, and has written many
books.
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NO
Jonathan Hansen
Founder
and President of World Ministries
International (WMI) and
world-ministries.org. Produces the radio
and television program "Warning" which gives
political, religious and economic warnings to
the world. He is a self-proclaimed
prophet of God, claims to be 100% accurate
(they all do), and says he has received
specific prophecies to more than 30
nations. He states the Church is in need
of the true prophetic voice of God (him) for
this last hour, and the life of a prophet
(him) is of hardship and suffering, loneliness
and rejection. Another doomsday prophet
who rejects the pre-tribulation rapture, his
radio program might as well be named
"Tribulation."
NO
Robert C. Harris
Founder
of Midnight Ministries, Inc. and
midnightministries.com, he wrote a book to
correct a majority of Bible prophecy experts
on the subject of what he calls the "at-once"
(pre-tribulation) rapture. Entitled
"Midnight's Cry," he claims there are plenty
of books detailing the rapture or the Second
Coming, but only one tells the complete truth
(his, of course). A preview of the book
sheds light on his theology. The book's
cover features a prominent picture of Jesus
wearing a thief's mask at night (a reference
to Jesus' coming like a thief in the night in
1 Thess 5, 2 Peter 3, Revelation 16), which
misses the point of those passages:
Christ's coming will be unexpected or a sudden
surprise to non-believers. There are
more than 50 "thought" questions for readers
to ponder (which he obviously has the answers
to), and he suggests that anyone who believes
in a pre-trib rapture doesn't truly know the
Lord. Finally someone has figured it
out.
YES
Kade Hawkins
He is an
expert on Islamic eschatology in light of
Bible prophecy, and is the founder of Prophecy
News Watch at prophecynewswatch.com, a website
that specializes in Biblical prophecy in the
news. He also offers a newsletter on
prophetic events happening today. He is
Canadian Director of Koinonia House Ministries
(founded by Chuck Missler & his late wife
Nancy).
YES
Patrick Heron
Late
Irish scholar, author and teacher.
Having written fascinating books on the
end-times, he was one of the few theologians
to discuss the Nephilim (fallen angels
described in the Old Testament), and their
impact during the tribulation period. A
strong supporter of the pre-tribulation
rapture, he was a conference speaker and radio
personality, and founder of neph.ie and
nephilimapocalypse.com. Often he was a
featured guest on secular radio programs,
allowing him to share Bible prophecy to broad
audience.
YES
Ed Hindson
President
of World Prophetic Ministry, he is
also host and Bible teacher on the
"The King is Coming" telecast. He is a
professor, researcher, scholar, theologian,
author and conference speaker. He is
also the Assistant Chancellor and Dean
of the Institute of Biblical Studies at
Liberty University in Virginia, and still
continues to teach. He is a prolific
writer, and goes to great lengths to remind
the reader to always distinguish between fact,
assumption, and speculation. He is known
for his academic excellence, for being a
practical teacher and a prominent author.
YES
Mark Hitchcock
He has
earned himself a reputation as one of the most
sought-after authorities in Bible prophecy for
this present generation. He has written
more than a dozen easy-to-read books on topics
that clarify Biblical prophecy for the general
reader. Often featured as a prophecy
expert on secular news programs, he is able to
discuss the topic openly to the masses.
He is a conference speaker, pastor, author,
teacher, scholar and lawyer.
YES
David Hocking
A pastor
and Bible teacher for over 40 years, he is an
authority on Bible prophecy. He has
authored over 30 books and hosts the daily
radio broadcast "Hope for Today." Known
as a Pro-Israeli, Zionist evangelical
Christian, he strongly supports Israel and has
authored a number of commentaries on the
subject. He offers a special teaching
series on God's plan for Israel at
davidhocking.org. He is a scholar,
teacher, pastor and sought after conference
speaker.
YES
Tom (Thomas) Horn
He has
extensively researched secret government and
military programs for super soldiers, human
enhancement and transhumanism genetics.
He suggests these programs have been underway
for many years as a means of national
defense. He shows how this technology is
really part of the end-times and demonic
forces intent on developing a master race of
super humans similar to the Nephilim described
in Genesis 6. He supports the idea that
the Antichrist will inhabit a genetically
altered man. He is best known for The
Raiders News Network at
raidersnewsnetwork.com, and is owner of
Defender Publishing. He has been
featured on the History channel, and is often
a guest speaker on radio and television
programs, and at conferences.
YES
Brannon Howse
Founder, president and
host of Worldview Weekend on radio and
Worldview Weekend Hour on television, he is an
active voice for a Biblical worldview in these
end-times. He hosts several conferences
annually, including live seminars at
worldviewweekend.com. He has written
several books, and is a sought after
speaker. He is a gifted teacher, speaker
and author.
YES
Kenneth Humphries
He is an
Irish Pastor for Treasured Truth Today
Ministries. As an evangelist, he is in
partnership with fellow Irish Pastor Jack
Anderson, where they preach the
pre-millennial, pre-tribulation coming of the
Lord Jesus to the air for His own Redeemed
people, and the need for living in the light
of the Lord near return. They are
teachers, speakers, and they produce
multimedia sermons at treasuredtruthtoday.org.
YES
Dave Hunt
Late
author and co-author of more than 30 books
dealing with incursion into Western culture,
religion, and the Church itself, including
Eastern philosophies, New Age thinking,
ecumenism between Catholics and Protestants,
and other heretical teachings. He tackled
these controversial topics with much
vigor. He was a great Bible prophecy
teacher, and believed the Catholic Church is
the woman who rides the beast in Revelation
17. He had numerous speaking engagements
worldwide, was a frequent radio and TV
talk-show guest, and had engaged in many
debates with Catholic apologists. His
organization continues to publish a free
monthly newsletter, "The Berean Call."
YES
Noah Hutchings
Late
president, host and aged voice of the
Southwest Radio Church broadcast. A
respected author and pastor, he was a
long-time prophecy teacher and "Your Watchman
on the Wall." He liked to tackle
government conspiracies and fringe topics, and
his ministry still broadcasts very compelling
radio programs, now headed by Larry
Spargimino. He was publisher of "The
Prophetic Observer" magazine, and ministry
materials are offered at swrc.com.
YES
Thomas (Tommy) Ice
He is
Executive Director of The Pre-Trib Research
Center which he founded with Tim LaHaye to
research, teach, and defend the
pretribulational rapture and related Bible
prophecy doctrines at pre-trib.org. He
is very intelligent and well qualified, having
earned his PhD in systematic theology,
specializing in eschatology. He is also
an Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
at Liberty University and Seminary.
He has authored and co-authored about 30
books, written hundreds of articles, and is a
frequent conference speaker. A prominent
defender of the pre-tribulation rapture, he is
a pastor, scholar, theologian and
professor. He speaks and debates at
several conferences annually.
YES
Harry A. Ironside
He was a
Canadian-American Bible scholar, theologian,
lecturer, teacher, preacher, pastor, and
author in the late 19th- and early 20th
centuries. He published many
commentaries and Bible teaching pamphlets, and
is well known for his outstanding expository
teaching on the book of Revelation (long
before the establishment of Israel), still
referenced by Bible prophecy students and
teachers today. He also developed an
accompanying chart on Revelation that can be
found on permanent display at various churches
for the instruction of their members.
YES
W. Terry James
Has
authored more than a dozen books on prophecy,
and he is considered an authority on current
events related to the end-times. He is
co-founder of raptureready.com, the most
popular Bible prophecy website on the
internet. Though mostly blind, he has
written dozens of articles, speaks at
conferences, and is a pastor, teacher and
scholar.
YES
Grant R. Jeffrey
Late
Canadian Bible scholar blessed with an
incredible grasp of world events and their
relation to prophecy. He leaned toward
the more sensational aspects of Christianity,
had written many books, and had produced
various materials on Bible prophecy topics at
grantjeffrey.com. He once mistakenly
predicted the timing of the Second Coming from
correlating data on recurring cycles of
ancient Israel, but did admit he was
wrong. His book, "The Signature of God"
describes how events in Bible prophecy are
based on the ancient Jewish lunar-solar
calendar composed of a 360-day year. He
was passionate about research and had a
personal library of over 7,000 books on
prophecy, theology, Church history and
biblical archaeology. He was host of the
television broadcast "Bible Prophecy
Revealed," and was chairman of Frontier
Research Publications, Inc., a leading
publisher of books, tapes and videos. He
was a gifted researcher, speaker, teacher and
author.
YES
Robert Jeffress
He is
host of the international television and radio
program, Pathway to Victory at ptv.org, and is
an author of 17 books. He is best known
for his bold teaching on difficult Bible
topics, and defending the faith against
cults. This has resulted in several
guest appearances on secular news and
television programs on networks like FOX, CNN
and ABC. He offers a comprehensive
verse-by-verse, year-long study on the book of
Revelation. The study is a DVD series,
entitled "From Here to Eternity". He is
a pastor, speaker, commentator, scholar and
author.
YES
Jerry B. Jenkins
The
former vice president for publishing Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago, and the former
editor of Moody Magazine, he is the author of
more than 160 books, including the popular
Left Behind series which he co-authored with
Dr. Tim LaHaye. He owns Jenkins
Entertainment, a film making company, and also
owns the Christian Writers Guild. He is
a sought after author and speaker, and is a
Christian humorist.
YES
David Jeremiah
Founder
of Turning Point radio and television
ministries, he teaches on many subjects,
including family, culture, the New Age, and
Bible prophecy. A major point of
disagreement with many scholars is his
contention that only the Jews will have the
opportunity to be saved during the tribulation
period. He is a pastor, author, teacher,
lecturer and highly sought-after conference
speaker. He offers several resources on
prophecy and Christian topics at
turningpointonline.org.
NO
Stan Johnson
Founder
and head of "The Prophecy Club", and according
to RaptureReady.com, is one of the most error
prone prophetic ministries today, complete
with a mix of "charismania," sensationalism
and speculation replacing Biblical
truth. Featured speakers make bizarre
claims and predictions, and some have falsely
predicted the start of the tribulation.
Typical for these types of ministries, the
basis is fear-mongering and manipulation,
similar to cults. He calls himself an
apostle, and his wife, Leslie, is a
prophetess. He is also a self-proclaimed
prophet, and has produced an anti-rapture
book. Not surprising.
YES
Joel Joseph
Founder
of "The Prophetic Scroll", an end-times
ministry that began after years of experience
as a journalist and photographer covering many
conflicts and wars. This led him on a
journey into Bible prophecy in the early
1970s, which eventually became an urgent call
to bring hope and salvation to the lost.
He states the ministry has a "Jewish flavor"
or better said, an "Abrahamic expression of
the Kingdom of God." He
has written extensively on modern-day issues
and their relationship to Bible prophecy, with
a focus on being prepared. He has also
created online videos, with much of his
writings included at thepropheticscroll.org.
NO
Monte Judah
Founder
of Lion and Lamb Ministries (not to be
confused with other ministries by the same
name) at lionlamb.net, he gained popularity in
the 1990s via the HebRoots Movement (Torah
observant believers) and Stan Johnson's
Prophecy Club. He is like many
self-proclaimed prophets who deny the
pre-tribulation rapture, and claims all
Christians will suffer under the
Antichrist. He is beholden to the
pre-wrath rapture position, suggesting
Christians will be raptured just before the
wrath of God and Armageddon ensue. He
calls pre-trib teachers "false prophets" of
the final days who mislead the elect. He
states that just teaching the pre-trib rapture
position is enough compelling evidence to
indict someone as a false prophet.
Apparently the fact that he has made numerous
false prophecies himself matters not. He
claimed that 1993 was the beginning of the
tribulation period, that the abomination of
desolation would be set up in 1997, and that
Prince Charles of Wales was the
Antichrist. Even so, he has a large
following, and many followers have sold their
belongings to join his "Messianic Community"
in Oklahoma. Another dangerous teacher
to avoid.
YES
Gary Kah
Author,
speaker and scholar in his own right, he has a
unique ministry of relating current prophetic
events to Biblical Christianity and occult
teachings of the New Age movement. He is
an expert on the coming one world government
(during the tribulation period), and while
many liken it to a conspiracy on the fringes
of acceptable prophecy teachings, he is
rapidly becoming highly respected, and is
certainly correct. He directs Hope For
The World at garykah.org.
YES
Jack Kelley
Late
prolific Christian writer, he devoted much
of his time to studying and teaching the
Bible, and was a gifted expositor of Bible
prophecy. His up-to-date analysis of
global prophetic events still appear in
several articles at gracethrufaith.com and
internet blogs. He had led a number of
pilgrimages to Israel and Jordan, and wrote
a commentary on Revelation 2-3 which is
still offered as an eBook.
YES
Mike Kestler
He is
host of "It's Time"
radio broadcast, and is president
of the Calvary Satellite Network (CSN
International) and csnradio.com. He
also hosts and directs the live call-in
radio program, "To Every Man an Answer"
which answers questions about the Bible,
Christian faith, Bible prophecy and related
topics. He is a pastor, speaker,
teacher and broadcaster.
YES
John (Jack) Kinsella
Late
publisher and editor of "The Omega Letter"
at omegaletter.com, a daily intelligence
digest presented from a conservative
Christian perspective on Bible
prophecy. He was the former head
writer for the television program "This Week
In Bible Prophecy," and former editor the
magazine with the same name. He was
also editor of "The Hal Lindsey Report"
(hallindsey.org) and was a contributing
editor of "Christian World Report." He
is the author of more than three dozen video
documentaries, and was a respected Bible
prophecy commentator.
YES
Bill Koenig
White House correspondent,
author, expert on Israel, director of
Koenig's International News at watch.org
and his news service, "World Watch
Daily." His mission is to educate,
through truthful, discerning, and frequent
commentary, about the significance of
current events affecting Israel and our
world either directly or indirectly.
He gives clear understanding to the
relationship between Israel and Bible
prophecy. He has written a book
which details how decisions made by the U.S.
government regarding Israel can have
serious spiritual implications, short-term
and long-term.
YES
Don Koenig
No
relation to Bill Koenig, he is a writer and
author who extensively examines current world
events and trends in the Church related to
end-times prophecy. Having spent over
four decades of independent study on the Bible
and learning from many astute teachers within
Christendom, he decided to write about Bible
prophecy. He believes that after the
rapture there could be several years before
the beginning of the tribulation period.
He is founder of "The Prophetic Years" website
at thepropheticyears.com.
YES
Tim LaHaye
Late
founder and director of the Pre-Trib Research
Center at pre-trib.org. As the creator
and co-writer of the best-selling "Left
Behind" fiction book series about the
pre-tribulation rapture and subsequent
tribulation period, he became a household name
in Christian homes and many non-Christian
homes. He was a pastor, teacher, scholar
and prolific author. Because he had done
so much to further interest in Bible prophecy,
he was often personally attacked by others in
religious circles.
YES
Paul Lalonde
A
talented screenwriter, he is owner of Cloud
Ten Pictures founded in 1996 with his brother
Peter, which produced the award-winning Left
Behind movies. He is credited with
helping pioneer the prophetic film making
genre with his brother. He and his
brother hosted the 1980s biblical TV series
"This Week In Bible Prophecy," and he produced
a number of prophecy films in the 1990s and
2000s, also with his brother. They also
produced the first gospel video-message ever
prepared especially for those who will be left
behind after the rapture, a great witnessing
tool that included compelling interviews with
several Bible prophecy experts.
YES
Peter Lalonde
He has
been in the business side of Bible prophecy
for many years. During the 1980s he and
his brother Paul hosted the television program
"This Week in Bible Prophecy," and he
eventually authored two books. In the
1990s he moved into movie production. He
became president of Cloud Ten pictures, and
along with his brother produced several
end-times films including the movie versions
of Tim LaHaye's Left Behind book series.
He was known for relating the general subject
of prophecy to the common person, but since
becoming a movie maker, he has watered down or
removed Bible references on screen.
Sadly, there are claims he appears to have
become a Hollywood type, having forgotten
Jesus' words in Matthew 20:25-28.
YES
Clarence Larkin
He was a
gifted teacher with an engineering background,
and nearly every prophecy teacher of today can
claim they obtained their basic prophecy
knowledge directly or indirectly from
him. He created amazing Bible prophecy
charts in the 1910s which are still used
today. He was insistent on "rightly
dividing the Word," and helped explained Bible
dispensations to the common person. His
published works are available at
larkinestate.com.
YES
Zola Levitt
Late
teacher of Bible prophecy and the Jewish roots
of Christianity. He was a well known
Hebrew Christian, Bible theologian and Middle
East commentator, and was thoroughly educated
in synagogues. He produced "Zola Levitt
Presents" television program, and founded
levitt.com, now headed by Myles &
Katharine Weiss. A widely published
author, he was an outstanding theologian and
lecturer who loved to teach and instruct.
YES
David Allen Lewis
Late
clergyman, author, lecturer and Bible
teacher. As a researcher and publisher
he was active in national and international
circles in promoting the welfare of the
Church, Israel and the Jewish people.
Having written more than 40 books on Bible
prophecy, he had influenced many who have
studied eschatology. He traveled
extensively to Israel, and has a memorial
library in Jerusalem. He was founder of
David Allen Lewis Ministries and
davidallenlewis.com.
YES
Hal Lindsey
During
the early 1980s the New York Times called him
the "The Jeremiah of Today," and accredited
him with being the best-selling non-fiction
author in the world during the 1970s (after
reporting only half of the books he had
actually sold). He has also been called
the father of modern-day Bible prophecy and
remains one of the most well-known names in
prophecy. He is also one of the most
verbally attacked prophecy scholars, primarily
because he was falsely accused of claiming
there would be a planetary alignment in 1982,
then wrongly accused of predicting the Second
Coming in 1988. The 1988 prediction was
made by former NASA engineer Edgar C.
Whisenant, who published a booklet titled "88
Reasons Why The Rapture Will Be In
1988". Lindsey is one of the few
Christian teachers that has the guts to speak
on television a biblical Christian worldview
on Islam. As a theologian, author and
speaker, he is an expert on the Middle East,
and has written many books on Bible
prophecy. He is host of "The Hal Lindsey
Report," a half-hour television news and
commentary report, and offers prophecy related
material at hallindsey.org.
NO
Dennis Avi Lipkin
Also
known as Victor Mordecai, he is a foremost
expert on Middle East conflict, history,
politics and religion. He has written
several books on those subjects, and initially
used the alias for security reasons.
Though not a professing Christian, he is an
Israeli-American who loves Bible prophecy, and
refers to himself as an "Apocalyptic
Jew." He speaks several languages, and
is an ardent historian. He is a
respected journalist, columnist, sought after
speaker, and is founder of "Israel Today
Magazine." He is head of the
Judeo-Christian Bible Bloc political party
called "Gush Hatanakhi" in Hebrew, a coalition
of Jewish and Christian candidates running for
Israel's Knesset. Lipkin is briefed on
virtually every area of Israeli/Arab
relations, and was a ranking officer for 14
years in the Israeli Army Reserves.
NO
James Lloyd
Founder of the prophecy-based
Christian media ministry where he has a myriad
of internet-based websites, including
christianmediadaily.com (Christian Media
Communique), christianmediaresearch.com (CMR)
and christianmedianetwork.com (CMN). He comes
from an entertainment industry family that
worked in television production writing
commercials and scripts. He is also founder of
Christian Media's Television Network (CMRI.tv)
where he hosts the Apocalypse Chronicles
Broadcast. His streaming radio broadcast is at
Christianmedianetwork.com, plus more streaming
and additional programs at
geomedianetwork.com. He founded a Christian
record label and produced records for
contemporary Christian music where he produced
the first Carman LP. He has written books on
Christian music, and after 30 years of
studying Bible prophecy, he is now writing
prophecy books and numerous articles. He is
the epitome of a pre-trib rapture basher. He
calls pre-trib rapture teachers "rapture cult"
liars. He blames pre-tribulation rapture
theology as the basis for the present-day
"rapture cult" following. He states, "As an
individual with the gift of prophecy, I truly
believe the Lord has showed me many things
concerning the 'hows' and 'whys' of the end of
the age." Since 1992 he's been regularly
predicting the imminent destruction of
America. He recently claimed the opening of
the sixth seal in Revelation has occurred as
part of a recurring cycle of the seals,
trumpet, and vials, and the sealing of the
remnant of Spriitual Israel (which he
distinguishes from the Church) which is
underway (similar to Irvin Baxter's teachings
(though Christian Media preceded Baxter’s
public exposition by a number of years, and is
non- dispensational. Lloyd’s anti-Rapture
views are rooted in his research that claims
to have found evidence of the Rapture doctrine
in pre-Christian Gnostic writings.
YES
John MacArthur
A highly
respected pastor, he has authored and edited
dozens of books, including the MacArthur Study
Bible and MacArthur New Testament Commentary
Series. He regularly teaches on Bible
prophecy, and is strongly premillennial.
He provides solid proofs for a
pre-tribulational rapture of the Church, and
is a staunch supporter of Israel and their
promised covenants. He is president of
The Master’s College and Seminary, and hosts
the television broadcast and daily radio
program, "Grace to You," downloadable at
gty.org. He is often a featured speaker
at prophecy conferences, and is considered one
of the most influential evangelicals of our
day.
NO
Dave MacPherson
His
claim to fame was being the very first person
to purchase a Disneyland ticket at the age of
22 in July of 1955. He celebrated
Disney's 50th anniversary in 2005 with that
honorable mention. He began to
vigorously attack the pre-tribulation rapture
in the early 1970s, claiming his historical
research showed that a teenage Scottish girl
named Margaret Macdonald came up with the idea
in the 1830. This happened when she was
a member of the Catholic Apostolic
Church. While that is historical
nonsense, he still says all writings on the
pre-tribulation rapture are full of revisions,
cover-ups, altercations, deceptions and
confusions. Summed up, it's a
conspiracy. His
books, riddled with errors, have been
discredited with lacking historical
method. He claims to be the "Pretrib Rapture
Answerman." Being an
anti-pretribulationist has become his life's
crusade, and he is
said to be publicly endorsed by numerous
Christian leaders including premill, amill,
postmill, preterist, historicist, futurist,
midtrib, prewrath, posttrib, charismatic,
dominionist, reformed, orthodox, and
independents. That's a widely traveled
road.
YES
Terry J. Malone
Author,
teacher, speaker and founder of
calvaryprophecy.com. His website
provides Biblical insight into current
world events and prophecy updates that keep
you informed as to where we are on God's
prophetic calendar. Emphasizes the
rapture of the Church and the soon coming
seven-year peace treaty with Israel. Has
a chronological timeline that details the
events of the tribulation period, millennium,
judgments, and eternal state. Has
several free videos that describe the signs
leading up to the rapture, events of the
tribulation period, and the Antichrist.
Has newly created tribulation period survival
section.
NO
Texe Marrs
President
of Power of Prophecy Ministries, he is a
leading conspiracy guru. Very
intelligent, he has written dozens of books,
and was an assistant professor of aerospace
studies. His books are full of
conspiracy theories, as he attempts to wrap
Bible prophecy around conspiracies in every
world event. He blames Jews for a
multitude of the world's problems and
government secrecy. Tabloid prophecy at
its finest.
YES
Jan Markell
Head of
Olive Tree Ministries, Inc., which produces a
newsletter internationally titled "Prophetic
Views Behind The News." She has written
many books, hosts conferences on current
issues, and produces a weekly live radio
program, "Understanding the
Times." She also writes for a
prominent websites on current events, culture,
the Middle East, Bible prophecy, apologetics,
politics, the war on terror and discernment
issues.
NO
Walter Martin
Late
founder of the Christian Research Institute
(now headed by Hank Hanegraaff), he was best
known for his radio program "The Bible Answer
Man," and his exceptional debunking of
cults. However, he was not supportive of
the pre-tribulation rapture position. Having
come from a reformed theology background, his
views on the rapture were post-tribulational; however, he was
a futurist and many of his views on Bible
prophecy were sound teachings.
YES
Pat Marvenko Smith
One of
the most recognized Christian artists, she has
illustrated many parts of the Bible, including
the Book of Revelation from beginning to end,
only after realizing that the only way she
could do it was with God's guidance. It took
constant prayer, extensive research and
thousands of hours of hard work. She
heads Revelation Productions and
revelationillustrated.com.
YES
Lynn A. (L.A.)
Marzulli
He is
author of the Nephilim trilogy, a fictional
book series that sheds the light of Biblical
truth on deceptions such as the occult and
UFOs, which he sees as part of the end-times
prophesied in Revelation, Daniel and elsewhere
in the Bible. He is a talented musician
and author, founder of lamarzulli.net, and has
become a respected scholar from his research
on the Nephilim and the "men of renown"
mentioned in Genesis 6:4, plus Satan's tactics
prior to and during the tribulation
period. He states that there are
hundreds of UFO sightings weekly around the
world, pointing to demonic deception on a
growing scale, and eventually contributing to
the "falling away" of the Church prior to the
rapture. He
believes we are not appointed to wrath. He is
a researcher, author, speaker and lecturer.
YES
Thomas
McCall
He
has written or
co-authored ten books, eight of them with Zola
Levitt. He is an expert of Semitic
languages, is a researcher, teaches prophecy
and archaeology, and is a scholar, theologian,
professor and lecturer.
YES
Jim McClarty
He is
one of a few prophecy teachers from the
reformed Calvinist viewpoint who correctly
identifies the rapture as pre-tribulational,
and is not a preterist. Having written
against replacement theology he teaches on the
sovereign grace of God and His dealings with
Israel in Bible prophecy. He also
emphasizes the various forms of the Greek
"apostasia" in 2 Thessalonians 2, in both noun
and verb forms, showing how it describes a
departure as given in context, supporting a
pre-tribulation rapture. He runs a blog
at salvationbygrace.org, and is an author,
speaker, teacher and pastor.
YES
Don McGee
Founder
of Crown & Sickle Ministries
(crownandsickle.com), with Bible prophecy is
at its core. After 14 years as a pastor,
he saw that congregations hear very little
Bible prophecy. Because of this, he
offers to churches and other groups an
opportunity to hear a series of intense
messages, without sensationalism, dealing
solely with the prophetic portion of the Bible
and its implications. He speaks at
conferences and on television and radio.
YES
J. Vernon McGee
Late
teacher and radio host of "Thru the Bible," he
was known for his straight talk and
no-nonsense approach to the Scriptures.
His teaching style helped to demystify Bible
prophecy, and speaking on the final days he
noted the rapture was "the next happening in
the program of God." He differed from
many scholars on the nation of Israel as it
exists today. He suggested the Ezekiel
37 prophecy of dry bones would not be
fulfilled until the Second Coming (vs. 26-27);
therefore, the present nation was not the
rebirth of Israel. He was a prolific
writer, authoring more than 200 books, and was
a scholar, pastor, broadcaster and conference
speaker. His radio broadcasts are still
heard throughout the world, and at
thruthebible.org.
YES
Paul McGuire
He is
professor of Bible prophecy at Kings College
and Seminary, is host of the syndicated Paul
McGuire Show, and is a regular commentator on
Fox News and CNN. He has authored more
than a dozen books, and often speaks at
prophecy conferences. He is an expert on
the end-times, with more info at
www.paulmcguire.org.
YES
John McTernan
Founder
of Branch of David ministries at
branchofdavid.org and
defendproclaimthefaith.org. He
vigorously debates Jews and Muslims in
defense of the Gospel, and publicly defends
Israel in light of Bible prophecy. He
has written books that trace the history of
the Jewish people in America and how America's
spectacular rise to power was tied to blessing
the Jews. He examines America's integral
role in fulfilling God's plan for the rebirth
of the Jewish nation, and details the times
when our nation defaulted on this call.
He believes the everlasting promise to bless
those who bless Israel and curse those who
curse Israel is still in effect today.
He is a chaplain, ministry leader, author and
conference speaker.
NO
E. Lonnie Melashenko
Another
prominent Seventh-Day Adventist, considered an
"elder," he is director of "The Voice of
Prophecy" radio, Bible school, evangelistic
ministry and vop.com. He was involved
with "It Is Written" telecasts and directed
prophecy seminars. He and his four
brothers present gospel music concerts
throughout North America and are known as the
Melashenko Family Singers. He calls the
pre-tribulation rapture the "secret rapture,"
and says the idea is a "real newcomer" in
Christian theology, and doesn't have much of a
history or "pedigree." This is a typical
deception taught by Seventh-Day
Adventists. Gospel singer, yes.
Prophecy teacher, no.
NO
Roderick C. Meredith
He
founded the Global Church of God (GCG) in
1992 which he claimed was the "true
church." He was eventually dismissed
over authority issues, and then established
the Living Church of God (LCG) in
1998. He was one of the first
five evangelists ordained in 1952 by Herbert
W. Armstrong. Meredith believes God
chose him to "re-establish the true church"
and that his members are the "spiritual
heirs of the original Jerusalem Church of
New Testament time." He denies the
doctrine of the Trinity and he follows Armstrong's prophecy
teachings. Members must keep Old
Testament laws as part of their
salvation. He co-hosts the TV program
"Tomorrow's World," and publishes a magazine
by the same name. Both are used in
recruiting potential members for
LCG.
YES
Mike Mickey
He
writes online Bible
prophecy articles and offers commentary on
Prophezine's "This Week in Bible Prophecy"
which reports on important current prophecy
topics, and his articles can be found on
RaptureReady.com and numerous rapture blogs
and forums. He staunchly defends the
per-tribulation rapture of the Church.
YES
Chuck Missler
Late president of
Koinonia House (founded with his late wife
Nancy), one of the largest publishers of
Christian media at khouse.org. Gifted
with a superior intellect, he was well known
in Bible prophecy circles. He helped
organize "Steeling the Mind" and "Strategic Perspectives"
prophecy conferences annually before retiring
in 2017. He was a prolific author,
teacher, scholar and can still be heard on the
radio broadcast "66/40" (meaning 66 books and
40 authors of the Bible). He served on
the board of directors of over a dozen
companies and was chairman and CEO of six of
them. He was an honors graduate of the
U.S. Naval Academy, and participated in the
development top-secret military systems.
He served on projects for the former chairman
of the joint chiefs of staff, former chief of
naval operations and former secretary of the
treasury. His ministry info can be found
at chuckmissler.com.
NO
Bob Mitchell
Founder
and director of Shofar Ministries, he is a
staunch post-tribulationist regarding the
rapture.
NO
Arnold Murray
He is
pastor of Shepherd's Chapel in Gravette,
Arkansas, with over 200 television stations
carrying his teaching program. He claims
to have no affiliation with any religious
group or denomination. He denies the
doctrine of the Trinity, denies the existence
of hell, and says that 95% of churches
teaching the rapture will accept the
Antichrist as savior. He states that Eve
had sexual relations with Satan. He made
a false prophecy in the 1970's when he
predicted the Antichrist would appear before
1981. He subscribes to the false
doctrine of Anglo-Israelism (or
British-Israelism) which is the belief that
the British, Americans and Canadians are the
true descendants of the so-called lost 10
tribes of ancient Israel. He claims to
have a doctorate, but refuses to publicly
state where he earned his degree. He
claims his credentials are his ability to
teach God's Word, which means interpreting
verses in light of his pre-conceived
ideas. Anyone who disagrees with him is
called a false teacher.
YES
David Noebel
Founder
and former president of Summit Ministries at
summit.org, he is an author, editor,
conference speaker and ordained minister. He
is recognized as an expert on worldview
analysis and the decline of morality and
spirituality in Western civilization. He
travels worldwide lecturing in high schools,
universities and churches. He has been a
guest on numerous national radio and
television programs, and has been a candidate
for the U.S. Congress. He has authored a
number of books on understanding the times,
focusing on the 15 to 25 year-old generation.
YES
Roger Oakland
Founder
of Understanding the Times International at
understandthetimes.org, he proclaims that the
Scriptures are the key to understanding the
past, the present and the future. His
gifting is to make difficult Bible subjects
understandable. He is an author,
speaker, publisher and Bible prophecy expert.
YES
Charles Pack
He founded Thy
Kingdom Come, Inc., and is widely recognized
as a pioneer in Christian television, teaching
Bible prophecy in his 20-year television
ministry. He also founded the Tulsa
International Prophecy Conference and was
co-host with Phillip Goodman on the "Prophecy
Watch" television program before his
retirement in 2004. He has taken more
than two dozen trips to Israel, Russia and
Babylon (Iraq). He has also authored
dozens of booklets on Bible prophecy. He
built a reputation as a scholar, author,
conference speaker and respected prophecy
teacher.
NO
David C. Pack
Pastor
General of the Restored Church of God (RCG)
which he founded after the Global Church of
God (GCG) "disfellowshipped" him. He
claims to stand for "precision of doctrine"
and claims to know what the "true church" is
today. Another offshoot of Herbert
Armstrong's Worldwide Church of God, he is
another "founder" of a growing number of
so-called "true churches" in America. He
states that the two witnesses of Revelation
will come out of his church, will come under
his supervision, and he will train them for
their 3½ year mission on earth. He
broadcasts the television program "The World
to Come" and offers "The Real Truth" magazine
at thercg.org.
NO
Garrett (Gary) P.
Parrish
A
Reformed thinker and writer, he is a
preterist to the core. His eccentric
theology and eschatology are examples of "I
think therefore I'm right" syndrome, and the
ailment "I know the truth because I read the
Scriptures correctly." He claims to
have "rightly divided the Word of God," a
similar tactic used by Mormons and
Seventh-Day Adventists. He says the
pre-tribulation rapture position is
"man-pleasing," and therefore he is a
God-pleaser because he teaches against
it. He tries to disguise his
acceptance of preterism (or replacement
theology-the Church replaced Israel) by
calling it "expansionist theology." He
touts we are not living in the last days
according to Isaiah 9:7 and Heb. 13:20 which
state "the increase of His government will
have no end, and is an everlasting
covenant." He believes the tribes of
Israel are no longer with us based on Rev.
1:7 (a verse about the Second Coming).
Thus, later descriptions of the twelve
tribes in Revelation 7 and 14 are
meaningless, since Revelation is a past
event in his theology. Apparently
those living in Israel today just made up
their nationality. He hosts the radio
program "Bible Prophecy Fulfilled," and
directs bibleprophecyfulfilled.org.
NO
David Pawson
Popular
British Bible scholar and internationally
acclaimed author, he is considered a
world-class prophecy teacher, though he is a
post-tribulationist. His teaching
reaches around the world through television,
radio, books and audio programs. He
often teaches on location in Israel during
Jewish festivals and holidays, and states that
when he has to choose between Scripture,
church tradition or what's popular,
he always sides with Scripture (a common claim
by those who bash the pre-trib rapture).
On a positive note, he is a defender of
Christian Zionism, affirming that God has
brought the Jewish people back to Palestine.
YES
Tony Pearce
British
founder and editor of Light for the Last Days
magazine and lightforthelastdays.co.uk, he is
a former instructor of foreign languages
turned Bible prophecy researcher and
author. He has written a number of books
and articles on the end-times, and is a
respected teacher and
speaker.
YES
J. Dwight Pentecost
Late
distinguished professor of Bible Exposition,
Emeritus, at Dallas Theological Seminary, one
of only two so honored, he was an influential
voice in evangelical circles. He was a
respected authority on Bible prophecy,
particularly the pre-tribulation rapture,
millennium and the Kingdom of God.
Having written 19 books, he was also a highly
regarded author, theologian, scholar, teacher,
lecturer and pastor.
YES
Donald Perkins
He is
founder and president of According To Prophecy
Ministries and an ordained minister. His
website, according2prophecy.org, is
designed to present Bible prophecy with a
simple approach. Having created easy to
understand prophecy charts, he is also a staff
instructor on Bible prophecy at Immanuel Bible
College in San Diego, CA. He is a
respected conference speaker, radio host,
scholar, teacher, pastor and author.
NO
Herb Peters
Late
founder of a Bible prophecy news and research
organization entitled "Fulfilled Prophecy"
(later became FulfilledProphecy.com) based on
his personal research and interest in the
rapidly developing European Union. He
became a proponent of the pre-wrath rapture, a
popular yet flawed view. His daughter
and son-in-law now direct the organization,
and both are well educated in systematic
theology and apologetics. Sadly, like
many who teach against the pre-tribulation
rapture viewpoint, they claim to "challenge
popular teachings about the end times that are
not found in Scripture." We stand
corrected.
NO
Richard H. Perry
He is a
staunch defender and debater of the rapture
taking place at the end of the tribulation
period. His teachings are similar to
those of Irvin Baxter, applying major events
of today to the seals of Revelation. He
claims the first seal of Revelation was opened
on September 11, 2001. He says the Lord
told him to write the book, "The Complete
Idiot's Guide to the Last Days," which he
claims is one of the best books ever written
on Bible prophecy. He graciously
explains how to correctly handle the Word of
Truth at lastdaysmystery.info.
YES
Jimmy Phillips
He has
developed a powerful teaching ministry, and
uses his extensive world travels as a backdrop
to preach on the end-times. He believes
Bible prophecy is history written in advance,
and is an authority on prophecy topics.
He an author, pastor, broadcaster, missionary
and seminar speaker. He produces a
television program, and offers internet
content at jimmyphillipsprophecy.org.
YES
David Picos
Director
of Lion and Lamb Ministry (not to be confused
with Lamb and Lion Ministries), he offers
extensive teaching on popular Bible prophecy
topics, including the rapture, tribulation
period and the book of Revelation. His
websites lionandlambministry.com and
lionandlambtv.com offer video teaching as
well. He is a lecturer, minister
and prophecy scholar.
YES
Dennis Pollack
Founder
of Spirit of Grace Ministries, he is also an assistant to David Reagan
of Lamb & Lion Ministries. He
joined that ministry because it was not
based upon speculation or weird claims that
cannot be proven by the Scriptures, but
rather on solid Biblical analysis of
prophetic truth and the days in which we
live. After many years of intensive
study of the Bible, he felt led to teach on
many topics, including Bible prophecy as a
practical application in ministry. He
offers commentary and various media
downloads at sogmin.org, and is a
scholar, speaker, author and pastor.
NO
Jacob Prasch
Director
of Moriel Ministries and moriel.org, he
teaches that we are certainly in the last days
approaching the return of Christ. He
believes that contemporary events in the
Middle East, the moral deterioration of
society, the destruction of the environment,
the globalization of the world economy, the
rise of a pseudo-democratic Europe, and above
all the apostasy in the contemporary Church,
are all events of prophetic significance
eschatologically. He is a
Hebrew-speaking evangelist to the Jews and a
Bible teacher elaborating on the original
Judeo-Christian background and hermeneutics of
the New Testament. He is an expert on
the nation of Israel and Bible prophecy, and
suggests that the Church will endure at least
the first half of the tribulation period, but
is removed as the second half gives way to
"The Day of the Lord." His view is
similar to the pre-wrath position on the
rapture. He is a scholar, author,
speaker and media personality in the U.K.
NO
Don K. Preston
He runs
the Preterist Research Institute at
eschatology.org, directs bibleprophecy.com,
and is a prominent defender of
preterism. He claims Daniel's 70 weeks
are for the resurrection, not Israel. He
has written a number of books bashing futurism
or any idea that we are living in the last
days. He states the Biblical term "the
last days" has nothing to do with our
generation, or the end of time. His
opinion is that preterism is the most solid,
logical and scriptural examination of Bible
prophecy. He is a speaker, teacher,
debater and author.
YES
J. Randall Price
President
of World of the Bible Ministries in San
Marcos, which he founded in 1993. An
expert on Biblical archaeology related to
Israel, Jerusalem and the Temple Mount in
current events and prophecy. He is a
pastor, archaeologist, author, and carries on
an extensive writing and conference ministry,
speaking all over the United States each
year. Many resources on these subjects
are on his website at worldofthebible.com.
YES
Dave Reagan
One of
the nicest people you'll ever meet, he is a
foremost Bible prophecy expert. He is
founder of Lamb & Lion Ministries, and
host of the national television program,
"Christ in Prophecy." He publishes the
monthly magazine "Lamplighter," and offers
outstanding resources on Bible prophecy topics
at lamblion.com. He is a respected
scholar, teacher, author, publisher,
broadcaster and captivating conference
speaker.
YES
Ron Rhodes
Founder
of Reasoning From the Scriptures Ministries
and ronrhodes.com, he has written a number of
books, and is a foremost expert on the Gog and
Magog war of Ezekiel 38 & 39. His
book, "Northern Storm Rising: Russia,
Iran and the Emerging End-Times Military
Coalition Against Israel" is one of the best
written on the subject. He has written
extensively on apologetics, cults, world
religions, Bible doctrine and Bible
prophecy. He is a pastor, scholar,
teacher, speaker and author.
NO
Joel Richardson
Having
studied Muslim eschatology extensively, he
makes the case that the biblical Antichrist is
one and the same as the Koran's Muslim
Mahdi. He argues we should not be
expecting the Antichrist to emerge from a
revived Roman Empire, associated with the
Roman Catholic Church and the European
Union. The Antichrist's empire will
consist only of nations that are
Islamic. He derives his conclusions from
what he says are many scholars'
misinterpretation of a prediction by Daniel to
Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar, where Daniel
describes the rise and fall of empires of the
future, leading to the end-times.
Western Christians have viewed one of those
empires as Rome. He claims Rome never
actually conquered Babylon and was thus
disqualified as a possibility. Rather,
it had to be another empire that rose and fell
and rose again that would lead to rule of this
"man of sin," described in the Bible. He
says that this empire is the Islamic empire,
which did conquer Babylon and, in fact, rules
over it even today. While a number of
prophecy scholars disagree, his research is a
worthwhile study, though he agrees with a
post-tribulation rapture view. He is an
author, researcher, conference speaker, and is
founder and director of Joel's Trumpet at
joelstrumpet.com.
NO
John Ritenbaugh
Head of
the Church of the Great God (CGG), another
breakaway group that formed as a result the
disintegration of the Worldwide Church of God
(WCG) following the death of Herbert
Armstrong. The CGG identifies itself as
"non-Trinitarian" and "Sabbath-keeping" as do
other WCG splinter groups. His organization
publishes "Forerunner" magazine, and runs
truegospel.org. He focuses on bringing
"the true gospel" to the world as God's divine
government is shortly going to be established
on earth. Like all of the WCG splinter
organizations, the CGG makes several claims of
having "truth" along with delusional
interpretations of end-times events.
NO
Pat Robertson
Noted
for numerous false predictions, he claims that
God gave him a mission, not to be a religious
leader but to be an educator who would
influence the center of our culture "from
God's perspective." Has also claimed
that God chose him "to usher in the coming of
My Son." In 1982 and again in 1984 he
predicted the tribulation period would begin
in those years. On his 700 Club program
he stated, "Anything coming through man is
contaminated to some extent. Therefore,
since the Bible came through man, there must
be errors in it. So, we must never
equate the Bible with the perfect
Jesus." Scripturally confused,
prophetically baffled, not sound in doctrine.
NO
Michael Rood
Noted
for his ordination in The Way International in
the 1970s, he is a doomsday prophet who denies
the deity of Jesus Christ. He also
claims Jesus is not "legally obligated" to
rapture Christians before the tribulation
period, as the Church is "fully deceived" at
this time. He once predicted that a
seventh millennium of earth's existence would
begin on September 11, 1999, initiating
"intermediate events" that amounted to a seven
year tribulation. These events were to
include the collapse of the world economy, the
appearance of the Antichrist, the
establishment of a global government, an
attack on Israel, and more. Though he
was wrong, he still claims to be correct on
the end-times. He hosts a television
program called "Rood Awakening" where he is
dressed in Middle Eastern garb, wears a long
beard, and sometimes has a staff. A
self-proclaimed Messianic preacher, he claims
that he alone teaches accurately and that
following him and his teachings are the way
out of deception.
YES
August Rosado
Directs
"Today In Bible Prophecy Ministries" and
todayinbibleprophecy.org. He is
dedicated to preaching the fundamental truths
of end-time Bible prophecy. The ministry
strives for doctrinal purity in defending the
pre-tribulation rapture view. He is
pro-Israel and strongly believes in the Jewish
people's right to exist in the land God gave
to them (Gen 12:1-3). He is a seminar
speaker, pastor, teacher and host of a Bible
prophecy discussion radio program.
YES
Joel C. Rosenberg
He is a
New York Times best-selling novelist, and a
sought after media commentator. He has
been a consultant to many business and
government leaders, including an assistant to
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu. A Bible
prophecy expert, he is an evangelical
Christian from an Orthodox Jewish heritage,
and has written a number of end-times novels
focusing on militant Islam and Bible
prophecy. He is an author, conference
speaker, and founder of the Joshua Fund at
joelrosenberg.com.
NO
Marvin J. Rosenthal
A
long-time Bible preacher and teacher, he is
one of the most outspoken proponents of Robert
Van Kampen's "pre-wrath" rapture theory which
claims the sixth trumpet signals the Day of
the Lord, a complex of events that includes
the rapture. Here the rapture occurs at
some point after the manifestation of the
abomination of desolation in the temple (as
indicated in 2 Thessalonians). Opponents
claim this view is somewhere between a mid-
and post-tribulation rapture, with some
calling it the three-quarters rapture
view. He is executive director of Zion's
Hope and founder of The Holy Land
Experience, a living biblical museum in
Orlando, Florida. He serves as editor of
Zion's Fire, a monthly magazine
claiming to deal with Israel and the Prophetic
Word, found at zionsfire.org and
zionshope.org. He is an author of many
books.
YES
Charles Ryrie
Late
highly respected scholar, he served in several
capacities throughout his career. Having
written several books, and is author of The
Ryrie Study Bible, a popular volume for
evangelicals. He was a powerful Bible
prophecy teacher, and defender of
dispensational theology. He was a noted
theologian, professor and lecturer, and was
invited to speak at several churches and
conferences.
YES
Bill Salus
Having a
strong calling to discern Bible prophecies
applicable today, he came to the inescapable
conclusion that the Bible has many unfulfilled
prophecies intended for today's international
audience. He also believes prophecy is
not just for the scholarly, but also for every
common person. His challenging book
"ISRALESTINE" shows his gift of understanding
ancient Hebrew prophecies, where he presents
the coming fulfillment of Psalm 83, setting
the stage for the Ezekiel 38 (Gog/Magog)
showdown with Israel. He is an
eschatology researcher, speaker, teacher,
author and host of Prophecy Update Radio.
YES
Chris Schang
Founder
of Rapture Forums at raptureforums.com, a
comprehensive website covering topics
surrounding the rapture of the Church events
of the last days. He offers an excellent
selection of virtual chat, links, and Bible
study, along with "The Rapture and End Times
Report" focusing on world news and commentary.
YES
Cyrus I. Scofield
He was a
lecturer, minister, scholar and theologian in
the late 1800s and early 1900s. He
authored the Scofield Reference Bible, which
greatly influenced several generations of
evangelicals and prophecy scholars. His
work probably did more to extend the
pre-tribulation rapture view and
premillennialism (meaning Jesus will literally
return to the earth before the Millennium
begins) than any other. This accounts
for the many attempts to discredit Scofield's
work and personally attack his character (he
was known to be rough around the edges).
Apparently his personal flaws did not allow
God to use him, so his critics erroneously
contend.
YES
Jeffrey Seif
He is a
ministry professional who has worn many hats,
including senior pastor and police
chaplain. He has authored a number of
books and publications, is the son of a
Holocaust survivor, and has served as a
missionary to the Jews. Formerly a
television host with Zola Levitt Ministries,
he is a professor on the faculties of the
Messianic Jewish Bible Institute, the
Messianic Jewish Theological Institute, the
Israel College of the Bible, Christ for the
Nations Institute, and Kings
University.
YES
Joseph A. Seiss
Described
by some as the one of the greatest prophecy
scholars who ever lived, he helped popularize
the re-emerging eschatology of
dispensational premillennialism through the
late 19th century. He wrote of the
appearance of a personal Antichrist, the
restoration of the Jews to Palestine, the
material nature of the new heavens and new
earth, and the translation of the saints (what
he called the "deathless rapture"). He
argued a twofold coming of Christ: one for
His Church (the rapture) and the Second Coming
with His Church. His idea of a
pre-tribulation rapture was defined by initial
"firstfruits," based on the biblical principle
of rewards that promises some believers a
removal prior to the tribulation, such as the
Philadelphia Church, but no others. He
argued the Philadelphia Church is the only one
of seven churches that the Lord promises a way
out of the tribulation through an open
door. "I know your deeds. See, I have
placed before you an open door that no one can
shut. I know that you have little strength,
yet you have kept my word and have not denied
my name." Revelation 3:8.
YES
Renald
Showers
Known
around the world for his Bible prophecy
teaching, he is an author and conference
speaker with "The Friends of Israel"
ministry at foi.org, and "Israel My Glory"
magazine. He states that all views of the
rapture, other than the pre-trib viewpoint,
have the Church going through at least part of
the 70th week, meaning that all other views
mix God's 70-weeks program for Israel and
Jerusalem together with His program for the
Church. A gap is needed in order for
these two aspects of God's program to be
harmonized in a non-conflicting manner, a time
when Jew and Gentile are united in one
body. He is an author, speaker, scholar
and teacher.
YES
Rodrigo
Silva
Born in
Brazil in 1979, he came to the United States
in 1998 and eventually became an ardent
student of Bible prophecy. He directs
the website, "Bible Prophecy in the News" at
bibleprophecyinthenews.com where the focus is
on current events as they
relate to the end time scenario foretold in
the Scriptures.
The website also contains a number of
prophecy related articles and
perspectives. He offers a
well-researched article on the
pre-tribulation rapture.
NO
Walid Shoebat
Best
known in Christian circles as a former PLO
terrorist, he became an ardent critic of Islam
and supporter of Israel in the mid-1990s after
embracing Christianity. An well spoken
intellectual, he offers presentations at Bible
prophecy conferences about the Israeli-Arab
conflict, stating that it is not about
geography, but about hatred of Jews. He
is a regular guest expert on radio and
television talk shows. He strongly
believes (and claims he can prove) that the
Antichrist will come out of an Islamic regime
in the Middle East, not Europe. He is
not clear on the rapture, stating that whether
the rapture is pre-tribulational, mid or post,
still the event is irrelevant. Instead
he prays for a pre-trib rapture. He has
written books, is a lecturer, public speaker
and advocate for Israel.
YES
Chuck Smith
Late
founder of the worldwide Calvary Chapel
movement at calvarychapel.com which teaches
prophecy topics from the pulpit on a regular
basis. During the 1970s he mistakenly
taught the rapture was likely to take place by
fall of 1981, based on his interpretation of
the parable of the fig tree. He later
recanted and subsequently rejected date
setting, and condemned other ministers for
doing so. He hosted "To Every Man an
Answer" and "The Word for Today" radio
programs, plus he gave a prophecy update for
the coming year on New Year's Eve. He
was an author, teacher, scholar, pastor and
speaker.
YES
Larry Spargimino
Director of Southwest
Radio Church, he is a talented defender of the
literal interpretation of the Bible prophecy,
and a foremost critic of preterism. He
is a pastor, teacher, author and broadcaster.
He can be heard on Southwest Radio Church's
"Watchman on the Wall" broadcast, including
webcasts at swrc.com.
YES
Steven Spillman
He is an
expert on Israel's search for oil, and is one
of a few authors to explain why Russia will
likely attack Israel to "capture spoil" as
described in Ezekiel 38. He is founder
of True Potential Publishing and tppress.com,
and is an active writer and businessman.
His book on the evidence for oil in Israel was
co-authored with this late father, evangelist
James Spillman, also a noted prophecy scholar
and author.
NO
R.C. Sproul
Late
founder of Ligonier Ministries and
ligonier.org, he was probably best known in
prophecy circles for his support of
preterism. A
brilliant scholar, he was a "partial
preterist" which claims the events of most of
the book of Revelation occurred during the
destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., yet there
will be a future bodily return of Jesus
Christ. A difficult, confusing model of
Bible prophecy, few scholars accept this form
of eschatology which has roots in covenant and
reformation theology. He, along with
other scholars, authored the Reformation Study
Bible. He was a professor, pastor,
teacher, conference speaker and author.
He wrote extensively against the
pre-tribulation rapture position.
YES
Barry Stagner
Founder
and host of "The Truth About God Radio
Ministries," he is a Bible prophecy expert and
regularly speaks on current world events as
they relate to pre-tribulational
theology. He is often a co-host on
HisChannel's World News Briefing (network
television) with Don Stewart. He is a
pastor, teacher, author, speaker and
broadcaster.
YES
Gerald B. Stanton
A noted
Bible scholar, he has been praised in several
Christian publications for his writing.
Moody Monthly noted his book on the rapture,
"Kept from the Hour," stands as "one of the
most important defenses of the pre-tribulation
viewpoint," and Left Behind author Dr. Tim
LaHaye had said he has worn out three copies
of it. Also a member of the Pre-Trib
Research Group, he is a scholar, theologian,
author and teacher.
YES
Gary Stearman
Former
host of "Prophecy in the News" television
program, he currently hosts Prophecy Watcher
television and directs
prophecywatchers.com. His first solo
book was published in 2011, entitled "Time
Travelers Of The Bible: How Hebrew
Prophets Shattered The Barriers Of
Time-Space". Having co-authored many
books and articles, he is an astute scholar,
teacher and speaker. He also edits "The
Prophecy Watcher" magazine which includes cutting-edge articles from
contributing experts.
YES
Ray C. Stedman
Late
pastor and scholar, he is considered one of
the foremost biblical expositors of the
twentieth century. A prolific author, he
was considered an authority on Bible prophecy,
having taught extensively on the
subject. With a photographic memory,
those close to him noted his humble
personality overshadowed any hint of a remarkable intellect. An ardent and faithful
supporter of the Jewish people and the State
of Israel, he taught on understanding the
relationships between Christians and
Jews. His library can be found at
raystedman.org.
YES
Perry Stone, Jr.
A
powerful charismatic prophecy teacher, he ties
Jewish traditions with current prophetic
events. He asserts the Feast of Trumpets
(Rosh Hashanah) and the traditional Hebrew
wedding both depict the rapture (likely
correct). His teachings are sometimes on
the fringe, sometimes confusing, other times
challenging to prophecy buffs and scholars
alike. He is host of "Manna-fest"
television program, director of Voice of
Evangelism ministries, and often teaches on
location in Israel during tours. He
publishes "Voice of Evangelism" magazine and
produces other materials on Bible prophecy at
voiceofevangelism.org. He is an author,
scholar, pastor, teacher and convicting
speaker.
YES
Todd Strandberg
Humble
founder of raptureready.com, he is a speaker,
researcher and gifted author. His
prophecy website is consistently the most
viewed on the internet. A strong
defender of the pre-tribulation rapture, he
has done a great deal to bring the topic of
the rapture to the world wide web. He
maintains the rapture index, and has a great
list of good and bad apples of Bible
prophecy. He can be seen at many
prophecy conferences.
YES
Hilton Sutton
Late founder of Hilton Sutton World
Ministries and hilton-sutton.org, he was a
prolific author, a pastor and an outstanding
Bible prophecy teacher. Considered a
champion of Bible prophecy, he was bold,
intelligent, often opinionated, and a gifted
teacher. He taught often on the book of
Revelation. He was sought after as a
speaker at churches, Bible colleges and
conventions.
NO
Kevin R. Swift
Founder
of Focus on the Prophecies Ministries, he
claims to have seriously studied and combined
the books of Daniel and Revelation from which
a time chart of events emerged, a chart never
seen before. When he discovered that
time periods in the books of Daniel and
Revelation merge into a prophetic chart, he
later realized the chart fit between Jewish
Festivals, which is found at
focusontheprophecies.org. His beliefs are
close to a pre-wrath rapture view, but not as
commonly taught. He does not see a mass
exodus of the Church, but rather the mass
resurrection of the saints (since "as it is
appointed unto men once to die, but after this
the judgment," Hebrews 9:27). This event
comes at the seventh seal, which in his view,
occurs just prior to the destructive vials and
trumpets during a very short, but great
tribulation period. This could best be
described as a "just-in-time rapture." He
authored a book entitled "Appointed Times
& Seasons Calendar, Divine Dates of
End-Time Disaster & Deliverance" which
further explains his eschatology.
NO
Paul
Thigpen
He is a
former evangelical turned Catholic who claims
to be an ex-fundamentalist and one-time
rapture advocate. He wrote a book for
ordinary Catholics looking for answers about
the end-times, which attacks the
pre-tribulation rapture. He believes
many unsuspecting Catholics have gotten caught
in the "rapture trap" mostly due to the "Left
Behind" book series by Dr. Tim LaHaye.
He claims that many protestants, without
adequate religious training, accept LaHaye's
teaching—"hook, line, and rapture." A
student of Bible prophecy will find the
Catholic view of prophecy is generally
allegorical (non-literal), therefore a literal
rapture event would be a foreign concept to a
majority of Catholics. This had led some
Catholics to confuse the word rapture with
rhapsody. Perhaps trumpets are to blame?
YES
John Tweedie
Chairman
of "Christians for Israel Canada" and host
of "The Prophetic Connection" television
ministry, he offers streaming broadcasts
online at whyisrael.org. His focus is
on Israel's dilemma in the Middle East as a
tiny nation that is threatened by enemies on
every side. He teaches that the
increasing risk of all-out war engulfing the
Middle East would be cause for despair were
it not for the fact that the Hebrew prophets
have already told us to expect scenarios
like we are witnessing. He is a
scholar, teacher, evangelist, speaker and
commentator.
YES
Jack Van Impe
Late
founder of Jack Van Impe Ministries
International, and was listed as "who's who"
among intellectuals; was called "The Walking
Bible," and claimed to have been honored with
doctoral degrees from twelve leading
seminaries and Bible colleges. He was highly intelligent with many
years of teaching prophecy, and was a
great defender of the pre-tribulation rapture
view, but had made false predictions. On
a positive note, he rigorously defended the
Bible against false teachers, and he had
memorized much of the Koran to show the
numerous problems in Muslim teachings about
Christianity. He had also exposed the
questionable teachings of Rick Warren
(emergent church), which lead to his departure
from the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN)
when he refused to compromise his "straight
talk" about these issues. He was host of
"Jack Van Impe Presents" (with wife Rexella),
formerly a television program.
He
published "Perhaps Today" magazine, was an
author, speaker and broadcaster, and produced
various media on prophecy topics at jvim.com.
NO
Robert Van Kampen
Late
founder of the Van Kampen Merrit investment
firm, he became exceedingly wealthy and used
his money to promote his version of
eschatology. He founded Sola Scriptura,
and owned one of the largest private
collections of biblical manuscripts in the
world. He claimed to have spent more
that 10,000 hours searching the Bible to make
sense of prophecy. He authored three
books after developing the "pre-wrath" theory
which says the rapture will take place just
before the battle of Armageddon (almost
a post-tribulation rapture event). The
rapture will be part of a complex of events
associated with the Day of the Lord and will
occur soon after the opening of the sixth
seal. He claims the position ties
together the rapture passages of 1 and 2
Thessalonians with the description of the
Lord's coming in Matthew 24. Though he
did gain a strong following, a majority of
scholars find his work confusing and riddled
with contradictions.
YES
Paul Van Noy
A
diligent dispensational teacher, he teaches
that dispensationalism is distinguished by
three key principles: (1) a clear
distinction between God's plan for Israel and
God's plan for the Church; (2) a consistent
and regular use of a literal principle of
interpretation; and (3) the understanding of
the purpose of God as His own glory rather
than the salvation of mankind only. Last
days events go like this: the Rapture →
the Tribulation → Armageddon → the Day of the
Lord (Second Coming of Christ with His Saints)
→ the Millennium → Last Judgment → Eternity →
New Heaven and New Earth. He developed
the Van Noy model of dispensations and
judgments, found at
candlelightfellowship.org. He is a
pastor, scholar, teacher and conference
speaker.
YES
Ed F. Vallowe
Late
pastor and scholar with more than 50 years of
ministry, he was considered an authority on
Bible prophecy, having taught extensively on
the books of Daniel and Revelation. He
authored several books with charts and
diagrams, and was a highly sought Bible
conference prophecy teacher, having held over
1,900 Bible prophecy conferences in his
lifetime. He was also an expert on
Biblical mathematics and the mathematics of
the Torah, including numbers of the Bible and
their meaning. He was also an accomplished
artist.
YES
Joe VanKoevering
Host of
the weekly syndicated television "God's News
Behind The News," he is internationally known
as a Bible prophecy expert and speaker.
He regularly hosts prophecy conferences with
other Bible prophecy experts (many of whom are
listed on this website). He believes,
along with a growing number of prophecy
scholars, that the antichrist will be a
Muslim, specifically Assyrian. However,
wrongly claims Prince EL- Hassan bin Talal of
Jordan, who is the 42nd generation direct
descendant of the prophet Mohammad, is the
likely future Antichrist. As well, he
sometimes zealously bashes those he disagrees
with, but is a solid teacher and energetic
speaker. He is an author, television
host, pastor and director of godsnews.com.
NO
Walter J. Veith
He is a
zoologist and scientist who correctly believes
the theory of evolution does not provide a
plausible explanation of our origins.
Having written a number of books, he found
through his Seventh-Day Adventist faith that
Bible prophecy plays a major role in
understanding ecological decline in the
world. Along with his research which
concentrates on animal disease transferal to
man, he has become an ardent student of
prophecy. When we put it all together,
it's Seventh-Day Adventism all wrapped up in a
nice package. In typical SDA style,
dazzling videos and lectures can be found on
his website at amazingdiscoveries.org.
YES
John F. Walvoord
Late
head of Dallas Theological Seminary, probably
one of the most respected Bible prophecy
scholars of the 20th century. He was a
prolific author, teacher, professor and
lecturer. He wrote several books on
end-times and prophecy, and was a noted
scholar and theologian having influenced many
evangelicals. He is considered perhaps
the world's foremost interpreter of biblical
prophecy. He was still studying before
passing at 92 years.
NO
Tim Warner
Founder
of The Pristine Faith Restoration Society, a
group of dedicated Christians "determined to
research and promote the beliefs and practices
of pristine Christianity." He is a
well-studied post-tribulationist, and argues
for the post-tribulation rapture
position. He is a well-known debater
against the pre-tribulation rapture position
(which he calls a "myth"), is an author, and
is head of The Post-Trib Research Center and
answersinrevelation.org. With volumes of
information his views are argued well, but
scholars contend he must first discredit
scriptures that indicate there will be a
pre-tribulation rapture. That, in turn,
discredits his theories which do not hold up
under close scrutiny. On a positive
note, he argues against preterism.
NO
Ronald Weinland
Former
minister in the Worldwide Church of God (WCG), then a minister
in the United Church of God (UCG), he now
heads the Church of God - Preparing for the
Kingdom of God (PKG). His
church observes the 7th day Sabbath and
the seven annual holy days in Leviticus 23,
with a purpose to support, educate, and warn
the scattered Church that was formerly united
in the Worldwide Church of God. Several
years ago he declared himself a prophet, and
then falsely predicted the end of the world in
2008. He now claims to be the
pastor of God's Church on earth, and is
appointed to be God's final end-time prophet
to the world. He also claims to be one
of the two witnesses of Revelation 11, and
that he will be slain in Jerusalem. More
of this utter nonsense can be found at
cog-pkg.org and ronaldweinland.com.
NO
Charles Wheeling
An
author and publisher, he is founder of Charles
Wheeling Prophecy Seminars. He publishes
brochures, books, media, and has an email
newsletter "News From the Desk of Charles
Wheeling," containing news headlines and his
views of current prophetic events. He also produces
ProphecyQuest, an online blog. He believes that the
writings of Ellen White, founder of the
Seventh-Day Adventist movement, are for our
day because she believed that she was living
in the last days. He also writes against
some of the prophetic teachings of White,
creating adversaries amongst fellow Adventists
who claim his method of interpretation is in
direct opposition to theirs. He claims
that long established errors have prevented a
correct SDA interpretation in prophecy.
Modern Bible prophecy scholars contend White
was a not only a false "prophetess," but led thousands of
Christians into confusion about Bible
prophecy and the end-times.
YES
John C. Whitcomb
A
former professor of Old Testament and
theology for more than 50 years, and widely
recognized as a leading Bible scholar for
more than 60 years, he is one of
America's most influential theologians
and young earth creationists. He is a
also a well respected prophecy scholar,
author and teacher, having written
specifically on the rapture and other
prophecy topics at
whitcombministries.org. Also
considered a father of the modern
creationist movement, he co-authored with
Henry M. Morris, "The Genesis Flood"
book. He takes a clear stand on
Biblical creationism, traditional
dispensationalism, premillennial
eschatology, a pretribulational rapture,
presuppositional apologetics, and a
literal-historical-grammatical
interpretation. He is a scholar,
teacher, author and conference speaker.
NO
Rick Wiles
Founder
and radio host of Trunews and trunews.com, he
opens his shows with a claim to be the
last-days advocate to the Church. He is
strongly anti-rapture and anti-dispensational,
and claims the pre-tribulation rapture was an
invention of the government meant to deceive
the Church. He stresses the importance
of American Christians understanding that they
are going to be included in all end-times
events. He claims to be a "watchmen"
while pushing his ideas of conspiracy,
preparedness, gloom and doom.
NO
David Wilkerson
Late
founder and pastor of Times Square Church in
New York, he was best known for his popular
book "The Cross and the Switchblade". He
was a very sincere promoter of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. He was also a prominent
predictor of end-time events, some of which
came true, yet many others did not.
Though his followers turned to him for
prophetic wisdom, several were left confused
over his prophetic predictions vs. Bible
prophecy. Beginning in the 1970s, he
consistently wrote about the destruction of
America. He was known to believe in a
post-tribulation rapture, but generally
avoided Bible prophecy subjects.
YES
Harold L. Willmington
A
prolific author, his books and outlines
present Bible knowledge in layman's language,
making them easy to read and comprehend.
He has written extensively on Bible prophecy
and rapture topics. He has influenced
many leading prophecy scholars of today.
He is an educator, professor, scholar, pastor
and Bible lecturer, and has a blog at
willmington.blogspot.com.
NO
Steve Wohlberg
Author
of several books and articles, and contributor
to "Amazing Facts," he is another misguided
teacher who focuses on attacking the
pre-tribulation rapture view, even though it
is widely accepted by mainstream prophecy
scholars of today. Seventh-Day
Adventists believe the rapture takes place at
the end of the tribulation period, common with
other fear-based "escapist" groups that teach
confusing, sometimes bizarre interpretations
of prophecy. This has led him to move to
a remote mountainous location in the Pacific
Northwest, where he heads whitehorsemedia.com,
another SDA website focused on their version
of Bible prophecy.
YES
Stephen Yulish
Late
author and professor, he was highly respected
for his prophecy knowledge and Biblical
acumen, and was one of the very few Messianic
Jews and prophecy scholars who tackled the
truth about UFOs, aliens, fallen angels,
demons, Nephilim and their ranks.
Additionally, his scholarly articles pointed
to the increasing fascination with psychics,
remote viewers, out of body experiences,
astral projections, abductions, the
paranormal, and other occult topics. He
was founder of Chayim Chadashim Ministries,
and served on the board of Jewish Voice
Broadcast. A gifted scholar and
researcher, he took to heart the reality of
Ephesians 6:12.
Below is a list of other past
and present Bible prophecy scholars,
authors, teachers and pastors. You
may recognize some of these names from
their ministries and outreaches.
Regarding the topic of Bible prophecy,
they have either authored books, written
articles and publications, offered radio
teachings, written online opinions, or
produced various media including websites
and videos. Many have wonderful
ministries that you may or may not
support. Ultimately, the Lord Jesus
is our judge, so please understand this is
only a reference.
YES
Marilyn
Agee, Danny Akin, Randy
Alcorn, Jocelyn Andersen, Sir Robert Anderson,
Brad Antolovich, Phil Arms, Sandy Armstrong, Mark
Bailey, Roland Back, Raymond Barber, Chuck
Bates, Larry Bates, David Bay, Malcolm
Beirnes, William Beirnes, Joe Bell, Mike Bennett, Paul
Benware, Douglas Berner, W.E. Blackstone,
Charles Blair, Craig A. Blaising, Harry
Bollback, William Bousset, Billye Brim, James
H. Brookes, Matt Buff, E.W. Bullinger,
Ken Burge, Dillon
Burroughs, David Winston
Busch, Scott Butcher, Ergun Caner, Bill Carmichael,
Morris Cerullo, David Chagall, Charles T.
Chapman, Steve
Cioccolanti, Scottie Clarke,
Frank Claw, Bill Cloud,
David Cloud, Stuart
Cobbs, Steve
Coerper, James Combs, Ray Comfort, Douglas Connelly, R.A. (Richard) Coombes, Shelby Corbitt, Jerome
Corsi, Jon Courson, W.A. Criswell, Billy
Crone, Larry V. Crutchfield, Albert James
Dager, Finis Jennings Dake, Tom Davis, John
DeBrine, M.R. DeHaan, Timothy Demy, Greg
Dinallo, Kirk DiVietro, Charles Dyer,
Binyamin Elon, Howard C. Estep, Jeff Exner,
Jerry Falwell, J.D. Farag, Joseph Farah,
Charles Lee Feinberg, Paul Feinberg, Deborah
Fenech, John Fok, Joel Froese, John R. Funk,
Sid Galloway, Bonnie
Gaunt, Emil Gaverluk,
Norman Geisler, Steven Ger, Britt Gillette,
Sharon Gilbert, Joseph Good, Dan Goodwin,
Mark Goodwin, Ron Graham, Robert Gromacki,
Steve Hadley, Allen Haislip, John G. Hall,
Mordicai F. Ham, John F. Hart, Gary Hedrick,
John Henry, Jack Hibbs, J. Michael Hile, David Hitt, Zane Hodges,Jason Hommel, Curtis
Hudson, Gary Hulin, Zev Isaacs, William T.
James, Scott A. Johnson, Mike
Johnston, Nathan E. Jones, Joe
Jordan, Walter Kaiser, Salem Kirban, Manfred
Kober, Bob Kollin, George Konig, Greg Koukl, Woodrow
Kroll, Greg
Laurie, Joe Lawendowski, Colene Ledford,
R.G. Lee, Steve W. Lemke, Norbert Lieth,
Robert Lightner, Robert Lindsted, Herbert
Lockyer, John Loeffler, Don
Love, David W. Lowe, Erwin
Lutzer, Byron J. MacDonald, Johan S.
Malan, Frank Marotta, Paula Martin, Ron
Matsen, Daniel
W. Matson, Steven McAvoy, William S.
McBirnie, Craig
McClain, Matthew McGee, Josh
McDowell, Peggy McIlveene, T.A. McMahon,
Elwood McQuaid, Britt Merrick, Don Mills,
Albert Mohler, Dwight L. Moody, Dale
Morgan, Gerald Murphy, Randy Neal, William
R. Newell, Edward D. Owuor, Keith
Patterson, Paige Patterson, Jeff Patty,
Chris Perver, Bob Phillips, John Phillips,
Bill Pierce, Frieda Porter, Fritz Porter,Ted Porter, Doug
Powell, Chris Putnam, Ron Reese, John R.
Rice, John Richards, Larry Richards, Ron
Riffe,
Francis M. Riley, David Allen
Rivera, Jerry Robinson, Adrian Rogers,
Dennis Rokser, Sid Roth, Peter
Ruckman, Haskell Rycroft, Lynette
Schaefer, Bruce Scott, J.R. Seabolt,
Vaughn Shatzer, Jack Shelton,
Maurice Sklar, J.B. Smith, Sam A.
Smith, James Spillman, John Sproule,
Charles Stanley, Graham Stanton,
Douglas Stauffer, Don Stewart, Dan
Stolebarger, Lehman Strauss, David J.
Stewart, Joseph Stowell,
Lester Sumerall, Chuck Swindoll, Louis
Talbot, Charles R. Taylor, Kenneth N.
Taylor, Mike Taylor, John L. Terry
III, Jim Tetlow, George Theis, Bob
Thieme, Joseph
Tkach Jr., John Tng, Tracy
Tramm, Amir Tsarfati, Susan Turcotte,
Merrill Unger, Amy Van Gerpen,Jerry
Vines, Charles Wagner, John E.
Walvoord, Bill Waugh, William Welty,
Don West, Warren Wiersbe, Robert
Wilkin, Jason Woelm, Andy
Woods, Doug Woodward, Carl Worline,
Kenneth Wuest, Rick Wynn, Alan Yusko,
Roy Zuck
NO
J.C.
Alexander, Mick Alexander, John Amos, Steven
L. Anderson, Gabriel Ansley, Gleason Archer,
Jim Bakker, Robert Barbaria, Nelson H.
Barbour, Bill Barnwell, Suzanne Basso-Hamrick,
Ern Baxter, Gregory Beale, William E. Bell,
Monica Bennett-Ryan, Steven Benning, David
Berg, Roger Best, John Bevere, Mike Bickle,
Mark Biltz, Brian K. Blount, Paul Bortolazzo,
Art Braidic, John L. Bray, Sigmund Brouwer,
Dewey Bruton, Sheila Busby-Sternberg, Dave
Bussard, Kirk Cameron, Alan Campbell, Clay
Cantrell, Robert Caringola, Carn Catherwood,
Elbert Charpie, Hon-Ming Chen, Reginald
Cherry, Doug Clark, John Class, Paul Cohen,
Charles Cooper, Byron Corbett, Dan Corner,
Joseph A. Cortes, Kenneth Cox, Wade Cox,
William (Bill) F. Dankenbring, Trevor Davis,
Sam Dawson, Bill Deagle, Colin Deal, Tom E.
Deckard, Timothy Demy, Pam Dewey, Vince Diehl,
Joseph Dillow, Mark Driscoll, Dumitru Duduman,
Dan Dudley, David A. Duke, Darryl Eberhart,
Bill Elde (Weatherbill), David Vaughn Elliott,
James Ellis, J.D. Faust, Gavin Finley, Mark
Finley, LeAnn Flesher, Desmond Ford, Michael
D. Fortner, Steve Foss, Francis Frangipane,
Samuel Frost, Roy Gane, John Gerstner, Keith
D. Gilbert, Victor Gill, Joel C. Graves, Steve
Gregg, Victor Hafichuk, Robert M. Hamrick,
David Hare, Larry D. Harper, Dave Havir,
Michael Heiser, Darryl Henson, Bill
Hillebrenner, Mike Hoggard,Bruce
Horne, Jeffrey Horton, Michael Horton, David
Hulme, Alan Hultberg, Bronson James, John W.
Johnston, Alex Jones, Bob Jones, Rick Joyner,
D. James Kennedy, Lynn R. Kern, John D.
Keyser, Max R. King, Ken Klein, Reinhard
Klett, Bernie Koerselman, Robert L. Kramer,
Doug Krieger, Peter Kulakov, George E. Ladd,
Ty S. Lamb, Sheila Lewis-Busby, Jack Low,
James MacDonald, Jeffrey A. Manty, Cotton
Mather, Philip Mauro, Jerry Mayes, Gary
McDade, Dene McGriff, Tim McHyde, John K.
McKee, Tom McNeil, Kim Miller, Louis
Moesta, Stephanie Monaco, Don Montgomery,
Douglas J. Moo, Robert Mounce, Michael Murphy,
Dennis Murray, H.L. Nigro, John Noe, Richard
W. Noone, Dan Nordquist, Gary North, Brian
O'Connell, John H. Ogwyn, Doug Perry, Gary
Petty, W. Larry Pharr, Charles (Chuck) D.
Pierce, A.W. Pink, John Piper, Jeff Pippengers, Adam
Pivec, Holly Pivec, Craig Plants, Joye Pugh,
C.K. Quarterman, Steve Quayle, Roland
Rasmussen, Leonard Ravenhill, Alexander Reese,
Robert Roenspies, Barbara R. Rossing, Richard
Ruhling, Charles Taze Russell, James Stuart
Russell, R. Benton Ruth, Lance Ryan, Don
Salerno, Fernando Saravi, Michael Scheifler,
Kirt Schneider, Bill Schnoebelen, Lynn Louise
Schuldt, Eugene (Gene) Scott, Melissa Scott,
Jonathan Selby, S.R. (Steve) Shearer, Steven
L. Sherman, Rob Skiba, Ellis H. Skolfield,
Wendell Slattery, David J. Smith, Oswald J.
Smith, Michael T. Snyder, Bill Somers, Charles
H. Spurgeon, R.G. Stair, Wayne Stenhouse,
Matthew Stevens, Steven Straub, Greg
Szymanski, Joseph Tkach Sr., Ed Tarkowski,
Randall L. True, Tom Van Asperen, Ken Wade, Charles Peter
Wagner, Glen Walker, Ronn Walker, Ron Wallace,
Harry Walther, Colleen Wandmacher,
Rick Warren, Dave Watchman, Gary Waterlaus,
Ken Westby, James Whisler, Chris White, Ellen
White, Rick Wiles, Larry W. Wilson, Wayne
Winter, Edgar C. Whisenant Jr., Jim
Wilhelmsen, Andrew Wommack, Ralph Woodrow, Ray
Wooten, John Yonge, Kermit Zarley, Warren
Zehrung, Sabbatas Zevi
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