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Har Magedon: The End of the Millennium

This essay is a study of the significance and function of "Har Magedon" in Revelation 16:16. Kline wants to show how his interpretation leads to the recognition that "Har Magedon" is Mount Zaphon and that the Har Magedon battle is the Gog-Magog crisis of Ezekiel 38 and Ezekiel 39.

The Promise of the Arrival of Elijah in Malachi and the Gospels

Was John the Baptist the fulfillment of the promise of Malachi 3 and Malachi 4 concerning the prophet who was to come on the day of the Lord? Kaiser offers a hermeneutical solution to this question as a generic fulfillment, meaning that Elijah has come "in the spirit and power" witnessed in John the Baptist, and will yet come in the future.

Speeding the Day

Looking at 2 Peter 3, this article shows how Christians can speed the day of the Lord by living a holy life, praying, and spreading the gospel. Through these Christians express longing for the coming of Christ.

The "Signs of the Times" (1)

What are the "signs of the times"? This article explains that these are the events that mark off the present era of history as one that is leading up to the return of Christ, the day of the Lord. There are characteristics to these signs as well as ways to identify them. The author also presents some mistaken views of these signs.