premillennialist camp. See:
Four Main Camps of End Times Prophecy (The Apocalypse)
Rev 17:1-18:4 J. Vernon McGee
Pre-Trib Rapture
I'm in the
premillennialist camp.
See:
Four Main Camps of End Times Prophecy (The Apocalypse)
Rev 17:1-18:4 J. Vernon McGee
Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Gal 1:2-4...Connect the dots..."
I can connect dots.
Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us
from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father [Gal.
1:4].
"This is another marvelous verse—I can’t rise to the level of it; I will simply
say some things about it.
Jesus Christ “gave himself for our sins.” There is nothing that we can add to
the value of His sacrifice. Nothing! He gave Himself. What do you have to give,
friend? Anything? Can you add anything to His sacrifice? He gave Himself. How
wonderful and glorious that is! I am speechless when I read a verse like this.
He gave Himself! When you give yourself, you have given everything—who you are,
what you have, your time, your talent—everything. He gave Himself. He couldn’t
give any more. Paul just couldn’t wait to say it. Having mentioned Him, he says,
“Who gave himself for our sins.” This is the germ of Paul’s subject.
Paul calls Him, “our Lord Jesus Christ.” He is my Savior. Can you say, “The Lord
is my Shepherd?” It is one thing to say He is a Shepherd; it is another thing to
make it possessive. The Lord is my Shepherd. The Lord is my Savior. Can you say
that He is yours?
Paul goes on to say, “that he might deliver us from this present evil world.”
Notice that the Lord delivers us from this present evil age. There is,
therefore, a present value of the gospel which proves its power and genuineness.
The gospel can deliver you. I have received letters from thousands of folks who
have turned to Christ and have been delivered. They have been delivered from
drugs, from alcohol, and from sex sins. Christ alone can deliver in cases like
that. This proves the genuineness of the gospel. Christ gave Himself for our
sins. He took your place and my place on that cross. He died for us and rose
from the dead “that he might deliver us from this present evil world.”
All we have seen so far does not exhaust the richness of this verse.
Notice that His deliverance is “according to the will of God and our Father.” He
can deliver us—and it will not be according to law. But it must be according to
the will of God, my friend. The will of God is that, after He has saved us, we
are not to live in sin. How wonderful this is! He can deliver us. He wants to
deliver us. He will deliver us, and He will do it according to the will of God.
It is God’s will that you be delivered.
This verse still is not exhausted. Christ gave Himself that He might deliver us
according to the will of God. God can deliver us, but it will not be according
to the Law. It must be according to the will of God, my friend. The will of God
is that when He saves you, you are not to live in sin. He can deliver us and He
wants to deliver us. It is His will that you be delivered. My friend, this is a
verse that makes you feel like throwing your hat in the air, does it not?"
McGee, J. Vernon: Thru the Bible Commentary. electronic ed. Nashville : Thomas
Nelson, 1997, c1981, S. 5:152
