Without Excuse: Apologetics Blog

The ancient Galilean wedding ceremony is the model for the rapture, specifically the pre-trib rapture. When the Scriptures are compared to the Galilean wedding ceremony, it explains the purpose of the rapture, why the church won’t go through the tribulation, and puts certain biblical passages into proper context. There are very few who understand the significance of the Galilean wedding ceremony, and even fewer who understand the parallels with the pre-trib rapture. That significance, however, would not have been lost on Jesus or His disciples, all of whom were Galilean except for Judas. Nor would it have been lost on the Galileans of the first century, whom Jesus spent most of His time around. It may be no coincidence that Jesus’ first recorded miracle was turning water into wine at a Galilean wedding. It was as if He was trying to draw attention to the wedding for reasons that will soon become apparent. It’s been said that Jesus taught about the resurrection but not the rapture. Ye...

Aliens are a hot topic these days with talks of government disclosures and a secret meeting involving U.S. military intelligence and several prominent pastors ( See here ). The question is, are aliens real? And if they are, how should we understand them as Christians, and what should our response be? I will include excerpts from a book I wrote entitled " Fallen: Legacy of the Watchers and Nephilim ." Do I believe aliens exist, as in non-human entities? Yes, but not in the way they are understood today. Strictly speaking, angels and demons could be classified as "aliens" as they are non-human entities. The Bible describes several such classifications, including seraphim and cherubim. So, clearly, there are other beings out there that God created besides humans. Some of which we know about and others that we may not know about. One particular entity of interest that the Bible does mention is the Watchers: "Shrouded in mystery, the enigmatic figures known as Watch...

I have created yet another blog entitled " The Immortal Soul: A Response to Soul Sleep " (although it might change in the future). It is intended to both refute soul sleep and support the immortal soul. It has several blogs that I originally posted here but have since refined. I wanted to put them into a single blog to act as a digital book of sorts for free.

Should Christians be pacifists? This is a pertinent question for a believer. It was Christ, after all, who commanded us to "turn the other cheek" (Mat 5:39), "love your neighbor" (Mark 12:31), and "love your enemies" (Mat 5:44). Some have taken this to the extremes, becoming pacifists. They eschew any forms of violence, whether that be wars or self-defense, even to the point of martyrdom. I, however, will take a different position. Firstly, we should emulate Christ in how we treat one another on an interpersonal level. We are commanded to love our enemies, but that doesn't infer that we should let them do us harm. Many Christians have been martyred as a result of following Christ, and they will be held in high esteem by God, but it was never a commandment for us to be martyred. God put a survival instinct into every living creature for a reason. Even the most docile animal will fight back if it is cornered. Thus, the use of self-defense with force is j...

Some Christians believe that the Jews have been replaced by the Church and the modern state of Israel is of no importance. But the reaction from the world would tell a very different story. Let's take Israel, for example. Why is the whole world so focused and passionate about a tiny strip of land the size of New Jersey? Why is Israel so vilified? There's no other country that comes close to the kind of vitriol that Israel receives. I'm sure if you asked them, they would provide some answer. But it still wouldn't explain why they are so invested in a country that none of them have probably been to and have no connections with. And why are people so laser-focused on the Jews? They are the most scrutinized people in history as well as the most hated. For the last couple thousand years, they have faced discrimination, persecution, genocide, and attempted genocide throughout the ages. Yet while other ethnic groups like the Hittites, Jebusites, Edomites, and all the other “it...

How did we get here? There are really only two possibilities. Either we were created, or we evolved. That's it. There is no third possibility (at least none with any credibility). So, let's focus on a few of the problems of evolution. This is far from an exhaustive list; it is merely eight major reasons why I don't believe evolution is a viable option for any reason. 1. Evolution is a theory that can't be proven using the scientific method. In the scientific method, you form your hypothesis and then test it with experiments to determine if it's true or not. But with evolution, there's nothing to test. It can't be duplicated in the lab; therefore, it can't be proven. That also highlights a big problem for evolution. If life was so simple to start by happenstance, we should be able to add a few crucial ingredients and create new life in the lab, but that hasn't been the case. Some people will point to evidence of a moth changing colors or insects becom...