Without Excuse: Apologetics Blog

Ruth and Boaz The story of Ruth and Boaz is a picture of the rapture. The story begins with a Jewish woman named Naomi who losses everything when her husband dies and she decides to return to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth, whose husband also died. In Bethlehem a relative of Naomi named Boaz falls in love with Ruth and eventually they marry. In the process Noami's land and position is redeemed under Jewish law. Naomi, a Jew, is a picture of Israel left alone and destitute. Ruth, a gentile, is a picture of the gentile church. Boaz, a Jew, is a picture of the Messiah. Boaz was a kinsmen redeemer for Ruth, whom he took as his bride. Likewise Christ is our kinsmen redeemer who will take us, the church, as His Bride. During Wheat harvest a threshing board was used to separate cereals from their straw. Incidentally the Latin word for this farm instrument was called a tribulum, which is where we get the English word tribulation. Before the wheat harvest we find Ruth...

Issac and his marriage to Rebekah Issaac as a type of Jesus: As Isaac is a type of Jesus we also see parallels between Isaac's life and Jesus' life: Both were children of promise (Gen 15:4, Isa 7:14) Both births were pronounced (Gen 18:10; Luk 1:30-31) Both were named before their birth (Gen 17:19, Mat 1:31) Both were a miraculous birth. Sarah was old and barren, Mary was a virgin. Both were called the "only Son" (Gen 22:2; Heb 11:17 and John 3:16) Both were mocked and persecuted by there own kindred. (Gen 21:9-10; Gal 4:28-29; Mat 27:29) Neither had broken any laws deserving of death (Gen 22:2; Matt 27:24) . Isaac carried his the wood on which he was to die (Gen 22:6), Jesus carried his own Crucifixion stake. (John 19:17) Issac went willingly to the alter (Gen 22:9;), Jesus went willingly to His Crucifixion. (John 10:17) Issac was taken to Golgotha on Mt. Moriah (Gen 22:1-2), Jesus was taken to Golgotha on Mt. Moriah Both were given up by their fath...

The typology of Joseph as a picture of the Messiah Joesph can be see as type of Messiah in that there lives had many parallels. For example: Joseph\Jesus Joseph was a Shepherd (Gen 37:2) Jesus was a Shepherd (Jh 10-11) Loved by the Father (Gen 37:3) This is my beloved Son (Mt 3:17) Brethren did not believe him (Gen 37:5) Neither did the brethren believe in Him (Jn 7:5) Brethren hated him (Gen 37:4) They hated both Me and my Father (Jn 15:24) Brethren rejected his reign (Gen 37:8) We will not have this man reign (Lk 19:14) Conspired against him (Gen 37:23) Took counsel against Him (Mt 27:1) They stripped him (Gen 37:23) They stripped Him (Mt 27:28) Sat down and watched him (Gen 37:25) Sitting down they watched Him (Mt 27:36) Sold for silver (Gen 37:28) Sold for silver (Mt 26:15) Everything prospered in his hands (Gen 39:3) and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hands (Isa 53:10) All things were put into his hands (Gen 39:4-8) Hath given al...

Noah and the flood\Shadrach Meshach and Abednego: We get the English word rapture from the Latin word  rapiēmur, which is a translation of the Greek word harpazo which means to catch up, take by force, catch away, pluck, catch, pull. The premise of the pre-trib rapture is built on the foundation that the righteous are always spared God's Judgement\tribulation. The story of Noah illustrates this point. Note there is a distinction between tribulation that comes from the world, and tribulation that comes from God. The Lord called Noah a righteous man (Gen 7:1) and found "grace" in His eyes. He was also a gentile, keep this in mind for later. Noah is a "type" of a believer. Before God brought judgement upon the world He had Noah build an Ark to escape the flood waters. The Ark can be seen as a type of rapture. The righteous were sparred God's judgement and kept "high above the earth" and not on it. Seven's are also repeated often in...