Papers by Robert Dean, Jr
Bibliotheca Sacra, 2011
Detailed analysis of the chronological issues in the three series of judgments--seals, trumpets, ... more Detailed analysis of the chronological issues in the three series of judgments--seals, trumpets, bowls--in Revelation. Takes the view that the first two are in the first half of the Tribulation, and the bowl judgments are in the second half. This paper is the unedited, and the author believes, a more understandable version, than the edited version which appeared in BibSac, 168 (2011).
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Chafer Theological Journal, 2001
Evaluates the key words of John 15:1-6, "in Me," abide, lift up, to determine if these are believ... more Evaluates the key words of John 15:1-6, "in Me," abide, lift up, to determine if these are believers or unbelievers. The conclusion is that the branches are all believers and the contrast of abding or not abiding is fellowship with God. The conclusion states that abiding is a necessary and sufficient condition for spiritual fruit production. The second part of the series will compare this to Gal 5:16ff. The conclusion is that only a free grace, dispensational understanding of these texts is consistent with lexicography and context. And thus this represents the, not a, dispensational view of sanctification.
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The Popular Handbook on the Rapture, 2011
Three scripture passages irrefutably prove the pre-tribulation Rapture. Together these verses ans... more Three scripture passages irrefutably prove the pre-tribulation Rapture. Together these verses answer the who, what, when, where, and how questions concerning the Rapture of the Church. The central passage, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, details the sequence of events at the Rapture and the correlation between the resurrection of the bodies of dead Church Age believers and the Rapture of living saints. Paul borrows language from Jesus' statement in John 14:1-3 which identifies the destination of the resurrected and raptured Church. First Corinthians 15:50-58 reveals details of the duration and purpose of our transformation at the Rapture and confirms the sequence of events between the resurrection of dead and living Church Age believers. These three passages are not the only scriptural basis for the pre-tribulational rapture, but together they provide a confident foundation that our future blessed hope precedes the Tribulation, Daniel's seventieth week.1 What Happens When the Lord Returns (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) The apostle Paul penned two short epistles to the persecuted Thessalonica congregation to answer their questions concerning their loved ones who died before the return of Jesus. His purpose was to comfort and encourage rather than to warn or alarm (1 Thessalonians 4:13; 5:11). Paul states he already taught them about future events in God's plan, and thus they had no need know more about the "times and seasons" (1 Thessalonians 5:1). Since Jesus had used this exact phrase when He responded to the disciples' inquiry about when He would restore the kingdom (Acts 1:6), He then replied that they were not to know the times and seasons. Such a difference, from not being informed to being informed, can be explained only by realizing that at the time of Acts 1 certain prophetic details were yet to be revealed.2 Paul's writing of 1 Thessalonians twenty years later indicates many of these details had been divinely disclosed.
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Believe and Confess: Does the Bible teach a Two-Step Way to Salvation, 2016
Analysis and interpretation of Rom 10:9-10. Does the Bible Teach that a person must confess publi... more Analysis and interpretation of Rom 10:9-10. Does the Bible Teach that a person must confess publicly in order to be saved.
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Drafts by Robert Dean, Jr
Does the popular interpretation of the "angels" in the seven letters of Rev 2&3 that these are th... more Does the popular interpretation of the "angels" in the seven letters of Rev 2&3 that these are the pastors of the church, stand up to lexical and contextual scrutiny?
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Demonstrates the fallacies of Robertson's interpretation of Romans 11. Argues for a future, liter... more Demonstrates the fallacies of Robertson's interpretation of Romans 11. Argues for a future, literal, restoration and regeneration of the Jewish people from a premillennial, pre-tribulational, classic dispensational viewpoint. Presented in 2004 at the Pre-Trib Rapture Study Group in Dallas, TX.
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