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The First Horseman of the Apocalypse is Not the Antichrist

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(Based on the NT & LXX Greek Texts)

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When is the End of the Age?

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In Hebrews 9:26, the timing of Jesus' death is said to occur "once at the end of the ages" (NKJV) or "once in the end of the world" (KJV). The Contemporary English Version translates it "near the end of time." These are English translations of the Greek expression "hapax epi synteleia ton aionon."

So we need to ask the following question: is the end of the age a reference to the end of the Jewish age, which came to an end with the destruction of the temple in 70 CE, or is it an allusion to the end of human history? In order to determine whether this is literal language, referring to first century Palestine, or figurative, pertaining to the end-times, we must look at how Jesus repeatedly uses this particular phrase in the Greek New Testament, and the specific meaning he attributes to it. This short video features some of the parables of Jesus, with special attention given to the characteristic theme known as "the end of the age."

For more information, watch the above-linked video!

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The Systematic Theology of Eli of Kittim

Systematic theology is a discipline within Christian theology that attempts to synthesize a coherent account of the various doctrines of the Christian faith. It addresses what the Bible teaches about certain doctrines, such as the Word of God, Salvation, and Jesus Christ. Systematic theology is essentially trying to find the “truths” that were laid down in Scripture and to unify the different doctrines under these common truths or “facts.” The Bible urges all Christians to search the Scriptures (Acts 17:11) and to rightly handle the Word of truth (2 Tim. 2:15).

The study of systematic theology offsets our natural tendency to impose our own ideas on Scripture. And it gives us a deeper understanding of what we believe and why we believe it. So it helps us with doctrinal controversies, debates, and apologetics.

However, there are also potential confounds related to such studies because, in trying to formulate a system of theology, certain components may be "forced" into a structure, or even eliminated, in an attempt to maintain the coherence of the system. For example, the role of theology and bias in Bible translation has been addressed in numerous books and discussions. That’s why it is extremely important to get our Christology right! The doctrine of Christ is the beginning and the end of Christian systematic theology. If we don’t have a firm understanding of who Jesus is (i.e. his identity, as well as the timing of his coming), then we will inevitably misinterpret the rest of the Scriptures, and our systematic theology will ultimately be based on confirmation bias rather than objective “truth.”

In this regard, Eli of Kittim’s special revelation and biblical scholarship help us to understand the Scriptural teachings with regard to the person of Christ. The most significant aspects of the doctrine of Christ are his origin and timing. That is to say, Kittim focuses on two key questions. Who is Jesus? And when is the timing of his coming? The answers to these questions inform the rest of Kittim’s systematic theology.

Although Eli of Kittim specializes in Eschatology, he has written on various topics related to Systematic theology, such as Bibliology, Hamartiology, Christology, Soteriology, and Theology proper. But his greatest contribution is his translation and exegesis of Biblical Greek, as well as his emphasis on the Priority of the Epistles. That’s because Kittim’s research has unravelled the mystery of Jesus’ story by focusing exclusively on the Greek New Testament Epistles. According to Kittim, the epistles give us the real Jesus. If you follow the epistles, you'll piece together the whole story!

These concepts were originally communicated to him via special revelation! His is the only view that appropriately combines the end-time messianic expectations of the Jews with Christian scripture! Remarkably, both the Biblical and extrabiblical data support his conclusions. Eli of Kittim himself has done extensive scholarly research to confirm his views. His translation work is especially noteworthy. This new hermeneutic is worthy of serious academic consideration.

In his work, Kittim shows the scriptural basis for each doctrine. He uses a translation and exegesis approach, while taking into account the full scope of biblical scholarship. Thus, he combines special revelation with Scripture! Kittimism, therefore, is a systematic theology and a belief in the Bible as it is interpreted and understood by Eli Kittim!

If you want to explore these themes in greater detail, I highly recommend reading The Little Book of Revelation, which covers all these topics and more: https://www.xlibris.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/597424-the-little-book-of-revelation

Readers are also advised to read Eli of Kittim’s official blog, which acts as a companion study-guide to The Little Book: https://www.tumblr.com/eli-kittim

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The Little Book of Revelation: The First Coming of Jesus at the End of Days

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Does the New Testament prove the deity of Christ?

Question: Does the New Testament prove the deity of Christ?

Answer: Yes, indeed!

Titus 2:13:

τῆς δόξης τοῦ μεγάλου θεοῦ καὶ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν ⸂Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.

Translation:

“the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.”

2 Peter 1:1:

τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν καὶ σωτῆρος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ·

“of our God and savior Jesus Christ.”

What about Colossians 1:15:

“our God and Savior Jesus Christ”

John 1:1 says that “the Word was God,” and in verse 1:3 he says that this Word or Logos is the creator of the universe. Then, in verse 14, John adds that the logos became a human being. All bible scholars know that John depicts Jesus as the pre-incarnate God who took on human flesh.

Similarly, Hebrews 1:2-3 says EXPLICITLY that Jesus is the creator of the universe, “sustaining all things through the power of His word.” There is only 1 God. If that God sustains all things, then obviously there’s no other God.

What about Colossians 1:16:

"For by Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible.”

The phrase ἐν αὐτῷ means both *in him* and *by him* in Greek. And all these verses obviously mean that Jesus is God because no one other than God can create and sustain the universe by himself.

Ok. But what about Philippians 2:6? Philippians 2:6 says that even though Jesus is God, he nevertheless became man and temporarily gave up his status in order to save mankind. The phrase μορφῇ θεοῦ means he had the form or nature of God:

Philippians 2:6:

“Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage.”

Thus in his great humility, God became a nobody; a man of no reputation for our sake.

What about John 1:3 and Hebrews 1:2? Well, God creates by himself. He doesn’t use secondary sources or intermediaries, otherwise they would be God and the creator. Besides, Hebrews 1:2-3 says EXPLICITLY that Jesus is the creator of the universe, “sustaining all things through the power of His word.” If Jesus creates and sustains the universe, then how is he not God? Moreover, John 1:3 says πάντα δι’ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, namely, that all things came into being BY HIM (δι’ αὐτοῦ). And nothing came into being without Christ. And then John goes on to say that Jesus is “Life” itself, which is another way of saying the supreme being or the “ultimate Being” or God. And Hebrews 1:2-3 says EXPLICITLY that Jesus is the creator of the universe, “sustaining all things through the power of His word.” There is only 1 God. If that God sustains all things, then obviously there’s no other God.

What about Colossians 2:9:

ἐν αὐτῷ κατοικεῖ πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα τῆς θεότητος σωματικῶς.

Translation:

Col. 2:9:

“in him the whole fullness of the godhead dwells bodily.”

This means that even in a human body, Jesus is fully God!

Conclusion

There are simply too many passages which corroborate that Jesus is Yahweh. That’s why the New Testament translated YHWH as “Lord” and attributed it to Jesus Christ. The phrases “alpha and omega” and “first and last” that Jesus attributes to himself are Old Testament phrases that refer to Yahweh. Daniel 7:13-14 also talks about Jesus as if he were Yahweh. And Jude 1:5 says in the original Greek New Testament that it was Jesus (YHWH) who led Israel out of Egypt (Ἰησοῦς λαὸν ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου σώσας; cf. 1 Corinthians 10:1-4). That’s why Revelation 1:8 calls Jesus the almighty (παντοκράτωρ) who is coming to earth. Hence why Jesus says “I and the father are one” (John 10:30).

So, when we add up the accumulated New Testament proof texts, the evidence is overwhelming that Jesus is in fact God (cf. John 14:1)!

There is also corroborating evidence about the deity of the messiah in the Old Testament as well (see Leviticus 26:12; Zechariah 2:10; 12:10; Micah 5:2; Daniel 7:13-14; Isaiah 9:6; 53:3-5; Psalm 2:12; 110:1)! But that’s another topic for another day!

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We Need Revelation Not Religion

Eli Kittim

I grew up in the Greek Orthodox Church. But I had an encounter with God that profoundly changed my life. I realized that the transformation and rebirth that both Jesus and Paul are talking about is personal and life-changing. It's similar to what happened to Paul. He did not meet Jesus in the church or in the synagogue, but on a dirty road to Damascus. The same holds true for the faithful in the upper room, on whom the Holy Spirit fell during Pentecost. They were in a secular place when the spirit transformed them.

Today, I am neither Protestant nor Greek Orthodox. Both of these wonderful traditions have important things to teach us. But my main concern is that we do not replace the truth of Christ with doctrines and rituals, or the church. The Protestant doctrine of Sola Scriptura, as important as it is, doesn’t mean that the Bible has the final say in all matters. The Spirit that inspired the Bible is the ultimate authority on all matters, not the Bible.

Neither does church tradition have equal or greater authority than the Holy Spirit. In scripture, infallibility is never mentioned as the prerogative of the subsequent church leaders who would succeed the apostles. In fact, scripture warns that many religious leaders would eventually err, and we know from history that the church tradition has not always held correct teachings. Thus, it’s a stretch, and somewhat irresponsible, to say that church tradition has the final say in all matters. The Spirit that inspired the church is the ultimate authority on all matters, not the church.

Neither is the church equal to Christ, or superior to Christ. The Pope recently made a shocking statement that it is dangerous to seek a personal relationship with Christ outside the Church. His statement implies that there is no salvation outside the Church. This is an aberration and a distortion of scripture, making the church in effect a savior and superior to Christ. As if without the authority and permission of the church, Christ can do nothing.

Christ is the Savior; not the Church. Nor is Sola Scriptura the ultimate authority. There is no verse in scripture that verifies this claim. Without the Holy Spirit’s divine revelation, we are lost and will consequently end up misinterpreting scripture. I am keenly aware of the fact that there are many inauthentic revelations and false prophets floating around. It’s sometimes difficult, if not impossible, to figure out which revelations are true and which are not. We must therefore steer away from some inordinate excesses of the pentecostal and charismatic circles——and their imitations of spiritual gifts, such as being “slain in the spirit” or “speaking in gibberish tongues”——and find the authentic divine revelations that really do come from the Holy Spirit. I John 4:1 reminds us to be vigilant and cautious:

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

But as Dr. Michael Brown has said in his book Authentic Fire, we must return to the truth of the Scriptures in the fullness of the Spirit. In fact, Jesus reminds us that it is the Spirit, not the Bible or the church, that is the ultimate authority on all matters. John 16:13 reads:

“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.”

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What Do You Think of When You Hear the Name Eli Kittim?: The Priority of the Epistles

When you hear the name NT Wright, you immediately think of the New perspective on Paul. When you hear the name Michael Heiser, the divine council comes to mind. When someone mentions the name L.A. Marzulli, the word Nephilim pops into your head.

But what do you think of when you hear the name Eli Kittim? The key phrase that should immediately come to mind is The Priority of the Epistles. That’s because Kittim’s research has unravelled the mystery of Jesus’ story by focusing exclusively on the Greek New Testament Epistles. According to Kittim, the epistles give us the real Jesus. If you follow the epistles, you'll piece together the whole story!

If we could summarize Eli Kittim’s entire body of work in just one word, what would it be? It would be the word Epistles! Eli has put them back on the map! After tradition initially rejected the priority of the epistles in favor of the gospels——even though the former comprised some of the earliest writings of the New Testament——this bible scholar has decided to put them back on the table following a change in research methodology with special emphasis on the Greek text. Follow his work to gain further insights.

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Christ, Antichrist, and the Coming Apocalypse

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Eli Kittim is a Bible scholar and an award-winning author of the Nonfiction Book, The Little Book of Revelation: The First Coming of Jesus at the End of Days. He has published articles in numerous prestigious journals and websites, including Rapture Ready, the Journal of Higher Criticism, The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, the Aegean Review (which has published work by Jorge Luis Borges, Lawrence Durrell, Truman Capote, and Alice Bloom) , and the International Poetry Review (a literary translation journal that has published work by Philip Sherrard), among others. Eli Kittim has studied Biblical Studies at Koinonia Institute and Liberty University's John W. Rawlings School of Divinity. He was born in Athens, Greece, but now lives in New York.

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Eli Kittim: New Testament Exegete

Kittim’s Eschatology: The Kittim Method

Eli of Kittim is the author of the award-winning book The Little Book of Revelation: The First Coming of Jesus at the End of Days, and a former contributor to the Journal of Higher Criticism, and Rapture Ready, which has published work by Billy Crone, David Reagan, Jan Markell, Thomas Ice, Thomas Horn, Bill Salus, Jonathan Cahn, Randall Price, John McTernan, Tim LaHaye, Ron Rhodes, Renald Showers, & Paul McGuire.

Eli of Kittim’s work is grounded on the original language of the New Testament. It pulls the rug from under a great deal of what passes for scholarship these days. But his work is also based on a revelation from Mount Sinai! So, it is both inspired and scholarly. According to Kittim, a view must be based on revelation, with scholarship added. Otherwise it is grounded on guesswork and conjecture.

Eli Kittim’s conclusion that the New Testament is essentially a collection of prophecies which will culminate in the last days, rather than a record of past events, is groundbreaking, challenging the hermeneutical assumptions of the status quo! It deserves serious consideration, otherwise we’re either dealing with consensus theology or downright academic dishonesty.

To examine his evidence (The Kittim Method), see the following materials:

1). What if the crucifixion of Christ is a future event? (Video)

This is based on translation and exegesis of the Greek New Testament

2). When is the end of the age? (Article)

This is based on word studies of parallel passages and verbal agreements in the New Testament