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March 28th 2005, 10:17 PM
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The Bible Answer Man and Co-Author of The Last Disciple Speaks Out
Carol Stream, IL, March 28, 2005 – The NBC television network continues
to garner widespread media attention for its upcoming six-episode
series entitled, “Revelations,” an end-times thriller purportedly based
on the New Testament book of Revelation.
According to The New York Times, the premiere, scheduled for April 13,
“follows the efforts of Sister Josepha Montifiore, a globe-trotting nun
played by Natascha McElhone, and Dr. Richard Massey, a Harvard
astrophysicist played by Bill Pullman, to determine whether the end of
the world is indeed near.”
Hank Hanegraaff, known as “The Bible Answer Man,” is concerned about
the faulty theology the show presents. Hanegraaff’s recent novel The
Last Disciple, co-authored with Sigmund Brouwer, expresses a much
different interpretation of end-times theology, including the belief
that all of the New Testament was written to a First Century audience
and many (but not all) of the prophecies of the Revelation have been
fulfilled.
“'Revelations' … must rely on biblical illiteracy for its success and
cruelly takes advantage of the fear mongering that permeates our
society, “ said Hanegraaff. “Tragically, popular prophecy pundits and
much of the mass media ignore the cultural and historical context of
the Bible and foster a profoundly misinformed interpretation of
biblical prophecy. The stakes are far larger than most realize, leading
millions to misunderstand even the central message of the Bible and its
strong emphasis on hope throughout the troubles of all the ages.”
Following is Hanegraaff’s complete response to “Revelations”—the NBC
miniseries:
The upcoming television miniseries Revelations, like many novels
written on the same theme, must rely on biblical illiteracy for its
success and cruelly takes advantage of the fear mongering
that permeates our society. The basic premise is that we can know we
are in the biblical end times by reading the Bible along side today's
newspapers. In the premiere episode, the leading Christian character, a
renegade Roman Catholic nun and Oxford scholar, declares, "all of the
signs and symbols set forth in the Bible are currently in place for the
end of days." Earlier in the program, across the screen had appeared
the words, "The sun will turn to darkness and the moon will turn to
blood...For in one hour thy judgment come"
(Revelation 6:12 ;18:10). Tragically, popular prophecy pundits and
much of the mass media ignore the cultural and historical context of
the Bible and foster a profoundly misinformed interpretation of
biblical prophecy. The stakes are far larger than most realize, leading
millions to misunderstand even the central message of the Bible and its
strong emphasis on hope throughout the troubles of all the ages.
Among the many specific biblical and theological errors conveyed in
the miniseries is a diminished view of the authority and power of Jesus
Christ, who is thought to need protection by a renegade Catholic
organization from the stalking Antichrist, though the Bible teaches
that through his resurrection from the dead the Lord Jesus has all
authority in heaven and earth (Matthew 28:18). Furthermore, in
Revelations the Devil is virtually deified, manifesting near
omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence, creating an implicit
dualism in which good and evil are equal and opposite forces; for
example, the Devil controls the weather and an efficient
worldwide conspiratorial satanic network. The Bible, however, teaches
that the Devil is a created being whose knowledge and power
is restricted to only what God allows him. As well, in Revelations
there is a literalistic interpretation of prophetic passages that
violates the natural intention of those passages; for example,
the verse cited above, "The sun will turn to darkness and the moon will
turn to blood...", is interpreted as conveying the end of space and
time, yet in its biblical context this passage constitutes hyperbolic
language of divine judgment directed to the generation alive during the
first century AD to convey what was then the near-future destruction
of Jerusalem that occurred in AD 70 as a result of ancient Israel's
rejection of Messiah -- not the end of the entire world!
###
To schedule an interview or for more information contact:
Angela Fox
The Resource Agency
Public Relations Manager
616 Bradley Court
Franklin, TN 37067
615-599-2777 ext. 236
The Bible Answer Man and Co-Author of The Last Disciple Speaks Out
Carol Stream, IL, March 28, 2005 – The NBC television network continues
to garner widespread media attention for its upcoming six-episode
series entitled, “Revelations,” an end-times thriller purportedly based
on the New Testament book of Revelation.
According to The New York Times, the premiere, scheduled for April 13,
“follows the efforts of Sister Josepha Montifiore, a globe-trotting nun
played by Natascha McElhone, and Dr. Richard Massey, a Harvard
astrophysicist played by Bill Pullman, to determine whether the end of
the world is indeed near.”
Hank Hanegraaff, known as “The Bible Answer Man,” is concerned about
the faulty theology the show presents. Hanegraaff’s recent novel The
Last Disciple, co-authored with Sigmund Brouwer, expresses a much
different interpretation of end-times theology, including the belief
that all of the New Testament was written to a First Century audience
and many (but not all) of the prophecies of the Revelation have been
fulfilled.
“'Revelations' … must rely on biblical illiteracy for its success and
cruelly takes advantage of the fear mongering that permeates our
society, “ said Hanegraaff. “Tragically, popular prophecy pundits and
much of the mass media ignore the cultural and historical context of
the Bible and foster a profoundly misinformed interpretation of
biblical prophecy. The stakes are far larger than most realize, leading
millions to misunderstand even the central message of the Bible and its
strong emphasis on hope throughout the troubles of all the ages.”
Following is Hanegraaff’s complete response to “Revelations”—the NBC
miniseries:
The upcoming television miniseries Revelations, like many novels
written on the same theme, must rely on biblical illiteracy for its
success and cruelly takes advantage of the fear mongering
that permeates our society. The basic premise is that we can know we
are in the biblical end times by reading the Bible along side today's
newspapers. In the premiere episode, the leading Christian character, a
renegade Roman Catholic nun and Oxford scholar, declares, "all of the
signs and symbols set forth in the Bible are currently in place for the
end of days." Earlier in the program, across the screen had appeared
the words, "The sun will turn to darkness and the moon will turn to
blood...For in one hour thy judgment come"
(Revelation 6:12 ;18:10). Tragically, popular prophecy pundits and
much of the mass media ignore the cultural and historical context of
the Bible and foster a profoundly misinformed interpretation of
biblical prophecy. The stakes are far larger than most realize, leading
millions to misunderstand even the central message of the Bible and its
strong emphasis on hope throughout the troubles of all the ages.
Among the many specific biblical and theological errors conveyed in
the miniseries is a diminished view of the authority and power of Jesus
Christ, who is thought to need protection by a renegade Catholic
organization from the stalking Antichrist, though the Bible teaches
that through his resurrection from the dead the Lord Jesus has all
authority in heaven and earth (Matthew 28:18). Furthermore, in
Revelations the Devil is virtually deified, manifesting near
omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence, creating an implicit
dualism in which good and evil are equal and opposite forces; for
example, the Devil controls the weather and an efficient
worldwide conspiratorial satanic network. The Bible, however, teaches
that the Devil is a created being whose knowledge and power
is restricted to only what God allows him. As well, in Revelations
there is a literalistic interpretation of prophetic passages that
violates the natural intention of those passages; for example,
the verse cited above, "The sun will turn to darkness and the moon will
turn to blood...", is interpreted as conveying the end of space and
time, yet in its biblical context this passage constitutes hyperbolic
language of divine judgment directed to the generation alive during the
first century AD to convey what was then the near-future destruction
of Jerusalem that occurred in AD 70 as a result of ancient Israel's
rejection of Messiah -- not the end of the entire world!
###
To schedule an interview or for more information contact:
Angela Fox
The Resource Agency
Public Relations Manager
616 Bradley Court
Franklin, TN 37067
615-599-2777 ext. 236