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Originally Posted by Sam

With the earthquakes and tsunamis in the news and the various wars in various countries, some think these things point to a "time of the end." We have folk on here who are preterist, pre-trib, mid-trib, post trib, dispensationalists, covenanters, replacement theologians, etc.

On facebook, David K. Bernard recently said:
"We must maintain genuine humility in studying prophecy. It is the nature of prophecy that some things remain obscure or ambiguous."

1. Do you agree with this statement?

Always maintain humility and open mindedness that we may be wrong. I have never seen people as obstinate and stubborn to change views as in the issue of prophecy.

I believe every word in the Bible is not meant to remain ambiguous. God wishes us to receive understanding and be blessed while hearing the Revelation. That does not mean, contrary to some opinions, that there is a blessing in hearing someone read it without ever being able to learn it. Jesus spoke of Parables and said we have to have ears to hear it, or to UNDERSTANDING AND RECEIVE IT. It is only our fleshliness that causes prophecy to remain ambiguous.

2. Do you think a person can be a preterist or a dispensationalist, or a pre-tribber and still make it to Heaven?

Yes. Salvation is not based upon how we interpret futuristic prophecy.