Filter results by source database — Scripture Commentary, Theology, Mike Winger, or Pulpit. Click a tab to narrow to one database.

...more
All (14) Mike Winger (14)
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Women prophesying congregationally in the Bible — some speech to mixed groups is permitted

Mike uses biblical prophecy as evidence women can speak in congregational settings.

1 Corinthians 11 Luke 2 Acts 21 Deborah 1 Corinthians 11 women prophesying
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-14

Bethel's prophetic culture is social engineering — a formula developed through experimentation and exported to other churches worldwide

Mike's meta-level analysis of what Bethel is doing with prophecy

Bethel Church spiritual gifts social engineering
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-14

Bethel's rule that prophecy must only encourage — inconsistent with biblical prophecy, which often includes rebuke; also leads to 'prophetic art,' 'prophetic dance,' and 'destiny cards'

Mike critiques the artificial filter on prophecy and traces its trajectory into increasingly strange practices

Kris Vallotton Bethel Church prophecy
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Q&A: Minimum requirements for a prophecy to count as fulfilled

Viewer asks what minimum criteria a prophecy must meet to be considered fulfilled, referencing Aaron Ra's outro

Apologetics methodology Criteria for fulfilled prophecy Biblical prophecy standards
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-11

Reason 5 affirmed and answered: Fulfilled prophecy is the correct test for biblical inspiration, and the Bible passes it

The skeptic argues that an inspired Bible would contain specific, verifiable prophecies — but calls biblical prophecies 'feeble in the extreme.'

Ezekiel Matthew 24 fulfilled prophecy Ezekiel Matthew 24
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-25

Preterism as one response to the 'failed prophet' problem

Mike introduces preterism as the main alternative to his own futurist interpretation, with no intent to attack preterists.

preterism full preterism partial preterism
Mike Winger idea 2018-09-05

Ra's appeal to Quranic prophecy is self-refuting: the Quran's 'best' examples either copy Old Testament passages Ra already called invalid, or are too vague (Donald Trump in Surah 68).

Ra attempts to relativize biblical prophecy by arguing the Quran has equally valid (or better) fulfilled prophecy.

Ezekiel 26 Isaiah 53 Psalm 22 Islam apologetics Bible prophecy
Mike Winger idea 2018-09-05

God has a future national plan for Israel, but that does not require uncritical support for every Israeli political action. Christians should be cautious about both Israeli and Palestinian media narratives.

Viewer question about pro-Palestinian Christians who vilify the modern State of Israel.

gospel eschatology Bible prophecy
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-07

Valid prophecy requires dateable pre-event writing. Manuscript evidence (e.g., Dead Sea Scrolls) places Isaiah and the Psalms before Jesus, making their messianic content genuine prediction rather than post-hoc composition. This distinguishes biblical prophecy from the Book of Mormon or Quran examples.

Dead Sea Scrolls prophecy apologetics
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-15

Q&A: Winger has not fully responded to Digital Hammurabi's rebuttal of his Tyre prophecy video — discusses the two main counter-points

Apologetics discussion about Ezekiel's Tyre prophecy

Ezekiel apologetics Ezekiel biblical prophecy
Mike Winger idea 2019-10-02

Christianity verified by public revelation, not private imagination — this is where it shines in apologetics

Positive case for Christianity emerging from the critique of pluralism

apologetics evidence for Christianity biblical prophecy
Mike Winger idea 2020-09-15

The "outsider test of faith" (apply your reasons for rejecting Thor to Christianity) backfires for informed Christians because the evidence for Christianity specifically doesn't work for pagan deities.

Responding to the street epistemology version of argument 1

Luke Barnes William Lane Craig biblical prophecy William Lane Craig
Mike Winger idea 2022-01-28

Discerning Extrabiblical Prophecies: When should extrabiblical prophecy be accepted or rejected? I don’t know how to discern or “test the spirits,” and I don’t want to be overly dismissive, even if the claims seem astonishing.

Q&A question: Discerning Extrabiblical Prophecies

prophecy
Mike Winger idea 2023-10-17

Conflict in Israel – Eschatological Significance?: Is the war going on in Israel right now part of a biblical prophecy?

Q&A question: Conflict in Israel – Eschatological Significance?

prophecy eschatology