because Jack completely abandoned his usual End Time show
for some old timey preachin' much to the dismay of his
late-night audience. =( And he didn't even mention N.
(what a bummer) So...
Dear Jack,
Ok, look, I realize that you are a bit sensitive about being labeled a
doom-n-gloom,
end-of-teh-world preacher. And...ok, maybe I wasn't very nice about
pointing
out your flagrant semantic denial on APN.
Here's the thing: for the better part of your TV career, your bread
and butter
have been pointing out to your late night audience that the Kingdom
of God is near. Not in the same way that other preachers do,
but in a more...umm....what's the word I'm looking for...
SCI FI kind of way. I don't mean that as a put-down.
It is still scriptural. But I mean, let's face it. It is far more
entertaining
(read INTERESTING) to hear about the current fulfillment of end-time
prophecy than it is to hear about what will happen at that
nebulous time "when you die."
What I mean is that for some people, the message that
Christ's return is imminent is exactly what they need. Now,
let's say that you are wrong. Let's say that Christ will
return in ....87 years. Does this make your program
any less effective in bringing people to the Lord?
The Kingdom of God is near because our lives
are short. So why not use your interpretation
to dramatize that point? After all, you might
just be right.
See, some people need Billy Graham. Some people
need Jack Van Impe. If God needed another Billy
Graham, he'd make one.
So let's put the imitation
back on the shelf, and get back to being JVI of JVIM.
You make a poor Billy Graham, but you make
a great Jack Van Impe.
S~
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