Volume 27, Number 1 Spring 2016 The First Resurrection in Revelation 20 MATT WAYMEYER The Identity of the Little Horn in Daniel 8: Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Rome, or the Antichrist? MARK A. HASSLER A Sin Offering Lying in the Doorway?: A Minority Interpretation of Genesis 4:6–8 CHRIS BURNETT Did Edward Irving Invent the Pre-Trib Rapture View? THOMAS ICE Inerrancy and Church History: Is Inerrancy a Modern Invention? JONATHAN MOORHEAD TMS.edu THE MASTER’S SEMINARY JOURNAL published by THE MASTER’S SEMINARY John MacArthur, President Irvin A. Busenitz, Dean of Faculty Edited for the Faculty: Irvin A. Busenitz John MacArthur Nathan A. Busenitz Richard L. Mayhue Keith H. Essex James Mook F. David Farnell Bryan J. Murphy Michael A. Grisanti Kelly T. Osborne Gregory H. Harris Michael J. Vlach Brad Klassen Mark Zhakevich by Irvin A. Busenitz, Executive Editor Michael J. Vlach, Editor Garry D. 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This periodical is indexed in the ATLA Religion Database® and it is also included in the full-text ATLASerials® (ATLAS®) collection. Both are products of the American Theological Library Association, 300 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606, E-mail: [email protected], and www.atla.com. Copyright is waived if photocopied articles are for use in a classroom or local congregation and if the number of copies does not exceed one hundred which are distributed free and include the notice “Copyright (year). Reprinted from The Master’s Seminary Journal.” For any other use, such as posting on the Internet, advance permission is required. ISSN #1066-3959 Volume 27 Spring 2016 Number 1 The Master’s Seminary Journal CONTENTS Editorial ............................................................................................................... 1-2 Irvin A. Busenitz The First Resurrection in Revelation 20 ............................................................. 3-32 Matt Waymeyer The Identity of the Little Horn in Daniel 8: Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Rome, or the Antichrist? ..................................................................................... 33–44 Mark A. Hassler A Sin Offering Lying in the Doorway?: A Minority Interpretation of Genesis 4:6–8 ................................................................................................... 45-55 Chris Burnett Did Edward Irving Invent the Pre-Trib Rapture View? ..................................... 57-73 Thomas Ice Inerrancy and Church History: Is Inerrancy a Modern Invention? .................. 75-90 Jonathan Moorhead Reviews ................................................................................................................. 91-109 Mitchell Bard Death to the Infidels .............................................................................................. 91-95 Reviewed by Gregory H. Harris Victor H. Matthews The Cultural World of the Bible: An Illustrated Guide to Manners and Customs ......................................................................................................... 95-96 Reviewed by Mark A. Hassler Craig Ott, Stephen J. Strauss, and Timothy C. Tennent Encountering Theology of Mission: Biblical Foundations, Historical Developments, and Contemporary Issues ....................................................................................... 96-98 Reviewed by Jonathan Moorhead Sean A. Adams and Seth M. Ehorn Composite Citations in Antiquity .......................................................................... 98-102 Reviewed by Brent Belford Tremper Longman III Job ........................................................................................................................ 102-105 Reviewed by William D. Barrick Alec Motyer Psalms by the Day ............................................................................................... 105-108 Reviewed by William D. Barrick Leen and Kathleen Ritmeyer Jerusalem: The Temple Mount ............................................................................. 108-109 Reviewed by Michael A. Grisanti MSJ 27/1 (Spring 2016) 1–2 EDITORIAL Almost a century ago, Robert Frost penned his now-famous poem, “The Road Less Traveled.” The poem concludes: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” I couldn’t help but think of these well-known lines when The Master’s Semi- nary gathered a few weeks ago to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Board members, fac- ulty, students and guests gathered into a packed family center to commemorate the occasion, to reflect on the first three decades, and to give thanks for God’s abundant blessings. The evening culminated in a farewell address by Dr. Richard Mayhue as he reflected on God’s sovereign greatness in the history of TMS. For more than a quarter century, he gave leadership to the seminary, orchestrating its growth to over 400 students and 1,600 graduates who are ministering in 45 countries on six conti- nents. Like the traveler in Robert Frost’s poem, the seminary was born in the midst of an onslaught of divergent influences. It stood at a crossroads. Pragmatism was rapidly infiltrating the world of seminary education. In an attempt to produce a contemporary pastoral model that would make churches grow quickly, seminaries were being lured down the path of expediency without fully assessing the deadly consequences of abandoning the timeless, scriptural prescriptions for the church. With the NT blueprint for the church being rapidly replaced by models that had far more to do with marketing, demographics, and sociological influences than with God’s truth in Scripture, the time was right for a new seminary to be born—a semi- nary committed to developing its curriculum around a biblically defensible theology of ministry. As noted nineteenth-century seminary professor Benjamin Warfield ex- pressed: “A low view of the functions of ministry will naturally carry with it a low conception of the training necessary for it. And a high view of the functions of ministry on evangelical lines inevitably produces a high conception of the training which is needed to prepare men for the exercise of these high functions.”1 Choosing the road less traveled, TMS resolved to maintain a high view of the ministry and, in doing so, bound itself to three commitments. First, the seminary committed to provide an environment that fosters the building of godly character in the lives of the men. Understanding that Scripture clearly marks godly character as the cornerstone of every truly lasting ministry, the seminary led a renewed commit- ment to this biblical prerequisite by, among other things, incorporating discipleship 1 Benjamin B. Warfield, “Our Seminary Curriculum: What Ought It to Be?” The Bible Student and Teacher XI, no. 1 (July to December, 1909): 182. 1 2 | Editorial groups into its curriculum. The administration, faculty, and staff were convinced that godly church leaders respond best to the sanctifying work of God’s Spirit, who em- powers the treasures of the Word, ignites the fires of spiritual passion, sharpens the eye of visionary leadership, and strengthens the hand of service. It all begins with godly character. Ministry cannot do without it. Second, the seminary committed itself to expanding the depth and breadth of biblical knowledge in each student. Carl Henry has observed, “No Christian move- ment can impact society if its leaders are ignorant of or continually undermining the veracity and applicability of its charter documents.”2 Without a facility in the original languages, one is left to interpret the Bible subjectively, never certain of the accuracy of one’s own conclusions or the reliability of a commentator’s assertions. Without a linguistic facility in biblical Greek and Hebrew and a theological framework forged in the fires of exegesis and hammered out on the anvil of faithful study, the next generation of seminary trained pastors would be unable to provide their congrega- tions with a secure anchor to weather “every wind of doctrine.” Third, the seminary committed itself to developing and enhancing the ministry skills of each student. The dictionary notes that “seminary” is derived from “semi- nal,” which means “seed-plot.” Understanding that the seminary is a garden, a pro- tected place where plants are watered, tended, nurtured, and sometimes pruned, TMS put down its roots in the center of everyday ministry. Knowing that ministry prepa- ration is “caught” as well as “taught,” the seminary committed itself to teaching min- istry skills in an environment of ministry. Like going to medical school at a hospital, the vibrancy of Grace Community Church provided an ideal location for maximizing the honing of ministry skills. Even the accrediting