Author Archives: Dr. Peter Van Kleeck, Sr.

Andrew Willet (1562-1621) was arguably the most accomplished of the Church of England’s Hebrew exegetes, specifically of the Pentateuch, and a prolific and outspoken writer against the papacy. Except, however, for a few references to Willet as a Hebrew scholar and orthodox theologian, modern examination of Willet’s writings has been limited to his poetry, andContinue reading “Andrew Willet (1562-1621) and the Use of the Septuagint (LXX) in His Hexaplas.”

Not only is the sending of the Holy Spirit a “last days” event; the giving of the inspired Word is likewise an intricate part of the God’s design for the “last days.” By God’s design, the Holy Spirit would not guide (odhghsei, hodagasei) the Church into all truth unilaterally, John 16:13, but would direct theContinue reading “The Eschaton: Sending the Spirit and Giving the Word”

Samuel Trickett (1632-1712) , Sermons Doctrinal and Practical (1656), edited by John Edward Blakeney (London: Printed by G. Norman, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, 1863), 1. “Now the Scriptures do instruct us what to do, and what to believe. That they teach us perfectly, unto salvation, will appear. God being the author of these book, they mustContinue reading “Simple Truths of Scripture Now Doubted or Rejected by the Church”

“And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.” Rev. 22:19 This post begins from the perspective of leaving theContinue reading “Underestimating the Curse of Revelation 22:19”

Since the late 1970’s when I was first introduced to the so-called King James Bible debate one maladjusted element seems entrenched among the traditional defenders of the Faith, and that is, they don’t like each other. Now it’s 2024 and really nothing has changed. For half a century defenders of the King James Bible andContinue reading “I don’t think there has been a more divisive topic among King James Bible/TR supporters and advocates than the King James Bible and TR.”

“We are commissioned to preach the Word whether men hear it or whether they will forebear, whether they will endure it or whether they will not. If men will not endure or hear we are not to seek for something else which they will endure but simply to preach the Word.” Great Cloud of Witnesses, 124Continue reading “E. W. Bullinger (1837-1913) on Preaching”

Every Christian saint anticipates an eternal home in heaven. The Scripture describes heaven as a real, tactile place, where the saints with glorified bodies like the resurrected Christ will live forever. Every born-again believer lives with this eschatological orientation and ambition until the time of their death. Christians, or regenerated new creatures, are, by virtueContinue reading “An Eschatological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text”

Due to satellite issues, last Tuesday’s lecture was interrupted and moved to 9/19. Tomorrow night 9/19 at 7:30 we will hold the fifteenth lecture of series on “A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text –Derivative Inspiration Turretin’s introductory statement is followed by three supporting arguments: It is one thing to be an interpreter, quiteContinue reading “Series 3, Lecture 15: A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text and Derivative Inspiration”

Tonight 9/12 at 7:30 we will hold the fifteenth lecture of series on “A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text –Derivative Inspiration Turretin’s introductory statement is followed by three supporting arguments: It is one thing to be an interpreter, quite another to be a prophet…The prophet as God-inspired (theopneustos) cannot err, but an interpreterContinue reading “Series 3, Lecture 15: A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text and Derivative Inspiration”

Tonight 9/5 at 7:30 we will hold the thirteenth lecture of series three on “A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text –The Role of B..B. Warfield Leading up to the national implications of replacing Scripture with history in Germany, was the wide-ranging impact of this theological transition in the lectures of Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield,Continue reading “Series 3, Lecture 14: A Theological Grounding for a Standard Sacred Text — The Role of B. B. Warfield”