Michael J. Svigel
@svigel.bsky.social
Theology professor, department chair, patristic scholar, writer, husband, father. Passionate about the one Lord and his church.
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Michael J. Svigel
@svigel.bsky.social
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‘THE FATHERS ON THE FUTURE’—About 30% history and patristic eschatology, 20% systematic and practical theology, and 50% biblical theology, exposition, and exegesis.
Theology 301: THE RAPTURE REJECTED: Is the catching up of the resurrected and transformed saints in 1 Thessalonians 4:17 an actual event or a metaphor?
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Is the Rapture Just a Metaphor in 1 Thessalonians 4?
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January 20, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Theology 301: THE RAPTURE REJECTED: Is the catching up of the resurrected and transformed saints in 1 Thessalonians 4:17 an actual event or a metaphor?
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Featured title this week: Töpia.
“What if the world of our future had a completely different past?”
Töpia blends sci-fi, faith, and uncanny alternate history in a character-driven full length novel…with a sequel.
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“What if the world of our future had a completely different past?”
Töpia blends sci-fi, faith, and uncanny alternate history in a character-driven full length novel…with a sequel.
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Töpia (The Töpia-Eligy Chronicles): Svigel, Michael J.: 9798645728472: Amazon.com: Books
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January 20, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Featured title this week: Töpia.
“What if the world of our future had a completely different past?”
Töpia blends sci-fi, faith, and uncanny alternate history in a character-driven full length novel…with a sequel.
a.co/d/iD3TaIQ
“What if the world of our future had a completely different past?”
Töpia blends sci-fi, faith, and uncanny alternate history in a character-driven full length novel…with a sequel.
a.co/d/iD3TaIQ
Theology 101: You know what would be great? If somebody wrote a book that set forth God's story of creation, fall, and redemption from beginning to end, telling the inspiring truth without sugarcoating it. Wouldn’t that be awesome? People would read that! Wait! What’s this?!
a holy bible with a blue bookmark sits open on a couch
ALT: a holy bible with a blue bookmark sits open on a couch
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January 20, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Theology 101: You know what would be great? If somebody wrote a book that set forth God's story of creation, fall, and redemption from beginning to end, telling the inspiring truth without sugarcoating it. Wouldn’t that be awesome? People would read that! Wait! What’s this?!
I’m not all that troubled by people who feel forced to choose the better of two bad options. That’s life in the real world. What troubles me is when people then incessantly justify, passionately defend, and exuberantly praise that bad option they say they were forced to choose.
a close up of a man wearing glasses and a hbo max logo
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January 20, 2026 at 4:47 AM
I’m not all that troubled by people who feel forced to choose the better of two bad options. That’s life in the real world. What troubles me is when people then incessantly justify, passionately defend, and exuberantly praise that bad option they say they were forced to choose.
Theology 101: Too many Christians prefer flattery over accountability.
January 19, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Theology 101: Too many Christians prefer flattery over accountability.
Theology 101: Years ago, when going through Daniel with my kids, my six-year-old at the time called the Babylonian king “King Never-could-never.” Somehow that makes sense.
January 19, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Theology 101: Years ago, when going through Daniel with my kids, my six-year-old at the time called the Babylonian king “King Never-could-never.” Somehow that makes sense.
Theology 101: Ironically, only a being like God would have the vast knowledge necessary to confidently rule out the existence of God.
January 19, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Theology 101: Ironically, only a being like God would have the vast knowledge necessary to confidently rule out the existence of God.
One thing I’ve long believed but is patently obvious to me now. That old line, “I’m voting for a platform, a party, or a position, not a person ” is a deception. You’re voting for a person, and the character and virtue of that person matter more than anything else.
January 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM
One thing I’ve long believed but is patently obvious to me now. That old line, “I’m voting for a platform, a party, or a position, not a person ” is a deception. You’re voting for a person, and the character and virtue of that person matter more than anything else.
Theology 101: If you run your church service like a circus, don’t be surprised when your members act like clowns.
January 18, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Theology 101: If you run your church service like a circus, don’t be surprised when your members act like clowns.
Theology 101: "God, then, being not a subject for demonstration, cannot be the object of science." (Clement of Alexandria)
January 18, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Theology 101: "God, then, being not a subject for demonstration, cannot be the object of science." (Clement of Alexandria)
Sorry, but if you pay later, you’re not really buying now.
January 17, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Sorry, but if you pay later, you’re not really buying now.
Theology 101: Generally speaking, in their earliest iterations, typology and allegory were used to illustrate original apostolic doctrine. In their later iterations, they were used to invent and defend man-made doctrines.
January 17, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Theology 101: Generally speaking, in their earliest iterations, typology and allegory were used to illustrate original apostolic doctrine. In their later iterations, they were used to invent and defend man-made doctrines.
Theology 101: “Doth remain in those that are regenerated” explains alot.
January 17, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Theology 101: “Doth remain in those that are regenerated” explains alot.
Theology 101: What if—and just hear me out here—what if…we’re all the baddies?
Romans 3:10-12
Romans 3:10-12
January 17, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Theology 101: What if—and just hear me out here—what if…we’re all the baddies?
Romans 3:10-12
Romans 3:10-12
Theology 101: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, strength, opinions, perspectives, policies, practices, and politics.
January 17, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Theology 101: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, strength, opinions, perspectives, policies, practices, and politics.
Theology 101: Without hesitation, I prefer professed non-Christians over professing fake Christians. The latter are a disaster not only to society but also to the church.
January 17, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Theology 101: Without hesitation, I prefer professed non-Christians over professing fake Christians. The latter are a disaster not only to society but also to the church.
Me, when a post begins with, “As a former _____,”—
an older man is holding a cup of coffee and looking at the camera .
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January 17, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Me, when a post begins with, “As a former _____,”—
Theology 101: Warning: whatever gimmicks you use to attract a crowd, you must increasingly out-do to keep them.
January 17, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Theology 101: Warning: whatever gimmicks you use to attract a crowd, you must increasingly out-do to keep them.
Theology 101: I just won’t take “Christian nationalists” seriously until they start insisting on actual Christlike leaders not only in government but also in their churches and ministries.
January 16, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Theology 101: I just won’t take “Christian nationalists” seriously until they start insisting on actual Christlike leaders not only in government but also in their churches and ministries.
Growing up means transitioning from being disappointed when you got socks for Christmas to being disappointed when you didn’t.
January 14, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Growing up means transitioning from being disappointed when you got socks for Christmas to being disappointed when you didn’t.
Theology 101: Like much of the diabolical rhetoric from some extremists who keep getting the attention they crave, the recent criticism of so-called “inter-racial marriage” by these sycophants of Satan is from the pits of hell. This is the only response such a position deserves.
January 13, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Theology 101: Like much of the diabolical rhetoric from some extremists who keep getting the attention they crave, the recent criticism of so-called “inter-racial marriage” by these sycophants of Satan is from the pits of hell. This is the only response such a position deserves.
Theology 301: This week’s featured title: Essentials of Christian Theology. Don’t forget the free PDF companion Field Guide available here: fathersonthefuture.com/__static/jdj...
January 12, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Theology 301: This week’s featured title: Essentials of Christian Theology. Don’t forget the free PDF companion Field Guide available here: fathersonthefuture.com/__static/jdj...
Theology 101: Christians need to stop puffing the immature, the untaught, the untried, the unqualified, and the imbecilic. They are damaging to the body of Christ. Don’t engage them. It’s what they crave.
January 11, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Theology 101: Christians need to stop puffing the immature, the untaught, the untried, the unqualified, and the imbecilic. They are damaging to the body of Christ. Don’t engage them. It’s what they crave.
Theology 101: To struggle against sin is the gift of God.
January 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Theology 101: To struggle against sin is the gift of God.
Theology 101: The powerful, the political, and the petulant may temporarily conquer the earth. But the meek will permanently inherit it.
January 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Theology 101: The powerful, the political, and the petulant may temporarily conquer the earth. But the meek will permanently inherit it.