IN THE LAST INSTALLMENT, we saw what happens as the seventh trumpet sounds, announcing the final events leading up to the return of Jesus Christ. We also learned that chapters 12-14 explain the tribulation up to the point of the seventh trumpet by a different narrative. The vantage point in these chapters is from earth, …
Living and Serving in the Presence of the Lord
THE BIBLE TELLS US that God is omnipresent. Although God is everywhere, this does not mean He is everything. Such belief is called pantheism— a doctrine which identifies God and the universe as one entity. God has providence over His creation. He is actively related to and involved in creation at each moment. Jesus, the …
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The Revelation: Part Sixteen
THE SOUNDING OF THE seventh trumpet introduces the final events leading up to the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. John MacArthur writes, "Although the seventh trumpet is the last in the sequence of the seven trumpet judgments, it is not to be equated with the 'last trumpet in 1 Corinthians 15:52."1 The seventh trumpet …
The Bible, The Reader, and Knowledge
THE BIBLE IS A comprehensive collection of books written by men of God, recording the relationship between God and His people for over 4,000 years, and outlining His plan for the redemption of mankind. It contains prophesies, poetry, history, genealogy, revelation, prose, parables, metaphor, simile, and hyperbole. It is alive and active (see Heb. 4:12). …
Do Justly, Now
Do not be dauntedby the enormityof the world’s grief.Do justly, now.Love mercy, now.Walk humbly, now.You are not obligatedto complete the work,but neither are you freeto abandon it. Commonly attributed to The Talmud. Attributed here to Annesley William Streane (1844-1915), a Cambridge scholar and Old Testament translator and commentator. This source attributes the quote to Rabbi …
Why Didn’t Jesus Know When He Would Return?
THERE ARE A NUMBER of seeming contradictions contained in the Bible that tend to confuse Christians and nonbelievers. Not surprisingly, skeptics and atheists (especially today's "militant" or "new" anti-theists) grasp at these "straws" of inconsistencies in their endless probing for excuses to attack or deny the Christian faith. Doubters also insist that these variations counter …
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The Revelation: Part Fifteen
DURING THE LENGTHY INTERVAL between the sixth and seventh trumpets, John has several key visions that require us to take a closer look before moving on to Revelation 11:15 and the sounding of the seventh trumpet. John sees a mighty angel standing with one foot on land and the other in the sea, holding a …
“You Need to Get Sorted!”
BRITS REALLY HAVE SOME neat ways of saying things. Although British slang and their euphemisms take getting used to, they have a great way of getting right to the point. Debbie's sorted for Tuesday night because she's found a babysitter. Any guesses on what this means? It means everything is set for going out because …
Is It Too Soon to Start Talking about a Cure for Addiction?
From the Blog of Nora D. Volkow, MDDirector, National Institute on Drug Abuse Published April 12, 2023 Our country remains in the grips of an opioid crisis claiming more than 100,000 lives every year. Rising mortality associated with drug addiction and excessive drinking is among the major factors contributing to declining life expectancy. And sadly, …
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Jesus’ Last Day: Sunday, April 5, A.D. 33
YESTERDAY WAS A DAY of reconciliation. Intimacy with the Father was restored. The curse was reversed. Life was restored. Prior to their disobedience, Adam and Eve were in constant fellowship with God in the Garden of Eden. They basked daily in His manifest presence, created in the image of God. But because of their sin, …
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