Archive for the ‘Temple’ Category

Is Jerusalem The Place to Worship?


Jerusalem on the map of Israel

Much written about eschatology centers
around the city of Jerusalem in Palestine.
Bible prophecy is interpreted so as to give
preeminence to the physical city?

Is Jerusalem the place to worship? Jesus
debated the issue with a woman of Samaria
almost two thousand years ago.

Jesus ventured outside the box of his
fellow Jews and traveled through the land
of Samaria.

He met a woman who asked him a direct
question about the valid place for men
to worship.

“Our fathers worshiped on this mountain (more…)

When Does Jesus Come in His Kingdom?


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For the Son of man will come in the glory
of His Father with His angels, and then he
will reward each according to his works.

Assuredly I say to you, there are some standing
here who shall not taste death till they see the
Son of Man coming in His kingdom, (Matthew
16:27, 28).

Jesus promised to come in his kingdom before some who
stood in his presence died. That means he promised to
come in the lifetime of those living in his day.

The phrase, “some standing here,” emphatically declares
that the kingdom of God would arrive before those disciples
died.

This interpretation raises problems for futurists and Rapture
Ready dispensationalists. Here are some difficulties they
must resolve:

  • How a Rapture aligns with an imminent
    return of Christ.
  • Why Jesus said nothing of the postponement
    of the kingdom
  • How to maintain the integrity of Christ in the
    light of the death of these first century disciples.

When does Jesus Come in His Kingdom? This hotly debated
subject need not be difficult.

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How Can You Be Raptured from Financial Armageddon?


Bahá'í gardens in Haifa

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There is no question that a financial crisis was a sign
of the end time which came to pass in the first century.
The book of Revelation speaks of a beast who affected
the entire economy.

Under his designs none but those who had the
mark of the beast could buy or sell. (Revelation 12:17).
This had the net effective of a severe financial crisis.

Have you ever experienced a financial crisis in your life?
I remember back in the 80’s when I came very near
having my automobile re-possessed and within hours
of foreclosure on my house.

At the time, I worked in commission sales full-time, but
it seemed I only got paid part time. The problem had
nothing to do with the business or the economy. Some
thrived.

It had everything to do with my mind-set which largely
operated out of fear. That and the automobile company
pushing my back against the wall with demands for
payment.

Needless to say, I did not have the money. Two months
behind on my car note for about the 3rd time left me
with no wiggle room for a financial escape.

On one day in January 1986, I received a call from the
collection department threatening to pull my car. If that
happened I would not be able to work and make sales.

At my response to the demands of the collection agency,
I never in a millennium could have imagined what happened
next.

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What Temple Will You Build Me in Jerusalem?


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With mounting conflict over the Jerusalem temple,
the Israeli and Arab world are at odds over the
possession and destiny of the “sacred” mount as
it is called.

Israel remains divided. Some desire the temple to
be rebuilt. Others choose to abandon it entirely
to the Arabs.

The secular Israeli government opposes religious
control fearing it would render it obsolete thus
dismantling the secular government.

To answer the question, What temple will you build me
in Jerusalem?
, consider the:

  • Origin
  • Purpose
  • Nature and
  • Destiny
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