Jesus Coming As A Thief Only to the Wicked

May 16th, 2014 | Eschatology | No Comment  
Understanding Jesus Coming as a Thief Many believe that one day in the future, Jesus will come as a thief in the night. We've heard it in our hymns, classes, sermons and through traditions passed down to us. This teaching is so deeply ingrained in the psyche of the church that many never question it. The idea of Jesus coming as a thief means this will occur at the end of time. However, the Scriptures never speak of the end of time. They do however speak about the time of the end.  In Luke 17:26-29, we have examples from Jesus' teaching on ...
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When Would God Restore the Kingdom to Israel?

March 23rd, 2009 | Kingdom | No Comment  
We continue our response to the arguments raised by Dr. Hinson’s article, the New Last Days Scoffers, published in the May 2005 issue of The National Liberty Journal. This writing answers the question of When Would God Restore the Kingdom to Israel? The question assumes that God is finished with Israel. We discussed that particular issue in the previous post, regarding Romans 11. These are merely straw man arguments which are assumed to be implications for Christ’s first century return. If the church replaces Israel and becomes the kingdom of God on earth, why did the disciples ask Jesus at the ascension; “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom ...
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Is the Day of the Lord Near?

November 26th, 2008 | Day of the Lord | 7 Comments  
Is The Day of the Lord Near? The prophets all spoke of the day of the Lord. However, they all spoke of a time that was future to their day. Is the day of the Lord near to us? Peter records that they did not prophesy for their time, but for a future generation. Abraham, who likewise saw the day of the Lord, (John 8:56), saw it afar off (Heb. 11:13). On the other hand, some in the New Testament saw the day of the Lord as having occurred as early as the mid-first century. (2 Thess 2:1). Why is there such a wide span of ...
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