Blessed Are the Meek For They Shall Inherit the Ea...
May 22nd, 2009 | Dispensationalism | 2 Comments
Just thinking about the beatitudes brings back memories of my mother and our family meals, especially on Sundays. Born the middle child of nine, we each sat around the table eager to share our meal whether breakfast or dinner. However, our mother had one rule, not one morsel of bread until we each had said our grace.
That meant reciting at least one of the beatitudes. Sometimes to help speed the process along, we'd look for the shortest verse, like "Jesus wept." But in most cases it was always special to cite one of the beautitudes. It showed a certain "refinement ...
In Dispensationalism Does At Hand Mean Not At Hand...
April 1st, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment
In Dispensationalism Does “At Hand” Mean“Not At Hand”? When the Lord spoke of hiskingdom, he said the time was fulfilled, andthe kingdom had drawn near. (Mark 1:14, 15).
Christ came to make good on the promise of the restoration of the
kingdom to Israel. For this reason the disciples preached announcing the kingdom as at hand. Christ sent them neither to the Gentiles or Samaritans, but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, (Matt. 10:5,6)
Christ sent the disciples to the lost sheep of the house of Israel with a false message. What do we mean? They did so, in complete obedience to Christ, rejoicing at ...
Seven Clues to Mystery Babylon in Revelation
March 16th, 2009 | Eschatology | 22 Comments
From Fear and Fascination to Faith and Facts
My first encounter with the book of Revelation was fear. Who didn’t get a few chills running down their spine about the number 666, the
“mark of the beast,” the seven plagues and this dramatic portrayal of the endtime? That fear kept me from wanting to know more about
this book, though I was drawn to it.
Then I stumbled across a study that made an intelligent versus fanciful media-hyped approach to the book. It addressed Revelation as a codedmessage, but written to the first century church who were part of its history and time. That ...
What Is Bible Prophecy All About?
February 19th, 2009 | Prophecy | No Comment
What is Bible prophecy all about? Thank you!
I’m glad you asked. It’s a subject many don’t
know the answers to but many talk about.
Bible prophecy, while not exclusively focused
on the endtimes, is God's revelation to man of
things past, present and future.
Most are only concerned with God's revelation
as foretelling the future. However, God also
revealed secrets from the past otherwise were
beyond the scope and powers of man's ability.
Prophecy Revealed the Past
For example, God asks Job: “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Who determined its measurements? To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone?, (Job. 39:3–5)
Job, who lived ...
Is the Kingdom of God Present on Earth?
December 17th, 2008 | Kingdom | No Comment
Is the kingdom of God present on earth?
Perhaps you would ask why, if there is so
much evil in this world would anyone
think that God’s kingdom is here?
Or, how could God be reigning over men
while we yet live on earth? It seems we
have a world that has lost sight of the
unseen.
Perhaps only in the world of religion and
personal development (which is a practical
outworking of religion) do people give
more value to the existence of invisible
realities.
I used to be a lineman for the local utility company. Having experienced the shock of static electricity of power lines that were near energized lines, I know that electricity ...
