Experiencing the Manifold Grace of God
As we embark on our study of the Coming Parousia, the book of Revelation is a good place to start. The whole scope of Bible prophecy involves much more than just the book of Revelation, "but [this] book will serve as a base [and] primary background" for our study (Fruchtenbaum, Footsteps of the Messiah, p [...]
My dad used to say, "Anything over our heads is under HIS feet!" I have thought of that saying many times through the years. Child of God, aren't you glad that we have a God who has NOT surrendered His authority? This week as we study The Times of the Gentiles, I pray that you [...]
We studied the things that John saw in his vision on the isle of Patmos in chapter one of Revelation. These are the things "which were." This week we are going to look at "the things which are." Fruchtenbaum says, "Revelation chapters two and three comprise the second major division of the book. This division [...]
Fruchtenbaum says, "The Great Tribulation [meaning all seven years] is not imminent. The world stage has to be set in a certain way before the Tribulation can actually begin. A number of events are clearly stated to precede the Tribulation period" (The Footsteps of the Messiah, p. 91). This post is dedicated to the first [...]
Last week we looked at several things that chronologically need to happen before the Tribulation can begin. Those events were: World War coupled with earthquakes and famine (fulfilled in World Wars 1 & 2 along with the famines & earthquakes that took place then and continue), the re-establishment of Israel as a nation (fulfilled in [...]
Aside from the chronological pre-tribulational events we've been discussing, this week we are looking at several events that we don't know when they'll happen until they happen. The first event is a worldwide blackout. Fruchtenbaum says during the end time period, including the last days of the Church Age, as well as the Tribulation, the [...]
Did you know the word "rapture" is not mentioned anywhere in Scripture? Don't panic, let me explain. The English word "rapture" comes from a Latin word, "rapio," which is simply the translation for the Greek word, "harpazo" which is found in 1 Thessalonians 4:17. "Harpazo" means "to catch up" or "to be carried away" and [...]
Tim LaHaye says, "immediately after the Rapture, every Christian will stand before Christ to be judged by Him. This judgment has nothing to do with salvation, for only the saved will be there" (Charting the End Times, p. 53). "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may be [...]
Think back at the most amazing wedding you've ever seen. Many of us remember Princess Diana's wedding in 1981. I was only 11 years old, but remember it like it was yesterday! I will never forget it! The wedding has been estimated to cost around 48 million dollars (that's over 100 million in today's economy)! [...]
I can't believe it's already time for Part 2 of our End Times study. During Part 2, we will be studying Daniel's 70th Week, another name for the seven year Tribulation. Early on we saw that Revelation 1:19 divides the book into three parts: the things John has seen (past), the things which are (present), [...]
Simply Persuaded 