Month: May 2016

The Great Tribulation or The Final Judgment (aka The Jewish Wars & Victories)

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The Tribulation (The Jewish Wars & Victories) The Last Judgment by Michelangelo 1536-41 From the Jewish Writings Collectively the Targum Onkelos, Philo, Pirqe Mashiah and the Sibylline Books all attest to a great war before Messiah arrives. Some state that there shall come forth a man leading his hosts to war and will subdue great and populous nations. Others say that in the year in which King Messiah will be revealed all the kings of the nations of the world would provoke each other. Still others state that a great king will march forth against Alexandria in a camp and …

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5 Key Quotes from J.C. Ryle’s “Warnings to the Churches”

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  1. BEWARE OF TRUSTING TEACHERS OF RELIGION “Beware of supposing that a teacher of religion is to be trusted, because although he holds some unsound views, he yet ‘teaches a great deal of truth.’ Such a teacher is precisely the man to do you harm: poison is always most dangerous when it is given in small doses and mixed with wholesome food. Beware of being taken in by the apparent earnestness of many of the teachers and upholders of false doctrine. Remember that zeal and sincerity and fervor are no proof whatever that a man is working for Christ, …

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Evidence of Spiritual Death

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Reflections For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness. But unto us that are saved, it is the power of God. (I Cor. 1:18) You will note that Paul does NOT say that if a person thinks the Cross to be foolish (unnecessary or of no value — Greek) that God is going to punish them — by causing them to perish. No. Rather, he is saying that if a person thinks the Cross is foolish that it is evidence that they are ALREADY in the process of perishing. There is a reason for his conclusion: …

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Alone? – Not Alone! by T. Austin-Sparks

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From “This Ministry” – Messages given at Honor Oak – Volume 3 “I, even I only, am left a prophet of the Lord” (1 Kings 18:22). “I, even I only, am left” (1 Kings 19:10,14). “Yet will I leave me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal” (1 Kings 19:18). “Then he mustered… seven thousand” (1 Kings 20:15). “Elijah… a man of like passions (nature) with us” (James 5:17). It is a gracious thing that, in recording the lives of His most used and representative servants, the Lord has never hidden their weaknesses. Most …

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Pit Principles

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By Denise Kohlmeyer   Pits happen. Every day. To everyone. Even to God’s cherished children. Our lives’ landscapes are pock-marked with pits, of varying shapes, sizes and depths. I know! I’m a survivor of multiple pits myself. Mine came in the form of emotional abuse from a drug-addicted sibling, from flunking out of college, from being down-sized from a job I loved, from suffering a miscarriage, from being disinherited by my own father, from marital and parenting struggles, and from experiencing bouts of crippling fear and anxiety. Boy can I relate to the beloved Biblical character Joseph, who found himself …

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Revelation Msg 26 The seventy Weeks Prophecy Part II

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  Revelation Msg 26: Continuing the Seventy Weeks Prophecy. Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy. The purpose of the seventy sevens or 490 years is to accomplish six things. To Finish the Transgression To Make an End of Sins To Make Reconciliation for Iniquity To Bring in an Age of Righteousness To Cause a Cessation of Prophecy …

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The Truth about the Temple Mount pt. 2

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  Here is Part 2 of one of my favorite segments the we have done so far onChristians United for Israel (CUFI)“The Watchman” show on TBN Trinity Broadcasting Network–The Truth About the Temple Mount, filmed in Jerusalem. Legendary Israeli archaeologist Dr. Gabriel Barkay of theTemple Mount Sifting Project gives us an up close look at some of his team’s amazing Biblical artifact finds from the First and Second Temple periods. We’re bringing you these kinds of segments every week on The Watchman, so be sure to tune in! Special thanks to our good friends atCity of David Ancient Jerusalem

THE WAY OF FAITH

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  Hebrews 11:23-28 (AKJV) 23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment. 24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; 25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 26 esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. 27 …

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"But now is Christ risen from the dead." 1 Corinthians 15:20

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  The whole system of Christianity rests upon the fact that “Christ is risen from the dead;” for, “If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain: ye are yet in your sins.” The divinity of Christ finds its surest proof in his resurrection, since he was “Declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.” It would not be unreasonable to doubt his deity if he had not risen. Moreover, Christ’s sovereignty depends upon his resurrection, “For to this end …

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6 The Mystery of the Church

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  Paul describes exactly what the mystery of the Church in the Old Testament was: that the Gentiles would be equally partakers of the Gospel of Christ. The Jews realized that they would be a light to the Gentiles (Isaiah 49: 6; 56: 6-7) but not that they would be equal with them! They thought that the Gentiles would be converts to Judaism. The mystery though as it has been revealed was for both to equally participate in the Church, God’s new creation. In order for both parties to be included each is required to accept the finished work of …

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Conversations with Pastor Jack…. part 4

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When studying the Bible, why do we often have different understandings of the same passage? Pastor Jack discusses basic principles in studying God’s Word and how to set aside our predispositions. To watch previous episodes, visit RealLifewithJackHibbs.org/video/.

The Birth of Israel

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    Does the miraculous rebirth of Israel point to the end times? Find out with Dr. David Reagan on the show Christ in Prophecy. – See more at: http://christinprophecy.org/?sermons=the-birth-of-israel#sthash.AbCiSJjq.dpuf

Signs of the End: 5 of 5 The Second Coming

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Pete Garcia     The final event in which Gods interjects directly into the affairs of fallen man, is what we know as the Second Coming.  The reason we call it the Second Coming is that this will be the second time Christ physically returns to the earth.  This is opposed to the Rapture of the Church, where we believers are physically caught up to meet Christ in the air and go back with Him to the Father’s house for a period of time.  No, when Christ comes at the Second Coming, there will be no mistaking it for He will …

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