Month: November 2018
The Great Schism – by Hal Lindsey
The Great Schism – by Hal Lindsey Is it just me or does it seem the mid-term elections will never end? It feels like the victories are being stolen from the victors — in slow motion and plain sight. With all the shenanigans being thrust upon us by those who lost yet another election, it’s extremely easy to get cynical, even angry. Especially at frustrating and discouraging times like these, it’s important to take some time to pause and reflect on God’s blessings in our lives. Not just for our benefit, but for His, too. I believe that few things …
Biblical Demonology
Many in the first four centuries of the Church, such as Lactantius and Augustine, wrote of the demons. This doctrine has fallen silent for nearly 1600 years except for a few obscure writers. With Adolph Hitler’s appearance and his known demonic influence the subject has received some attention by theologians. Paul Tillich, the liberal protestant German theologian, wrote of the demonic forces controlling modern history. It is most important to see what the Bible reveals about the demons and demonic forces. We have seen that sin was originated in Satan (Ezekiel 28: 15). He is a king with a kingdom …
Born To Die
Dr. Mike Murphy I keep looking out my window for the snow! I could almost smell the fir and the pine. The fragrance and taste of the wassail filled my imagination. As I opened my e-mail and already saw all the Christmas ads, I just figured it had to be cold outside, with snow on the ground. It seems like each year the Christmas ads come earlier and earlier. I do like to joke about it, but it really does not bother me. I love the Christmas season. The feeling that fills the air, family and friends coming together, a …
Tearing Of The Temple Curtain: Why Was This Significant?
by JACK WELLMAN When Jesus died on the cross, the temple curtain (also known as the temple veil) was torn. Why did this happen? What was the significance of the veil being torn and why was it torn from the top down? The Temple Curtain’s Purpose The veil was a long, woven curtain that was purple, scarlet and blue. This curtain or veil was for the purpose of separating the Most Holy Place which held the Ark of the Covenant and the Mercy Seat. Sitting on top of the Ark was a gold lid. This was the place for the …
Question 51. Which calendar is correct: the Christian calendar or the Jewish calendar? Which calendar should believers in Yeshua follow?
Answer: Neither the Christian (Gregorian) calendar nor the Jewish calendar is correct. The Gregorian calendar was based upon an attempt to include Yeshua’s birth year in the counting of time. However, without having all the historical facts at the time that this was done, there was a discrepancy. Today, it is possible to pinpoint with a fair amount of accuracy the actual year Messiah was born by correlating Luke’s account with Matthew’s and other historical sources from this period (especially Josephus). Four basic clues will be considered. The first clue concerns the year Herod died, which was the year 4 B.C. …
WHO IS THE RESTRAINER?
“For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. Then that lawless one will be revealed . . .” – 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8a (NASB) The mystery of lawlessness refers to Satan’s counterfeit program of deception that is in opposition to God’s program of truth. It is by means of this program of lawlessness that Satan intends to bring to world power the lawless one: the Antichrist. However, the Antichrist will not gain full political and religious control until he wars against the ten kings and …
The Rapture: Part III (When Will It Happen?)
by Pete Garcia– The Rapture: Part III (When Will It Happen?) A reader recently asked me something that I had been asked many times over the years. Paraphrasing him for brevity’s sake, he asked, what difference does it make which rapture position I hold too? The Rapture will happen when it happens regardless of whether it is Pre-Trib, Pre-Wrath, Post-Trib, or No-Trib. We will get raptured when we get raptured and our hope should be in Christ, not in the Rapture. I get his point, honestly I do. As Christian’s, our ultimate hope is (or should be) living a life that is …
God Knows Your Needs
God Knows Your Needs Matthew 6:7-8 7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. I remember once watching a mother and marveling at her mastery in handling several energetic young children. It was an amazing sight. In the midst of a whirlwind of activity, this seasoned pro intuitively met the needs of her kids. A meal was served, spills were averted, …
Do You Really Believe in Jesus?
Do You Really Believe in Jesus? Have you ever really believed in Jesus Christ? I was talking to my five-year old son. He replied quickly, “Of course, dad.” “But have you ever really been saved? How do you really know you are saved?” He replied, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved,.” He ripped off the words as fast as his little mouth could phrase them. It was a verse he had memorized, and he had heard it explained so many times. Perhaps you would have answered just as he did. “Of course I am saved. …
The Fullness of the Gentiles
The Fullness of the Gentiles Pete Garcia For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery– so that you will not be wise in your own estimation– that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; Romans 11:25 How do we know we are living in the last days? Aside from negative effects of sin being unleashed and amplified across the planet, there is the ‘body of Christ’ itself as a testimony to the times in which we live. Theologians and Bible scholars have long debated what exactly …
