Year: 2018

The Benefit of Studying Biblical Prophecy  Part 2 

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Prophecy – Signs Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Steve Schmutzer In my prior installment of this topic, I ruefully noted the not-so-uncommon reaction too many Christians have to studying Biblical prophecy. As I clarified, it’s often an unsupportive response that is one part sarcasm, two parts arrogance, and altogether a disrespect of God’s divine Word. If such people would study their Bible with the reverence and teachable attitude they most need, they would be arrested by the words of 2 Peter 3:3-4. Peter issues a clear warning that one of the indications of the end times would be the arrival of “scoffers” …

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People Panic . . . God Provides

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People Panic . . . God Provides 1 Samuel 15:1-19 15 Then Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the ords of the Lord. 2 Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way while he was coming up from Egypt. 3 Now go and strike Amalek and utterly destroy all that he has, and do not spare him; but put to death both man and woman, child and …

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In the Fullness of Time

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If we want a full and abundant life, we should turn to the One who created it. In the Fullness of Time GALATIANS 4:4-5 4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, 5 so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. In eternity past, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit planned and created heaven and earth. Yet even before Adam breathed his first breath, the Lord knew sin would enter the world, causing mankind to …

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Question 16: Do the four horseman of the Apocalypse have names?

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Question 16: Do the four horseman of the Apocalypse have names? Answer: The four horsemen of the Apocalypse do not have names, and their description in the book of Revelation pertains to the nature of their judgments rather than to their personal names. The first rider, who comes forth conquering and to conquer, represents the Antichrist. He will be a world leader during the tribulation. The second rider brings on a world war because he is a assigned “to take peace from the earth.” The third horseman brings on a worldwide famine. The fourth horseman is assigned to destroy 25% …

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HE ALONE IS WORTHY

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If today we were to look into heaven at all of its marvelous characteristics, there is one that stands out from all the others. REVELATION 5:12 __________________________________________________________ “In a loud voice they were saying: ‘Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain…’ “ HE ALONE IS WORTHY If today we were to look into heaven at all of its marvelous characteristics, there is one that stands out from all the others. The glory of heaven is not its beauty, its safety or its peace, but it is the Person of Jesus Christ Himself. What makes heaven so wonderful is that it …

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Random Thoughts on Bible Prophecy: Part I) 

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Random Thoughts on Bible Prophecy: Part I) Prophecy – Signs Monday, May 21, 2018 Pete Garcia Inevitably, as we draw closer to the last days, things are beginning to happen with increasing frequency and intensity. These events will trigger a whole slew of emotional responses for those who are awake and watching, ranging from excitement and anticipation, to fear and foreboding. There will even be that eerie (uncanny) feeling we get when we see the prophetic passages of Scripture literally being fulfilled as we watch events unfold. In these instances, we should take comfort in the words of Christ who, …

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Let it Go!

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Let it Go! Luke 9:57-62 (KJV) 57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom …

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How’s Your Heart?

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How’s Your Heart? 1 Samuel 13:1-14 13 Saul was {forty] years old when he began to reign; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, 2 Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel, whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the mount of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent. 3 And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba; and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, …

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The Importance of Prayer Partners

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We’ll never succeed through self-reliance, because God created us to need others in our faith journey. The Importance of Prayer Partners ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12 9 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. 10 For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up. 11 Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone? 12 And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A …

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The Watered Lilies

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The Watered Lilies The MASTER stood in His garden, Among the lilies fair, Which His own right hand had planted,  And trained with tend’rest care. He looked at their snowy blossoms, And marked with observant eye That the flowers were sadly drooping, For their leaves were parched and dry. “My lilies need to be watered,” The Heavenly Master said; “Wherein shall I draw it for them, And raise each drooping head?” Close to his feet on the pathway, Empty, and frail, and small, An earthen vessel was lying, Which seemed no use at all; But the Master saw, and raised …

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Tabernacle Made Without Hand

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The Law was a mere foreshadow of better things which were to come. Jesus is called the high-priest of them (Levitical High Priests), to distinguish him from the high-priests under the law, who could not bring in these good things, or make the worshippers coming to the Temple perfect. Jesus Christ is the author and administrator of them all. His body and the Heavenly Tabernacle from where He came is a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; meaning the human body of Christ, and the Heavenly Tabernacle which, are …

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