What kind of protection does Jesus promise Christians when He says He will keep them from, or out of, the hour of trial that will come upon all the world?

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Dr. John Ankerberg: In brief, He says, they won’t be there. They won’t experience this final test at all. This goes back to 1 Thessalonians 4. There, the apostle teaches that Christ Himself will someday catch up all Christians living on planet earth to meet Him in the air. This is the Rapture. And the result will be that the Church will be separated from or exempted from this future time of testing, the seven-year Tribulation time period. The very same event the Thessalonian Christians were waiting for when Paul wrote them in 1 Thessalonians 1:9, “Ye turned to God from idols …

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“This man receiveth sinners.” Luke 15:2

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Observe the condescension of this fact. This Man, who towers above all other men, holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners–this Man receiveth sinners. This Man, who is no other than the eternal God, before whom angels veil their faces–this Man receiveth sinners. It needs an angel’s tongue to describe such a mighty stoop of love. That any of us should be willing to seek after the lost is nothing wonderful–they are of our own race; but that he, the offended God, against whom the transgression has been committed, should take upon himself the form of a servant, and bear …

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After Surrender— Then What?

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I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. —John 17:4 True surrender is not simply surrender of our external life but surrender of our will— and once that is done, surrender is complete. The greatest crisis we ever face is the surrender of our will. Yet God never forces a person’s will into surrender, and He never begs. He patiently waits until that person willingly yields to Him. And once that battle has been fought, it never needs to be fought again. Surrender for Deliverance. “Come to Me…and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). It …

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Take Heart

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Esther 8:1-8 8 On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her. 2 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman. 3 And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had …

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Let’s finish well!

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Amir’s commentary on global natural disasters in light of Bible prophecy, September 13, 2017. ***************************************************** This September we’re already seeing fulfillment of Romans 8:22-24 more than ever before: Crazy things happen ALL over the globe and it’s only getting bigger, stronger and more frequent! Birth pangs indeed! I don’t really need to look at the stars- I just need to look all around! Take a look at this list which was just posted online yesterday: California is on fire. Oregon is on fire. Washington is on fire. British Columbia is on fire. Alberta is on fire Montana is on fire. …

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All About Being Born Again – Part 2 Continued

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Making the time and taking the effort to confirm and reconfirm just what it is that you believe and why do you believe it, and what difference does it make in your life, it all matters in the end of your life — This is the motive behind this special series. Watch this video on YouTube

The Workings of God

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Esther 7:6-10 6 Esther said, “A foe and an enemy is this wicked Haman!” Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen. 7 The king arose in his anger from drinking wine and went into the palace garden; but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that harm had been determined against him by the king. 8 Now when the king returned from the palace garden into the place where they were drinking wine, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even assault the queen …

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CONFRONTING GOLIATHS

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1 Samuel 17:1-53(KJV) David’s short battle with Goliath was more than a fight between Israelites and Philistines. It was a defense of Jehovah’s name against those who doubted His supremacy. As David pointed out, the only way a boy with a sling could defeat a giant warrior like Goliath was by the Lord’s hand. And that’s exactly what happened. In confronting Goliath, David showed real courage and faith. But we see that what drove him to face the giant was righteous indignation: “For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should taunt the armies of the living God?” (1 Sam. …

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Unrighteous Anger

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Unrighteous Anger James 1:19-20 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. Anger can shut down communication and break relationships apart. If suppressed, this emotion can turn into resentment, which poisons our thinking and behavior. Unchecked, it can boil over into an explosive expression of rage that hurts not only the intended recipient but others as well. While we can think of many reasons to justify our anger, the only viewpoint that matters is the Lord’s. The book …

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Last Days Madness? 

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Pete Garcia The greatest pandemic to ever hit this world wasn’t the Plague, the Spanish Flu, or any other biological agent, but a spiritual pathogen we know as sin. Sin has infected every human (save One) and has manifested itself through satanic, demonic, and human efforts since the dawn of time. One powerful expression of it is with the twisting of the truth. It began when Satan (the serpent) asked Eve the first question in the Bible, “…yeah hath God said?” Since then, the truth has continually been twisted and warped to accommodate the fallen motivation and ambitions of both …

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Genesis Message 46 Sodom Destroyed – Origin of Ammon and Moab

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After God destroyed Sodom, Lot did not want to flee Sodom according to God’s plan. He wanted what he wanted regardless of what God wanted for him. This is further evidence that the sins of Sodom had entrenched themselves into Lot and his family. The Bible clearly teaches that our sins will be passed down to our children. They will not just embrace them they will exceed us (I Kings 14: 22; II Kings 15: 9; Nehemiah 9: 2; Daniel 9: 16 etc.). This passage of scripture is a fine example of that truth. We see here Lot being easily …

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The Heresy of The New Evangelicalism (AKA The Emerging Church)

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DECEPTION Pastor, “Power, Prestige, and Wealth are all Yours if you just Tell Them  What They Want to Hear”  This is perhaps the most insidious of all the heretical deceptions to come upon biblical Christianity.  It is characterized by catering to the desires of the people. Instead of being inculcated with God’s Word and having our personal world view and behavior be patterned after God’s Word, the New Evangelicalism gives the people what they want.  One NT passage clearly predicts this reversal of worship of God to worshipping man. Romans 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, …

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AMERICA, REPENT September 11, 2017

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2 CHRONICLES 7:13-14 _____________________________________________________________________________ “When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. “   What’s the best foundation possible for building a strong house? Well, it’s certainly not sand. Many times contractors will dig down till they find the correct soil constitution that will support the …

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