THE APOSTASY AS IT RELATES TO THE LORD’S RETURN” Stanley A. Ellisen

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“The concept of apostasy is almost Bible-wide, but our concern here is for that apostasy which will occur just before the Lord’s return. Paul spoke of it in both specific and general terms. Our focus will be on its specific use in 2 Thessalonians 2 and its general use in 2 Timothy 3. The specific reference in 2 Thessalonians 2:2 speaks of “the apostasia” as a precursor to the day of the Lord. How the rapture of the Church relates to the day of the Lord then is Paul’s theme in this passage and will be ours in the first …

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The Character of Gossip

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Be careful not to write off gossip as a socially acceptable sin; it can destroy relationships and credibility ROMANS 1:28-31 28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; God hates gossip. He wants our speech to be pleasing to …

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Ziklag

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Reflections And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. (I Sam. 30:1-2) David had been told he would be king, and yet he had spent years in the desert fleeing from Saul. But he had been given the city of Ziklag. Ziklag was the last refuge of …

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The Test of Time

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Exodus 16:1–36 Bread from Heaven 16 They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt. 2 And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, 3 and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and …

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I am the Lord, I do not change. (Malachi 3:6)

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The authority of darkness is a very real thing to us. We have experiences, and if we were to capitulate to them, that would be the end of us. He tries to bring upon us that impingement of the authority of darkness, and if we surrender to it, capitulate to it, accept it, we are beaten. If we are the Lord’s, Christ is within, and Christ is supreme and we must go on even if we have no feeling, or if we have a very bad feeling; when it seems to be the last thing we ought to be saying, …

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Who are you Emmanuel Macron?

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If you know me well, you know how careful I am in naming people “the antichrist”. However, I believe that in Emmanuel Macron’s case I can very clearly say that we are watching a young west European leader who was totally groomed by the “one world order” gang for this powerful position. I am NOT talking about grooming him to be the antichrist but definitely to leadership of Europe. Watching last night the news with the attempt to understand his rise to power, Starting from how through working for the Rothchild family he made very quick money, through the effort …

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82 – Gog & Magog Invasion Part II

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This section discusses the concept as to why this invasion takes place on the part of Russia: The key reason for the Russian invasion is the matter of spoil (vv.10-12). Further Israel is described as the land of unwalled villages. Israel today does not consist of cities and villages protected by walls. Exactly what Israel has that Russia would want is not spelled out in the text. The text simply mentions cattle and goods and silver and gold, but these are general Old Testament references for spoils of war. Much speculation has been promulgated as to what it is that …

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Our Reason for Hope

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God’s love has no limits: It reaches all people, regardless of their shortcomings or circumstances Our Reason for Hope 1 JOHN 4:7-10 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but …

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“Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.” John 5:8

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  Like many others, the impotent man had been waiting for a wonder to be wrought, and a sign to be given. Wearily did he watch the pool, but no angel came, or came not for him; yet, thinking it to be his only chance, he waited still, and knew not that there was One near him whose word could heal him in a moment. Many are in the same plight: they are waiting for some singular emotion, remarkable impression, or celestial vision; they wait in vain and watch for nought. Even supposing that, in a few cases, remarkable signs …

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SALVATION AND THE PLACE OF THE DEAD

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Salvation and The Place of the Dead by Daniel E. Woodhead, Ph. D. Ron DiCianni Simeon’s Moment Salvation Salvation as revealed in the Bible can be defined in two ways. First, it is deliverance from physical danger, and second, it is deliverance by God from His eternal punishment for sin. This article will focus primarily on the second instance, the salvation God provides to mankind that saves them from His penalty of allowing the power and practice of sin to control the lives and destiny of human beings on this earth. It is quite clear that this salvation is only …

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