In addition to false Christs and the wars they would support in order to establish a more worldly kingdom, Jesus has warned His disciples of the tribulation such things would cause for His followers who keep His commandments. In standing for the kingdom of God they would be stigmatized as criminals against the kingdoms of…
Recall that Jesus is on the Mount of Olives on His return to Bethany after leaving the temple for the last time, forsaking it to those who would have their worldly spirit fill it rather than His Holy Spirit. In answer to His disciples’ request for a sign that would mark His coming and the…
Baptism and the Gospel of Our Salvation When celebrating baptism and/or the Lord’s Supper it is appropriate to remind ourselves of their significance and meaning in relation to the gospel of our salvation. For we understand that to be saved is not merely to just to say some words and then simply go about our…
The Earth is Polluted Whether as a result of the Exxon Valdez, Love Canal, Bhopal, Three Mile Island, the Kuwait oil fires, Fukushima, the BP oil spill, Chernobyl, or one of the many other environmental disasters that have smitten our planet, it is clear that the earth has been polluted by its inhabitants. Such calamites…
Along with the wars, rumors of wars, famines, plagues and earthquakes that Jesus gave as signs that would precede His coming and that He said were only the beginning of the birth pangs that would mark the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple and the end of the Jewish age, what additional signs does He…
In this paper I would like to briefly articulate why each of Calvinism’s 5 points are at odds with Scripture, and why I consider it no less of a cultic doctrine than Adventism, Roman Catholicism, or even that of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, which all in similar manner end up denying the plain meaning of Scripture…
In answer to His disciples’ request for a sign that would precede the fulfillment of Jesus’ words about the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple that was portended by the Jewish leaders’ rejection of Him as their Messiah, He warned first against being deceived by false political and religious leaders who would come in His…
What is the relationship in Scripture between earthquakes and the Lord coming down to earth from heaven, especially when He comes in judgment upon His enemies and / or for the sake of His people? See Exo 19:16-20, Jdg 5:4-5, 1Sa 14:14-15, Psa 18:6-7, 60:1-3, Isa 5:25, 13:13, 64:1-4, Jer 10:10, Eze 38:18-20, Amos 8:7-8,…
Recall that Jesus in His Olivet Discourse is giving to His disciples signs that will precede His coming in judgment upon the Jewish nation for rejecting Him as her Messiah Who alone could provide the peace she sought; cf. Luk 19:41-44. Of first importance, He has warned against being deceived by false Christs who would…
Jesus’ disciples have come to Him on the Mount of Olives east of Jerusalem overlooking the city and the temple mount and asked Him what sign would precede His coming in judgment that would result in the destruction of the temple and mark the end of the Jewish age. The first thing He noted and…