The Kings of the South and the North Daniel 11:36-45 (the End Times) Some information from an earlier chapter is worth repeating as repetition for emphasis. Daniel 8:17, 19, 26 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 17 So he came near where I stood. And when he came, I was frightened and fell on my face; but he said... Continue Reading →
APOCALYPTIC END TIMES: Exposing “the Man of Lawlessness”
2 Thessalonians 2:3-11 Updated American standard Version (UASV) The Man of Lawlessness 2 Now we request you, brothers, with regard to the coming[4] of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him, 2 that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a word or a letter as if from... Continue Reading →
Why Identify the Antichrist and the Man of Lawlessness?
Over 1,900 years ago, the apostle John wrote, “Just as you heard that antichrist is coming.” (1 John 2:18) Fifty-seven-years before that Paul wrote, “let no one deceive you in any way, for it [the day of the Lord] will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the... Continue Reading →
Where Is the Truth?
As was His custom, Jesus then turned the discussion toward His mission. He informed Pilate that His kingly role was identified with testifying “to the truth. Everyone on the side of the truth listens to me” (18:37). Pilate’s response has become legendary: “What is truth?” (18:29). Was it a serious question? sarcastic? We simply do... Continue Reading →
Explaining Prophecy
Most understand the word “prophecy” to be another word for prediction. The Hebrew, navi and the Greek prophētēs (prophet), carry the meaning of one who is a proclaimer of God’s message and need not necessarily be foretelling of the future. He may very well be proclaiming a moral teaching, an expression of a divine command... Continue Reading →
No One Knows That Day and Hour
Matthew 24:36 Update American Standard Version (UASV) 36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. While none of us can know the precise time of Jesus’ return, we do know that we are to be busy in the work that he... Continue Reading →
The Coming of the Son of Man
Matthew 24:29-31 Update American Standard Version (UASV) 29 “But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 And then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son... Continue Reading →
Explaining Armageddon
Revelation 16:13-16 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 13 And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs; 14 for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of... Continue Reading →
Explaining the Great Tribulation
The Abomination of Desolation Matthew 24:15 Update American Standard Version (UASV) 15 “Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
What Does the Bible Really Say About the Rapture?
Rapture Defined: “In premillennialism, Christ’s removal of the church from the world. It is variously maintained that it will occur prior to, during, or following the great tribulation.”