Getting Started on the Book of Revelation
Getting Started on the Book of Revelation “For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.” – Habakkuk 2:3 The Big Picture In the simplest of terms, the book of Daniel reveals two […]
Demonic Possession
“In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an evil spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, ‘Ha! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!’ ‘Be quiet!’ Jesus said sternly. ‘Come out […]
What Is Your Purpose?
“You [Timothy], however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings.” (2 Timothy 3:10, italics mine) Have you lifted up your eyes from your day-to-day rut and noticed just how stressed and tense “our world” has become? Distress is everywhere. More and more people are doing […]
Why Will False Prophets Appear? Who are the Elect?
Why Will False Prophets Appear? Who Are The Elect? “For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect – if that were possible.” (Matthew 24:24) The prophecy in Matthew 24 is not understood very well because it contains two distinct but parallel prophecies. Sitting on […]
When Will the Censer in Revelation Be Thrown Down
“And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given even trumpets.” -Revelation 8:2 In the previous issue of the Wake Up Report, we examined the question, “Why will the censer in Revelation 8:5 be thrown down?” In this issue, I would like to discuss when the censer will be […]
Why Will the Censer in Revelation Be Thrown Down
“Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, went up before God from the angels hand. Then […]
Celebration and Praise No Substitute for Worship 1
Appeasement is No Substitute for Worship Eli was a direct descendent of Aaron, and on the basis of ancestry, he became the high priest in Israel around 1080 B.C. Unfortunately, Eli was unfit for his high calling. He was an indulgent father and a gluttonous high priest who regularly stole choice portions of meat that […]
Celebration and Praise No Substitute for Worship 2
After descending from Heaven and speaking the Ten Commandments to Israel from Mount Sinai (Exodus 20), the Lord called Moses to a summit on Mount Sinai. (Exodus 24:12) During this forty day visit, God gave Moses various instructions and the Ten Commandments which Jesus had written with His own finger on two tablets of stone. […]
Was the December 26, 2004 Tsunami an Act of God?
I have received numerous emails asking two questions. (1) If God is a God of love, and if God is in control of this world, how could He permit 150,000+ people to perish in the tsunami that swept over southern Asia? (2) Is this 9.0 earthquake prophetically significant? Is this the earthquake mentioned in Revelation […]