The Enduring Impact of Paul’s Ministry
One of the greatest miracles since Jesus walked on Earth was the growth of the Christian church from 120 followers nearly 2,000 years ago into a movement of 2.2 billion people today, nearly one-third of the world’s population. At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit provided the spark for the apostles to begin sharing the gospel of […]
Did Jesus Die in Our Place? – Christians, Three Gods, and the Trinity (Pt. 4)
First article in series… A thorough study of Jesus’ death is extensive. His role in the plan of salvation raises many questions. For example, why does the plan of salvation require that someone die? If the Father loves sinners enough to sacrifice Jesus, why did the Father not give Himself to die for sinners? What […]
Jacksonville 2016 Photo Album
We want to thank every person who came to the Jacksonville 2016 Seminar for making it such an enjoyable and rewarding time of fellowship. Also, a special “thank you” to Mardoqueu Silva and the group from Jacksonville for hosting the seminar. If you have photos to share, contact us and we will add them to the […]
The Two Witnesses
Bible prophecy students have divergent opinions on the identity of two witnesses mentioned in Revelation 11:3. The diversity of opinion includes understanding that the two witnesses are Bible characters like Moses, Enoch, and Elijah or two literal end time prophets. Others think the two witnesses symbolize the Christian Church, Israel, believers in Christ, and the […]
The 144,000
Revelation 7:3-8 describes that God seals and selects 144,000 servants. As with many other Bible prophecies in Revelation, Christians have differing conclusions about the 144,000. These include which people make up the 144,000, when God chooses these people, and whether the number 144,000 is a symbolic or literal number. Generally, preterists, historicists, idealists, and futurists […]
The Seven Trumpets
The seven trumpets are a series of events that the apostle John described beginning in Revelation 8. Students of Bible prophecy have differing viewpoints regarding the timing of the trumpets and whether they should be viewed as symbolic or literal. The four generally held views are preterist, idealist, historicist, and futurist. The preterist view is […]
The Seven Seals
The book of Revelation describes a scene in Heaven and the Father is holding a book (scroll) sealed with seven seals. (Revelation 5:1) Bible expositors describe in great detail each of the seals because of John’s description of each seal. However, much less information is available about the contents of the book other than John’s description […]
The Great Tribulation
The great tribulation is a period of time in end time prophecy that most Christians believe will occur before Jesus returns to take His people to Heaven. The events of the great tribulation cause many people to die. These events include prophetic events like the seven seals and seven trumpets. Christians disagree about the timing […]
End Time Prophecy
Many religious cultural traditions including Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity believe that there will be a period of tribulation before the world ends. Christians believe that this tribulation will end when Jesus returns to Earth, ends the current world order, and creates a new Heaven and Earth. However, they disagree on the events that […]