The Rapture Doctrine – Fact or Fiction
The widely popular doctrine of a pre-tribulation rapture hinges on four basic doctrines: Even though the Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah, they are still God’s chosen people. Therefore, God has to fulfill all of the promises that He made to ancient Israel because God always keeps His promises. Salvation has occurred in different ways […]
Lovers of Pleasure More than Lovers of God
Lovers of Pleasure More Than Lovers of God “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of […]
Hurricane Katrina – Another Birth Pain
At 10 pm CDT on Saturday, August 27, 2005, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for the north central gulf coast from Morgan City, Louisiana, eastward to the Alabama/Florida border including the city of New Orleans. A hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within the next 24 hours and preparations to […]
Great Tribulation Will Be a Test of Character
The August 2005 issue of The Wake Up Report focused on the importance of making a personal commitment to be honest in every aspect of life and the necessity of standing on the side of righteousness and truth at any price. Within this context, the identity of the Great Prostitute in Revelation 17 was discussed […]
The Great Prostitute and Armageddon
“One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, ‘Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. . . . The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave her […]
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 […]