Dear Wake Up Family, As I write this newsletter the holiday season is beginning. This year, I decided to begin with edited portions of a couple articles Larry wrote for the December DayStar over twenty years ago (updated for this year) . . . As we come to the end of 2020, this newsletter is…
The Parable of the Talents In Matthew 24, Jesus foretold events that would happen before His second coming. Then, in Matthew 25, He told three parables to amplify His warnings and these parables are intimately related to each other. For example, the foolish virgins in the first parable are represented as the worthless servant in…
The Parable of the Ten Virgins “At that time the kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise, however,…
God’s Timing – Second Coming “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in Heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” – Matthew 24:36 People who wish to silence any excitement that Jesus may return very soon use this verse as an “intellectual refuge.” Many Christians interpret this verse to…
Commentary on Matthew 24 One day, as Jesus and His disciples were leaving the temple, Jesus directed His followers to consider the magnificent buildings that made up the temple complex. “ ‘Do you see all these things?’ He asked. ‘I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another; every one…
“But the [composite] beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he [the false prophet] had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of…
