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…
“In a loud voice they sang: ‘Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!’ ” (Revelation 5:12) Of course, Wake Up Reports! will continue. However, after 28 years of writing monthly Bible studies, this could be my final article. If health…
Monotheism Versus Tritheism Many Christians have different perspectives about the Trinity and the role of the Holy Spirit, so I decided to dedicate this Wake Up Report! to my understanding of this topic. Questions regarding the Trinity have long roots in Christian history and Christian views are widely divided on the nature and properties of…
Recently, I received a very interesting question that deserves serious study. The question was, “What did Jesus mean in Luke 21:24 when He said, ‘Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled?’ ” The background for this question is very interesting and for most readers, the outcome…
Several years ago I met a man who was angry with God. Jesus had refused to answer his prayer. Curious, I asked the man about his unanswered prayer. He said, “I prayed for five years that Jesus would give me a new Cadillac and He didn’t.” He wasn’t joking. Seeing that he was rather bitter,…
