The Epistle To The Hebrews, Part 3 By Jack Kelley In our last installment we learned that because the Israelites refused to enter the Promised Land by faith, God declared that they would never enter His rest. He turned them back into the wilderness and they spent their lives there.…
Kingdom Now? - Part 3 By Leisa Garcia As discussed last month, the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) has been dubbed the “largest religious movement you never heard of,” and David Barret, author of World Christian Encyclopedia, indicates that “Not only is the New Apostolic Re-formation the largest of the four…
Kingdom Now? - Part 2 By Leisa Garcia As discussed in Part I, although the Kingdom of God clearly has a present and continuing spiritual aspect, Scripture still consistently describes a future kingdom on Earth which will be inaugurated by the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. This Dispensational, Premillennial belief…
Kingdom Now? - Part 1 By Leisa Garcia Although the Kingdom of God clearly has a present and continuing spiritual aspect, Scripture is still abundantly clear that there will be a future literal kingdom on Earth. The Dispensational Premillennial view is that the Millennium (sometimes referred to as the Messianic…
Parallels of Pentecost at Mt. Sinai and the Upper Room By Ben Godwin As we recently celebrated Pentecost Sunday, we were reminded that God is still pouring out His Spirit as He did on the First Century Church. The term “Pentecost” is found three times in the Bible (Ac. 2:1,…
Doctrines of Demons By Ron Matsen What are these “doctrines of demons” Paul warns us about? What can we do in this age of deception? What does the Bible have to say about the End Times? Matthew’s Gospel gives us the response of Jesus to this question. “Now as He…
The Bible's Historical Background By Steve Elwart “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” - 2 Timothy 3:16 While one can quickly get bogged down in the minutiae of the origins of the Bible, it is important to re-member…
The Epistle To The Hebrews, Part 2 A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Hebrews Chapter 2:4-18 In our last study, we saw the anonymous author give proof that Jesus is as superior to the angels as His name (the Son of God) is to theirs (sons of God). The Son…
The Biblical Necessity of Jesus’ Reign By Jonathan C. Brentner In my last post, I looked at what Scripture teaches about our exciting role in Jesus’ glorious kingdom, which takes place between the Second Coming of Christ and the eternal state (see above timeline). For those of us in Christ,…
The Throne of David By Chuck Missler One of the most familiar “Christmas Card” verses is found in Isaiah: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty…