The Rapture, What’s to Fear? Part 3: The Joy of Jesus' Return By Jonathan C. Brentner When I was a pastor, I loved performing weddings. I remember seeing the joy on everyone’s face when the big day arrived. Now, and I hesitantly admit this, I enjoy watching romantic movies on…
The Rapture, What’s to Fear? - Part 2 By Jonathan C. Brentner While in college at John Brown University, I read Hal Lindsey's book The Late Great Planet Earth. His book greatly heightened my interest in prophecy to the point where I expected the rapture to occur at any moment,…
The Rapture, What's to Fear? Part 1 By Jonathan c. Brentner As his wife and those closest to him gathered around his bedside one evening, they believed this would be the last time they would see him in this life. Louis Talbot, the longtime president of Biola University and driving…
A Date To Remember By Grant Phillips On our calendars here at the house and on your calendars also are listed specific dates: birthdays, anniversaries, doctor appointments, holidays, etc., but there is coming a date on all calendars that will change the world forever as we know it. In our…
The Feast of Rapture By Pete Garcia On April 25th, 2017, San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral sacrilegiously conducted what I believe to be a dangerous new precedent for our post-Christian nation, the Beyoncé Mass. This blending of Christianity with pop entertainment, attempts to connect both the social-justice flavor of the week,…
Left Behind: The World's Response to the Rapture By Joseph Chambers There is a growing hatred for anything that centers on Jesus Christ. Its like the world wants to promote a "god" idea that can fit all belief systems, but trashes the God of Christianity and the idea of the…
What Brings Us Joy? By Jonathan C. Brentner Do you ever have times when a line from Scripture jumps out at you and cannot get past it in your thoughts? One morning this past week was such a time. As I was reading in Proverbs 10, the first line of…
Rapture – Not in the Bible? By Dennis Huebshman Wish I had just a dime for every time I have heard someone say the Rapture isn’t real because it isn’t in the Bible. Ok, if this scenario holds true, then TRINITY doesn’t exist because it isn’t specifically in the Bible.…
What If Jesus Said “Relax Guys...?" Jonathan C. Brentner Perhaps one of the more perplexing matters in the New Testament is the sense of imminent expectation regarding the Lord’s return. We see this all through its pages. Jesus said, “Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man…
Why Do We Keep Watching? By Jonathan C. Brentner For a moment, I actually thought the rapture was occurring. I heard a trumpet blaring and for a brief moment I felt as though something was pulling me upward. This happened when I was in college, over 40 year ago, during…