The Apostle Paul had a specific reason for writing to the churches concerning the end of the age and Christ’s return. Believing that the end would come in his lifetime, he wanted the church to be able to recognize the “signs of the times.” By having Paul put his end-time message in writing God used […]

The New Covenant Church came into being in Jerusalem in an upper room on the Day of Pentecost, A.D. 31. Resistance from both Jewish and Roman quarters began immediately. The death of Stephen and the scattering of the new converts marked the beginning of Satan’s war on God’s people–His church–that would end with the return of His […]

I received the following teaching from a friend. Reading it has blessed me greatly. I hope it does the same for you. I have changed the wording, punctuation, etc. slightly in order to make the narrative appear grammatically correct. L.J. In the gospel of John (20:7) we are told that the napkin that was placed over the face of […]

In any written or spoken communication one can determine the power behind what is being written or spoken by counting the number of times certain people, organizations, etc. are used–the more the references, the more the power. In order to determine who controls the institution in question I tallied the number of times key words were used in […]

A recent article in the local newspaper produced undeniable proof that Satan controls large segments of professing Christendom. The issue in question centered around homosexuality, specifically whether a world-wide denomination would allow its ministers to perform same-sex marriages. The article was featured in living color in the upper left quadrant of the front page, a place […]

The Lord warned in Matthew 7:13,14 that the vast majority of those who would call themselves His people would reject His Word, and therefore reject Him. He noted that only a “few” would hunger and thirst for Him (Mat. 5:6)enough to seek and “find” His way, believe it and live it. “Many,” He warned, would choose Satan’s […]

In the previous four postings I have shown Biblically that the field workers, grinders, servants, field plants, fish, virgins, sheep and goats serve as parabolic symbols of two widely divergent groups within what is commonly called “the church.” One group worships, serves, believes and obeys the Biblical God while the other believes it is doing so but in fact worships, […]

In the previous posting we found Jesus saying that upon His return He will send His angels throughout the world where they will gather His people and bring them to Him. As they stand before Him He will divide them into two groups–sheep and goats–and pronounce His verdict over each. At this point it is vitally important that the reader understand who […]

In Matthew 24:1-25,31; 25:1-10,31-46 we find the Lord talking to the disciples about the time just before His return.  The disciples had asked Him to give them a sign that would mean that His return and the end of the world were eminent.  He began by warning them to beware of deceivers who would come […]

In the previous posting I made reference to God’s “light.” The importance of understanding God’s “light” relative to His “gospel” cannot be overstated. An indication of how important that light is to God, Jesus called Himself the “…. light of the world” (Jn. 8:12). This self-description is not surprising in that in the Old Testament […]