In First Corinthians 11:1 the Apostle Paul, whom the Lord chose to write much of the New Testament, tells us to FOLLOW HIM AS HE FOLLOWED CHRIST from whom He received the Gospel by revelation (Gal. 1:12) over a three year period while he was in the rural areas of Arabia (Gal. 1:18). Afterward, he […]

As stated previously, most Old Testament prophecy is focused on “the latter days,” meaning the past 2000 years of mankind’s history. Most of that prophecy involves “the end of the end times” as those years are called in the book of Daniel. During the final years the church’s final era she is prophesied to exhibit […]

The decline and fall of man began with the first man–Adam. The rebellion against God that he began, a later generation used to affect self-destruction. Refusing to hear what Noah, a “preacher of righteousness” put forth, mankind grew so sinful that God had to kill every human being on earth except Noah and his family, […]

In part 1 of this series I referenced Edward Gibbon’s book in which he writes about the fall of the Roman Empire. In his book he explains why that great empire totally disappeared from the part of the world it once ruled. According to Gibbon, the two main reasons for the kingdom’s demise were the […]

As goes the general character of the institutional church, so goes the general character of the nation. As goes a nation’s character, so goes her standing with God. As goes her spiritual standing, so goes her standing in the world. Since she came to international prominence during the early 1800’s, America has been the trend-setter […]

In part one of this series I noted that I believe that in the very near future the church world, along with the world in general, will witness a return to the time when the Lord’s Church was in its infancy. I also noted that the Church of God (the name Scripture writers gave the […]

Once in a while, when the world around me is waxing even more insane than usual, I think about the way my wonderful America was during my childhood and teen years (1940’s and 50’s). Even though we were poor share croppers, and later not quite so poor land renters, life was good in the sense […]

During most of the past 2000 years of church history professing Christianity has successfully navigated the relatively smooth waters of world religion without major confrontations from either within or without the entity known throughout the world as “the church.” To those who know, believe and obey the Holy Bible, this fact reveals a Truth about […]

In the first segment of this series we focused on the incredible price Jesus of Nazareth paid for each of those whom He labeled a “pearl of great price.” Now we will trace His costly pearls’ history back to their beginning. In so doing I will upset many in professing Christendom who refuse to acknowledge […]

In Matthew 13:45,46 we find Jesus speaking to His disciples about the present life’s “walk” of those who wish to spend eternity with Him in paradise. In this instance He was explaining how specific God will be when it comes time to welcome those whom He has chosen to join Him in that earthly kingdom […]