As stated in the previous posting, when Jesus returned to heaven following His resurrection He left behind what would soon become His church, which He said He would build and that not even the gates of hell would be able to destroy it. He would build His church on a Rock, and that Rock would […]

In Ephesians 4 we find the Apostle Paul writing to the church in Ephesus and reminding her that when Jesus Christ ascended up to heaven following the establishment of His church on the Day of Pentecost 31 A.D., He left behind an energetic, spiritual body designed to spread the light of His Gospel throughout the […]

In Matthew’s Gospel beginning with the fifth chapter we find Jesus, having gone out into the countryside, has been followed by great multitudes of people from the neighboring areas who had either seen or heard about His ministry of healing sick people of every kind of physical and mental disease and affliction. Beginning with verse […]

In Second Thessalonians 2:3 we find the Apostle Paul writing to the church at Thessalonica concerning the second coming of Jesus Christ. It appears that some in the church were concerned that the world-as-we-know-it event would take place soon. Paul, who had received his Gospel directly from Jesus Christ through revelation (Gal. 1:12), replied that […]

It was long ago established that the United States of America sets the trend for the rest of the world which follows her lead, whether for good or evil. In some aspects of social, economic, political and military life, America has been a fitting template for other nations to emulate over her relatively short existence. […]

Those Words from the Creator of the Universe, spoken to Prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah, still ring true today. As we are told in First Corinthians 10:11, the Lord’s dealing with ancient Israel were recorded and preserved to be used in teaching His end-time church. God has not changed. Neither has man. Neither have man’s religious […]

The Old Testament God–Who would later come to earth as Jesus of Nazareth–while speaking to ancient Israel, warned them, along with the modern day church, about being spiritually seduced (Rev. 12:9). He warned through His prophets anciently and His apostles now to beware of those who would tell them that they have no choice but […]

In the first chapter of the Book of Romans the Apostle Paul uses the word “THE” numerous times in order to assure the seeker of God that there is only ONE of each of the essential factors that lead to eternal life. For example, the apostle speaks of “THE faith,” “THE Law,” “THE Truth,” “THE […]

In the fourth chapter of John’s Gospel we find Jesus speaking to a woman who had come to a public well to draw water. He is telling her that, if she had asked it of Him, He would have given her “living water.” She tells Him that the Lord’s Messiah would one day come to […]

Knowing that mankind would grow progressively more wicked over the coming centuries, the Lord, through His prophets and apostles, prophesied that as the time of His return grew near, His curses on sinning man would grow ever more frequent and ever more deadly. These curses would take the form of “natural” occurrences whose meaning would […]