One of the main causes of confusion in the book of Revelation is that it builds up to the Day of the Lord several times. In this article, we will work through these narrative jumps to highlight the clear chronological sequence of events at the end of the age.
Only God has the wisdom to balance His standard of righteousness with His desire to save. If that balance ever looks off from our point of view, we can rest assured that the error is in our human perspective. God's ways are perfect, and trusting them will always be in our best interest.
As long as we reside in this world, there will always be lawless ones among us. We are called to be good seed "who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance" (Luke 8:15) until the coming of our Lord and Savior. What kind of fruit are you bearing for the kingdom?
How do we begin to understand God's prophetic timetable for the last days? The Bible tells us that in Christ "are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." If we want to know the mysteries of God's plan, the answers can be found in communing with the Word of God — Christ Jesus.
By strengthening our faith muscles now, we'll stand ready to discern the truth as the days get darker. Now more than ever we must be living in close fellowship with the Lord and taking in His Word daily.
A substantial portion of Scripture is prophetic text, disclosing God’s predetermined plan of redemption in the first and second comings of the Messiah. It is our job to study His Word and share this prophetic plan with the world around us, because too many have never heard such good news!
For decades, since the reign of King Solomon, the people of Israel had been slowly replacing worship of the One True God with pagan worship and sacrificing to false gods. They sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord. Finally, the Lord had declared disaster on the people. He was now returning their evil on their own heads.
There are two conflicting belief systems in this world, God's ways and man's ways. The way of the Spirit and the way of the flesh. God's Word promises that those who sow godliness will reap bountiful blessings. However, it also says that the ungodly will reap consequences for their sins. Those who bear good fruit are those who do the will of God, and they will reap eternal life. And those who do not bear good fruit, those who reject and rebel against the ways of God, are headed for eternal death.
The biblical year is a pattern for the whole of human history. You have the period leading up to the springtime arrival of Jesus, then a summer of "working in the fields" to spread the Gospel, followed by His return in the fall to conclude the harvest and begin the Feast of Tabernacles — God dwelling with us. Today, we're going to look at an even earlier and more fundamental pattern of human history, which God established at the very beginning.