Plumbing the Depths of Revelation 2
Revelation 1:1-8
John self-identifies as the author of these "words of prophesy" that were given by God through Jesus Christ. Those who engage the complex visions and messages will be…
Plumbing the Depths of Revelation 1
Revelation 1:1
John introduces the final book in the New Testament canon by first explaining it was given as a "revelation" or apokalyto from the Greek root. To some theological…
Assessing the State of our World 7
Matthew 24:36-44
Our wrap-up of the prophetic words of Jesus to the disciples in the Olivet Discourse. Christ reveals that "no one knows" the day or hour of His return…
Assessing the State of our World 6
Matthew 24:26-35
Jesus continues the Olivet Discourse with additonal warnings about false messiahs coming in his name. Then He relates the parousia or second coming will be a global event,…
Assessing the State of our World 5
Matthew 24:15-25
In the next section of the Olivet Discourse, Jesus warns His discples about another coming violation of the holy place in the temple called the "abomination which causes…
Assessing the State of our World 4
Matthew 24:9-14
In the second section of the Olivent Discourse, Jesus reveals that committed disciples would face persecution and even death for identifying as Christians. The Lord uses the unsettling…
Assessing the State of our World 3
Matthew 24:1-8
The next prophetic witness concerning the end of the age and false teachers is the most credible of all, Jesus the Christ. Immediately after confronting the Pharisees in…
Assessing the State of our World 2
II Timothy 3:1-9: One of the key principles of Scripture is rightly determining truth from error. Like Peter, the Apostle Paul was deeply trouble by the infiltration of…
Assessing the State of our World 1
II Peter 2:1-9
Following his affirmation of prophesy as a means of accurately communicating God's revealed truth, Peter informs his readers that false teachers would seek to infiltrate the church. Their…
Mining Gold from the Sermon on the Mount 6
Matthew 7:24-27
The final message of the Sermon on the Mount series contains a profound warning to two groups of "everyone" who hear the words of Jesus. The first group…