Tag: Rapture
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“Damascus Will Become a Heap of Ruins”
The whole Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, is not about superpowers and nations. On the contrary, it is about God’s redemptive plan for his people through the life, death and resurrection of his Son Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord.
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Is Libya Today in Bible Prophecy?
I don’t want to be “left behind” in all this excitement about the unfolding of prophecy right before our eyes on CNN and CBN, so I say, “Me, too!” Are dispensationalists the only ones who keep revising their prophecies? So here’s an update of two old posts regarding how Biblical prophecy must be interpreted.
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Why Trust in Egypt?
Isaiah 19:23-25 anticipates the time when Assyria and Egypt will represent all people from all nations who will turn to God. All three nations will be connected by a “highway†through which God comes to his people and by which he leads his people to himself. Jesus, is the “new and living way†to God’s…
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The Glorious Eternal Kingdom of the Lord
Isaiah 11:9 precludes sinners in the age to come. No one “shall hurt or destroy in all my holy mountainâ€â€”the new earth—deeds that only sinners are able to do. And if “the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the seaâ€â€”indicative of universal righteousness—during the millennium, how could…
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A Better Paradise Restored
A river of humanity will defy gravity to worship in this lofty temple in heaven, “all the nations shall flow to it, and many peoples shall come, and say: ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord’†(Isaiah 2:2-3).
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Stand Firm Against Deceivers Concerning the Second Coming
Do not fear when others proclaim the end of the world is near, because of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan and the war in Libya. All of these are part of God’s unshakable plan for the eventual redemption of his elect from sin, death, and Satan. As David says, “I shall not…
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A Pastor’s Prayer for His Church
As true brotherly love increases and abounds more and more, it is also accompanied by “knowledge and all discernment.” It is not blind love. We do not love for the sake of love, just as we do not unite for the sake of unity.
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Qualities of a Gospel-Driven Mission Work
The emergent movement is the clearest example today of what Paul calls in our text as an appeal that “[springs] from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive… with words of flattery,†all with the intention to please man and not to please God.” This is not any different from the “seeker-sensitive†movement that…
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Sermon Series on Biblical Mountains
Last year, from April 11 to November 7, 2010, I preached a series of sermons on Biblical Mountains. Join us in an exciting pilgrimage through redemptive history from the Garden of Eden in Genesis to Har-Magedon in Revelation, full of hills and valleys, rough and plain places, forests and deserts, blessings and afflictions.
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The Impact of Effective Witness
Therefore,we must never think that there is no justice. In this world, we frequently see that murderers, rapists, plunderers, liars, adulterers, thieves and robbers go scot-free. We become so furious when we see them get acquitted for crimes they obviously committed merely because of a technicality, political connections, or celebrity status. Isaiah 59:17-20; 1 Thessalonians…