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Wars, Earthquakes, and Famines (OH MY!)
Jesus didn’t give His disciples a casual prophecy. His words hit them like thunder: wars, rumors of wars, earthquakes, and famines—all signs they would experience with their own eyes, ears, and trembling hearts. He was shaking them awake, warning them of a future that would upend everything they knew, a future they would live to see
The Whore, Jerusalem
The destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 was not just the end of an era; it was the severing of the old covenant, the final 'divorce' of a harlot bride. And yet, in that moment of devastation, the Church stood, cradled in the hands of the Holy Spirit, ready to grow and become the radiant bride Christ would one day return for.
False Messiahs and Anti-Christs
The manifest testimony of Scripture and history is that the first century Christians faced a proliferation of false messiahs and anti christs, who were the architects of the bloody uprisings, rebellions, and insurrections, which ultimately provoked Rome into all-out war. Jesus, in His perfection and wisdom, not only called it, but He accurately prophesied the very engine that God would use to fuel the Roman’s battering rams: The rise of false messiahs.
The DOOM of Jerusalem
The destruction of Jerusalem wasn’t just a historical event—it was a divine judgment against an apostate nation, marking the end of the Old Covenant and the dawn of Christ’s New Covenant Kingdom.
REVELATION: An Olivet Introduction
Instead of approaching Revelation from the deluded posture of the futurists, we will see how this book is not a psychedelic vision of our twenty-first century present, but a visionary depiction of the end of the Old Covenant that occurred nearly two thousand years ago in Jerusalem’s past.
The Second Coming As Foretold In The Book of Acts
“May you never waste your days trying to figure out blood moons, marks of the beast, or the identity of the Antichrist. May you, instead, spend your ever-waking moments serving the King who brought this end-time Kingdom to the world. You belong to His Kingdom as a soldier of Christ because of Christ and Christ alone. Now, use your fleeting days to serve and praise Him! “
When Will The Reign Of Christ End?
“He must reign until all brothels are closed and marriage is esteemed. He must reign until the media stops peddling lies and division and would be willing to end each broadcast with The Lord’s Prayer or the Apostle’s Creed. He must reign until there are no ghettos in Chicago, there is no swamp in Washington, and there is no depravity in Hollywood. He must reign until child is catechized and every family on earth comes under His Lordship and covenant blessings.”
When Do The Last Days Really Begin? Part 2 (End-Times Series Part 28)
“As Christians, when we hear the phrase “The Last Days” or “The End Times” what images come to mind? Whatever the case, for the vast majority of evangelicalism, we have utterly missed it and need to take a fresh look. Join us as we continue with part 2, looking at the remaining proofs for why the last days have already happened.”
When Do The Last Days Really Begin? Part 1 (End-Times Series Part 27)
“As Christians, when we hear the phrase “The Last Days” or “The End Times” what images come to mind? Whatever the case, for the vast majority of evangelicalism, we have utterly missed it and need to take a fresh look. Join us as we examine the last days and offer ten reasons why your interpretation may be wrong.
An Eschatology Of Pentecost (End Times Series Part 26)
Eschatology concerns future events, but those events are the minority. More accurately, eschatology is the theological discipline that examines how all the promises of God, from salvation and redemption to His worldwide Kingdom, will come to fruition under the end-time rule and reign of His Son. Join us as we examine how the events of Pentecost are inherently eschatological.
Eschatological Fried Pickles (End Times Series Part 25)
“Like we said last week, don't just stand there. Do something. And repent of any dispensational defeatism. Understand that the theology we covered this week will have tremendous theological and practical importance for how you will live your life. And when you have done all this, go live with all your heart to the glory of Christ. Build His Kingdom while you are here. And when you are ready to die, hand off your hammer to the next man.“
Don’t Just Do Something… Stand There!
“If the Church of our Lord has any hope of recovering from her slothfulness and shallow, easy believism, then we must immediately discard the hemlock of dispensationalism and adopt a more Biblical view. “
The Heart of Eschatology
In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His final moments on earth. Today, we will examine the heart of eschatology and what it will require of us?
Rethinking The Rapture
In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His final moments on earth. Today, we will examine what many believe is Jesus’ teaching on the rapture. Are they right? Read on to find out.
The Tale Of Two Fig Trees
In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His last moments on earth. Today, we will examine two end-time fig trees. One is cursed. One is blessed. Both occur as a response to Jesus’ coming.
Jesus and Apocalyptic Imagery
In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His last moments on earth. Today, we continue examining the apocalyptic language and symbols that Jesus gives us in Matthew 24:27-31.
The Second “Coming” Already Happened… But Not In The Way You’re Thinking (Part 2)
In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His last moments on earth. Today, we continue looking at how the second “coming” has already occurred at the judgment of Jerusalem in AD 70.
The Second “Coming” Already Happened… But Not In The Way You’re Thinking (Part 1)
In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His last moments on earth. Today, we begin looking at how the second “coming” has already occurred at the judgment of Jerusalem in AD 70.
13 Reasons The Great Tribulation Already Happened
In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His last moments on earth. Today, we look at 13 reasons why The Great Tribulation has already occurred!
The Abomination of Desolation
In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His last moments on earth. Today, we look at His prophesy on the Abomination of Desolation and how that prophesy found its fulfillment in the first century.