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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 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.
Signs of the Times
In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His last moments on earth. Today, we look at the “Signs of the Times” He gives and how that would impact the early church.
The Tribulation
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 prophecy about the Tribulation and how that would impact the early church.
Earthquakes and Famines
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 prophecy about the uptick of earthquakes and famines during the first century.
Wars and Rumors of War
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 prophecy about the rise of wars and rumors of wars.
The Rise Of False Messiahs
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 prophecy about the rise of false messiahs.
Three Questions The Disciples Asked Jesus
In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His last moments in Jerusalem. Today, He begins to get specific on how bad things are going to get for Jerusalem. (Spoiler alert, Matthew 24 is not about Jesus' end time coming at the end of history)
The Curse Of God
In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we follow along with Jesus during His last moments in Jerusalem. Today, He brings the city and its leaders under an unavoidable curse.