THE OTHER HALF OF THE GOSPEL “Genesis begins with the fall of man. Revelation concludes with the restoration of man. In Genesis the curse falls on man. In Revelation the curse is “no more.” In Genesis are the promises that the “seed of the woman” and the seed of Abraham will destroy the enemy and bless all of the families of the earth. In Revelation, that seed (the Lamb and 144,000), destroys the enemy and blesses all of the families…
This study is for those who desire to take up a study of Revelation, but who are not sure precisely as to how to proceed. Perhaps you have attempted a studied Revelation before but were unable to make heads or tails about it or you simply avoided the book altogether because it appeared too complicated. Adding to the confusion is the fact that there are numerous commentaries written on the subject, each being presented from a different perspective based upon…
VERSE 6-10 “The heavens declare His righteousness, and all the peoples see His glory. Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, who boast of idols. Worship Him, all you gods. Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments, O Lord. For You, Lord, are most high above all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods. You, who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His…
VERSE 3 “A fire goes before Him, and burns up His enemies round about.” “If we inquire, why is this Day of His presence such a Time of Trouble and distress of nations? The answer comes, because righteousness and judgment are the habitation of His Throne, and He is judging the nations and weighing them in the balance. Judgment is being laid to the line and righteousness to the plummet (Isa 28:17), to the intent that ere long the equitable…
VERSE 2 “Clouds and darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.” “The morning cometh (the blessed day), and also the night (a night of clouds and thick darkness)…” Isa 21:12 “Suddenly the picture changes from joy to gloom! David now characterizes the effects of the beginning of the reign lest anyone err in picturing the Millennium as all sunshine. “Darkness is round about him.”—Darkness is a symbol. It stands for lack of understanding. David shows…
Psalm 97 was written by the Psalmist David, who taking a prophetic standpoint of observation looked forward in time to our day, the “day of the Lord”, the day of his (Greek: Parousia, presence), the Second Advent. It is important to remember that most of the prophetic utterances of the prophets of old were written not for their benefit, but rather “for our admonition upon whom the ends of the Ages have come” (1 Cor. 10:10) “To them it was…
HOPE BEYOND ARMAGEDDON (The following extract was taken from The End Times Spring 2001 Issue # 16) The Left Behind series of religious novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins, and the movies based upon these books promote an overly dramatic and sadistic view of end time prophecy. The authors tell of the horrors of a vindictive God destroying three billion people by fire and earthquakes. (It is a fact that too many professed believers these days allow their faith…
“IF YE BE CHRIST’S, THEN ARE YE ABRAHAM’S SEED AND HEIRS.” Another matter, really the key to the whole question which we are discussing, is revealed in God’s Word, viz., that in the divine purpose the promised “Seed of Abraham” that should perform the great work of blessing all the families of the earth, is to be one, in the sense of one kind, but not in the sense of one person–that is to say, that the seed of…
But what of our question, what is the Gospel to which the Apostle was not ashamed? As we had previously stated, The true Gospel must show divine Wisdom and Power in full accord with divine Justice and Love: of any other we should be ashamed. CONSIDER NOW THE TRUE GOSPEL. The word “gospel” itself should be the clue— should save the intelligent Christian from being misled by the various theories of bad tidings of great misery for nearly all people,…
The ARMENIAN view of the Gospel Let us now examine the Armenian view. This view is growing popular. Its message or Gospel is God is love, he loves you; he loves everybody; he is doing all that he can to save everybody; if you are lost it will not be God’s fault, but your own. On the surface, at least, this theory seems much more loving and much more just than the one already examined, but before we go…