Prelude to “Gog and Magog” (Some of you may have already seen some of this in our study on the war in the Middle East, but it’s still worth reviewing.) Typically when we think about the Gog and Magog incident we picture a great Russia hoard in coalition with various Arab nations coming together to do battle against Israel, but is this correct, is this truly what is going to take place or have we simply jumped to this conclusion…
As stated in our previous post we mentioned three groups of individuals living at the time who will enter the great tribulation: 1) The Great Company. 2) The nation of Israel. 3) The world of mankind. Two of these groups are destine not only to enter the great time of trouble, but likewise to survive it, that is some within them are. Now naturally one might assume that of the three which we have listed the two groups who would…
As we stated in our first post the “Day of the Lord”, the Second Advent or Greek: Parousia (presence) of our Lord encompasses the entire thousand years. It is not simply composed of the great time of trouble and the destruction of all sinners as is commonly supposed, but likewise includes many other features (works) all of which have their designated time periods for completion within the thousand years. One such work is the work of the Harvest (Matt 13:24-43),…
In our previous post we noted our friends statement that the “following the Lord’s Second Advent the earth is to be destroyed, empty, darkened, silent, and devoid of all life… and that “nothing on this planet is going to have a pulse until after the 1,000 years”. He quotes Jeremiah as saying, “the slain of the Lord in that day shall be from one end of the Earth even to the other end” (Jer 25:33)…They’re not going to be lamented…
In this study we should like to address the following statements made by one of our forum members: “Following the Lord’s Second Advent the earth is to be destroyed, empty, darkened, silent, and devoid of all life (except for Satan and his demons).” Likewise his statement that: “All those verses like in Isaiah 24, Jeremiah 4, etc. which describe a desolate, empty, uninhabited Earth refer to the destruction that happens in “the day of the Lord” when He comes “as…
Unfortunately many being blinded by prejudice are unable to see past the colored lenses of the creeds they wear; they approach the scriptures carrying way too much “baggage” most of which was derived in the dark ages through the doctrines and precepts of men. This baggage clouds their judgment and thus they are unable to approach the scriptures with an open mind so as to be to be taught of the Lord. Rather they are compelled by these preconceived ideas…
THE ORIGIN OF THE “MAN OF SIN” Led by our investigation thus far to look for the Evil One in the Church of God, we find all the other language of the prophecy pointing in the same direction. The first stage in the predicted development of the wicked one is that of APOSTASY. Speaking of the return of Christ, Paul says, “For the day will not come except there come a falling away first.” The Greek word for falling away…
In this study it is our goal to determine the person or nature of the “Man of Sin”, where he comes from, and how it is that he sits in the temple of God. “Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition.” In our previous study on the ANTICHRIST the “Man of sin” (“The Antichrist Reveled”) as…
The “*sons of the prophets” (theologians) will disbelieve that the Elijah, the true Church has been taken; but upon the class who shall see (the Elisha class who believe it to be so), a double portion of the Elijah spirit comes. No wonder if this class becomes awake to the grandeur and importance of their work, when they realize the establishment of the kingdom–the glorifying of the Elijah class. And this is shown in type. Elisha received the double portion…
Before translating Elijah, the Lord arranged that he should prepare and instruct his successor, and sent him to Elisha as such. (1 Kings 19:16). So, if we have found Elijah to represent the over-comers, the “Bride” or “Body” of Christ, we might reasonably infer that Elisha is the representative of those who shall succeed the over-comers, as the Lords mouth-piece on earth; hence our interest in his career. From the time of his call to be the successor, Elisha followed…