If you are a student of eschatology, Matthew 24 is a familiar chapter. In it, Jesus describes what will take place in the time period right before His second coming. He gives us a list of observable events – things we can notice that are going on in our world that allow us to recognize …
Tag: End Times
When God Delays The Rescue
Today’s read reminds me of a question that often keeps people from believing in God: “Why do bad things happen to good people?” or “If God is so powerful and good, why is there so much evil in the world?” These are valid questions, and to answer them properly would require a lengthy discussion of …
Discernment {Wheat vs. Tares}
Recently a friend sent me a link to one of Jan Markell’s radio broadcasts. It was an interview with Pastor Cary Gordon about a movie he had produced entitled, “Enemies Within the Church.” I watched the link (part is actual video clips and part is just audio of the actual interview), and I’ve also ordered …
What Is Your Hope?
As I write this, our world is experiencing an abundance of significant natural events that are causing distress. We just weathered two major, record-setting hurricanes. The west is being devoured by wildfires. One website tells us that there were 673 earthquakes in the world, recorded at a magnitude above 4.0 in the last 30 days!1There …
What If He’s Really Coming?
I grew up in a church that talked a lot about prophecy. My pastor loved to preach, and teach about end times. He loved Israel. He loved God’s covenant. And he was excited about the imminent return of our Savior, to rapture the church. You could say I “cut my spiritual teeth” on prophecy – …
The Way Of The Word 