Biblical prophecy, end times, and the supernatural
I completed a lengthy discussion about sin in context of the basic Christian message of the gospel which tells us how to receive the gift of eternal life. Sin is what keeps us from heaven because sin is breaking God’s Law. Saying it another way, we all have a legal problem before God because we …
Read the full post →“The Gospel Part 5 – The God of the Bible”
But at your word I will lower the nets.” 6 When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets started to tear. 7 So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to …
Read the full post →“The Gospel Part 4 – How Sinful Are We?”
The last post was a discussion about good works, the effort many think will earn them a place in heaven. It’s a very common belief, one I used to hold as well. I showed in the last post that Biblical salvation, that is, eternal life, is a free gift not earned or deserved. Think about …
Read the full post →“The Gospel Part 3 – Sin Bars Entry Into Heaven”
If you died and stood before God and he asked you: “Why should I let you into Heaven” What would you say? Here are some common responses to this simple question: Based on my experience in conversation with people, these are common responses. Most people still believe in God but think heaven is rewarded based …
Read the full post →“The Gospel Part 2 – Heaven and Good Works”
This begins a new series of posts presenting a detailed explanation of the gospel. I felt it necessary to take a detailed approach because the message of the gospel has been distorted beyond recognition in most of the western church, and in the culture. Why should you care? Read on and I believe you will …
Read the full post →“The Gospel Part 1 – Why Should You Care?”
NOTE: this is updated and reposted from last October. If you are a believer, you should read this. The scriptures are full of the supernatural. The bible is an historical account of supernatural activity of the unseen realm interacting with the natural, physical realm, manifesting in ways people can perceive. Are these biblical accounts just …
Read the full post →“Kingdom against kingdom – The Ongoing Supernatural War”
…and there will be terrors and great signs from heaven. Luke 21:11 The Gospel of Luke often adds additional information for parallel passages also found in Matthew and Mark. Regarding birth pang signs, terrors and great signs from heaven is unique to Luke. When we read the passage, perhaps the first instinct is to assume …
Read the full post →“End Time Prophecy in the Gospels Part 10 – The Luke Sign”
“The first mainshock was slightly stronger than the second with an estimated difference of 0.11. This corresponds to one of the largest tremors in over 2,000 years of Turkish history.” (phys.org article) I’ve looked at earthquake raw data myself. Data is easily manipulated by people who do not understand proper statistical data analysis and hypothesis …
Read the full post →“End Time Prophecy in the Gospels Part 9 – Earthquakes”
The Gospel of Luke is the only gospel that mentions plague as a birth pang sign. This does not conflict with the other two so called “synoptic” gospels. It supplements the other gospels with additional information in the parallel passages. Adding additional detail is common for the gospel of Luke. To get the complete picture, …
Read the full post →“End Time Prophecy in the Gospels Part 8 – Troublemakers”
They cry “we are dying” but who hears them? We in the west have no understanding of famine although many of our own citizens even in America go hungry every day. But in many third world countries, famine is a widespread plague upon the land affecting large numbers of people. From Google Bard: “According to …
Read the full post →“End Time Prophecy in the Gospels Part 7 – Famine”