An increase in false messiahs, an increase in warfare, and increases in famines, plagues, and natural disasters—these are signs of the end times. In this passage, though, we are given a warning: we are not to be deceived, because these events are only the beginning of birth pains; the end is still to come.
The sinister plan of Satan to control the humankind since ancient times until our days when he is about to accomplish what would his last attempt to defy God.
Sure You're Mature's session regarding the Second Coming of Christ_Part 4
Sure You're Mature was a values formation event for the young professionals of today, and was held at Road Side Bible Baptist Church from December 26-29, 2010. The event was attended by different churches.
A presentation about the signs found in Matthew 24 and Luke 21 regarding the second coming of Jesus Christ. Most of the signs that Jesus spoke of in these chapters have already taken place. Are we watching?
A verse by verse commentary on Luke chapter 23 dealing with Jesus before Pilate and then the crucifixion followed by the account of the death of Jesus and His burial.
Focusing on God’s presence reveals the purpose He has for your life. Many things can distract us from keeping our focus on Jesus, but He is the perfect example and teacher of unwavering focus.
master theological treatise on Jesus, the Son of Man-- that’s the breadth and depth of this Gospel according to John. Visit www.bibleheroes.net for more information.
Matthew: The King and His Kingdom_Matt. 13.31 35Stephen Palm
The kingdom of heaven began as a mustard seed planted by the ministry of Jesus Christ. From its humble beginnings in the fields of this world our Lord started with a group of 12 men. As the seed of the gospel took root in Israel 3,000 souls were added to the church at Pentecost. Slowly but surely, what began as the smallest seed in the garden will one day grow to be taller than any other plant when kingdom is established on earth. The Parable of the Leaven explores another aspect of the growth of the Kingdom... the growth of the church's capacity to penetrate and transform society. However, there is a dark side to both of these parables. Growth can result from compromise. Many of the largest churches today are bloated because they have compromised God's moral standards. True kingdom growth is in step with Jesus' kingdom values.
No, none of the seals have been opened and any discussion to the contrary is a contradiction of scripture. If you are alive and on earth at the time of the seals being broken open you are in the tribulation. At that point your only hope will be to repent and lose your head in order to be saved.
The sinister plan of Satan to control the humankind since ancient times until our days when he is about to accomplish what would his last attempt to defy God.
Sure You're Mature's session regarding the Second Coming of Christ_Part 4
Sure You're Mature was a values formation event for the young professionals of today, and was held at Road Side Bible Baptist Church from December 26-29, 2010. The event was attended by different churches.
A presentation about the signs found in Matthew 24 and Luke 21 regarding the second coming of Jesus Christ. Most of the signs that Jesus spoke of in these chapters have already taken place. Are we watching?
A verse by verse commentary on Luke chapter 23 dealing with Jesus before Pilate and then the crucifixion followed by the account of the death of Jesus and His burial.
Focusing on God’s presence reveals the purpose He has for your life. Many things can distract us from keeping our focus on Jesus, but He is the perfect example and teacher of unwavering focus.
master theological treatise on Jesus, the Son of Man-- that’s the breadth and depth of this Gospel according to John. Visit www.bibleheroes.net for more information.
Matthew: The King and His Kingdom_Matt. 13.31 35Stephen Palm
The kingdom of heaven began as a mustard seed planted by the ministry of Jesus Christ. From its humble beginnings in the fields of this world our Lord started with a group of 12 men. As the seed of the gospel took root in Israel 3,000 souls were added to the church at Pentecost. Slowly but surely, what began as the smallest seed in the garden will one day grow to be taller than any other plant when kingdom is established on earth. The Parable of the Leaven explores another aspect of the growth of the Kingdom... the growth of the church's capacity to penetrate and transform society. However, there is a dark side to both of these parables. Growth can result from compromise. Many of the largest churches today are bloated because they have compromised God's moral standards. True kingdom growth is in step with Jesus' kingdom values.
No, none of the seals have been opened and any discussion to the contrary is a contradiction of scripture. If you are alive and on earth at the time of the seals being broken open you are in the tribulation. At that point your only hope will be to repent and lose your head in order to be saved.
A description of the Bible's teaching on the Rapture which is what Revelation 4:1 is about. If you want to see a video version of this series in 5 minute clips go to http://community.webshots.com/user/matav1
I do believe that the end times deception will likely involve a worldwide series of physical manifestations by satanic forces accompanied by supernatural signs and wonders that will persuade many...
The ‘pillar of cloud’ and extraterrestrial mentions of the kj bibleMartin Semugeshi
A compilation of scriptures investigating the idea of 'the pillar of cloud' and 'extra terrestrials'. I prove Jesus Christ will return to earth in a space craft, what the bible calls a cloud or charriot of fire
Every born-again believer should understand the promise of our Savior's return. This belief and hope is critical to the belief system of every Christian, yet many don't know what to "expect" from the Messiah. This presentation offers a basic understanding of the Parousia and an entry level overview of Eschatology.
The word pastor comes from a Latin word which means “shepherd.” The New Testament presents two offices that constitute church leadership—elder/overseer and deacon. Paul lists the qualifications for elder/overseer in 1 Timothy 3:1–7 and Titus 1:5–9. Notice that in the 1 Timothy passage, Paul refers to them as overseers/bishop (episcopos in the Greek), and in Titus he refers to them as elders (presbuteros in Greek). From this it can be concluded that there is one office with different designations. The word elder refers to the life experience of the office holder, while the word overseer/bishop emphasizes the responsibility of the office holder to watch over the congregation and meet their spiritual needs.
Further, believers may have the “right” to do anything, but not everything is beneficial (1 Corinthians 10:23). Paul used the illustration of eating meat that had been dedicated to idols. To him, such a dedication meant nothing since idols are not real gods. However, he would abstain from eating meat for the good of others who might sin by following his example. Believers serve the Lord both through their personal lives and in their actions toward others.
According to Romans 8:29-30, God predetermined that certain individuals would be conformed to the likeness of His Son, be called, justified, and glorified. Essentially, God predetermines that certain individuals will be saved. Numerous scriptures refer to believers in Christ being chosen (Matthew 24:22, 31; Mark 13:20, 27; Romans 8:33, 9:11, 11:5-7, 28; Ephesians 1:11; Colossians 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:4; 1 Timothy 5:21; 2 Timothy 2:10; Titus 1:1; 1 Peter 1:1-2, 2:9; 2 Peter 1:10). Predestination is the biblical doctrine that God in His sovereignty chooses certain individuals to be saved, but this does not mean that all those who are saved were chosen in advance, just a select few for His purposes.
God makes a distinction between those who sin in ignorance and those who sin willfully (Numbers 15:27-31), repentance is always necessary to receive forgiveness (Mark 1:15; Acts 2:38; Acts 26:18). Repentance is literally a change in one’s attitude about God and accompanies saving faith in Christ (Acts 3:19; 20:21; 26:20).
Without it there can be no forgiveness. Jesus said, “No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3; cf. 17:3-4; 2 Peter 3:9).
To sin willfully is to be proud and presumptuous in one’s defiance of God (Psalm 19:13; Hebrews 10:26). Willful sins bring God’s judgment, sooner or later, but sins of ignorance are not excusable, either:
Negative theology, also called apophatic theology, is a way of looking at God using negation. It is the study of what God is not rather than what He is. Negative theology asserts that the transcendent God is essentially unknowable. He is too complex and abstract a being for humans to understand, and words will always fall short of truly describing Him.
Therefore, we are unable to make positive statements about Him. For example, rather than say, “God is good,” negative theology would say, “There is no evil in God,” and leave it at that. Negative theology attempts to come to a knowledge of God indirectly, by removing those things that God is not.
The first thing to consider about Palm Sunday is the dispute surrounding the day of Jesus’ crucifixion, good Friday and the Sunday pre-ported to be the day of His resurrection. If Jesus did not die on a Friday, in brings into question NOT the occasion of Jesus’ entry into the city, but if this occurred on a Sunday. Palm Sunday is the day Christians celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, supposedly, one week before His resurrection (Matthew 21:1–11). As Jesus entered the holy city, He neared the culmination of a long journey toward Golgotha. Palm Sunday marked the start of what is often called “Passion Week,” the final seven days of Jesus’ earthly ministry. Palm Sunday was the “beginning of the end” of Jesus’ work on earth.
The short answer is Yes, according to Biblical context you will go to Hell, but thats the easy answer..I would be remiss if I did not take a moment to share the following.
If you consider yourself an atheist with a sincere interest in truth, there are several things about Christianity that's critical to understand. This article will solely deal with the biblical Christian faith which I subscribe to personally, and since this question is a biblical one I submit the following.
A cursory reading of the New Testament will reveal that the Catholic Church does not have its origin in the teachings of Jesus or His apostles. In the New Testament, there is no mention of the papacy, worship/adoration of Mary (or the immaculate conception of Mary, the perpetual virginity of Mary, the assumption of Mary, or Mary as co-redemptrix and mediatrix), petitioning saints in heaven for their prayers, apostolic succession, the ordinances of the church functioning as sacraments, infant baptism, confession of sin to a priest, purgatory, indulgences, or the equal authority of church tradition and Scripture.
“Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” Acts 2:37-38
“Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.” Acts 10:47-48
Here Peter was describing separate events, repentance and receiving Jesus as Lord and Savior are single transactions that once done results in the manifestation of the Holy Spirit. These are distinct separate events from the gifts of the Holy Spirit. They are separate from baptism in Jesus’ name, which is NOT required for salvation nor is baptism required in order to receive the gifts of the Spirit.
In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah of Judah ordered the caretakers of the Ark of the Covenant to return it to the temple in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 35:1-6; cf. 2 Kings 23:21-23). That is the last time the ark’s location is mentioned in the Scriptures.
No it is not, to blaspheme is to speak with contempt about God or to be defiantly irreverent. Blasphemy is verbal or written reproach of God's name, character, work, or attributes.
Blasphemy was a serious crime in the law God gave to Moses. The Israelites were to worship and obey God. In Leviticus 24:10–16, a man blasphemed the name of God. To the Hebrews, a name wasn’t just a convenient label. It was a symbolic representation of a person’s character. The man in Leviticus who blasphemed God’s name was stoned to death.
Genesis can be placed into six major contexts—Pre-creation, Creation (Gen 1-2); The Fall of man (Genesis 3-4); Noah through the Flood (Genesis 5-10); The Tower of Babel with the introduction of languages (Genesis 11:1-9); and The Patriarchal Era (Genesis 11:10-50). In each of these contexts—God, Man, Creation and World order are considered.
The book of Genesis begins by introducing God who existed before the Creation (Genesis 1:1). Genesis does not argue for the existence of God, rather it is written with the fundamental presupposition that before the world was created, God was––ie; “In the beginning God”.
Genesis also states that it was God who created the world (Genesis 1:1). The theological implication of (Genesis 1:1) is that God is self–existing with asiety, that He is eternal, that everything exists because He created it, and that He transcends Creation.
The main passage in the Bible that mentions the “mark of the beast” is Revelation 13:15-18. Other references can be found in Revelation 14:9, 11, 15:2, 16:2, 19:20, and 20:4. This mark acts as a seal for the followers of the Antichrist and false prophet (the spokesperson for the Antichrist).
The false prophet (the first beast) is the one who causes people to take this mark. The mark will be literally placed in the hand or forehead and will not simply be a card someone carries.
We have more questions about angels and demons than we have answers. Many times we have to make guesses and assumptions based on a few biblical facts. Angels are essentially spiritual beings without bodies. Hebrews 1:14 calls them ministering spirits. When they appear to people, they normally are seen with bodies. Sometimes they appear as ordinary men (Hebrews 13:2) or incredibly glorious men (Daniel 10:16) and sometimes as fantastic creatures (Isaiah 6:2; Ezekiel 1:4–14).
Many ancient manuscripts were lost or destroyed during Israel's turbulent history. The Old Testament text was standardized by the Masoretic Jews by the sixth century A.D., and all manuscripts that deviated from the Masoretic Text were evidently eliminated. But the existing Hebrew manuscripts are supplemented by the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Septuagint (a third-century B.C. Greek translation of the Old Testament), the Samaritan Pentateuch, and the Targums (ancient paraphrases of the Old Testament), as well as the Talmud (teachings and commentaries related to the Hebrew Scriptures).
Simon of Cyrene is mentioned in three of the four Gospels as the man impelled by the Roman soldiers to carry Jesus’ cross out of Jerusalem. His place of origin has led many to wonder if he was of African descent (and therefore black), or if he was simply born there as were many others of Greek, Roman, and Jewish descent.
Michelangelo’s statue of Moses on display in Vincoli, Rome, in the
Basilica of St. Peter in Chains, depicts Moses with two horns on his head. This horned portrayal of Moses by Michelangelo and by other artists in other works of art and literature stems from a passage in the book of Exodus.
The first occurrence of speaking in tongues occurred on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2:1-4. The apostles went out and shared the gospel with the crowds, speaking to them in their own languages: “We hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” (Acts 2:11).
The Greek word translated tongues literally means “languages.”
Therefore, the gift of tongues is speaking in a language a person does not know in order to minister to someone who does speak that language.
The phrase forbidden fruit has come to mean “something desirable but off limits.” The idea of forbidden fruit originated with the biblical account of the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, committing the first sin on earth. Genesis 3 gives the details of mankind’s first temptation. Satan, in the form of a serpent, convinced Eve that she had misunderstood God’s clearly stated command not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 3:4–5).
The Old Testament is divided into five sections: the Pentateuch
(Genesis through Deuteronomy), the historical books (Joshua through Esther), the poetic books (Job through Song of Solomon), the Major Prophets (Isaiah through Daniel), and the Minor Prophets (Hosea through Malachi). The Old Testament was written from approximately 1400 B.C. to approximately 400 B.C. The Old Testament was written primarily in Hebrew, with a few small sections written in Aramaic (essentially a variation of Hebrew).
The Chakra System in our body - A Portal to Interdimensional Consciousness.pptxBharat Technology
each chakra is studied in greater detail, several steps have been included to
strengthen your personal intention to open each chakra more fully. These are designed
to draw forth the highest benefit for your spiritual growth.
What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma Reflections for the PBHP DYC for the years 1993 – 2012. To motivate and inspire DYC members to keep on practicing the Dhamma and to do the meritorious deed of Dhammaduta work.
The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF2g_43NEa0
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
The Good News, newsletter for June 2024 is hereNoHo FUMC
Our monthly newsletter is available to read online. We hope you will join us each Sunday in person for our worship service. Make sure to subscribe and follow us on YouTube and social media.
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
Homily: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday 2024.docxJames Knipper
Countless volumes have been written trying to explain the mystery of three persons in one true God, leaving us to resort to metaphors such as the three-leaf clover to try to comprehend the Divinity. Many of us grew up with the quintessential pyramidal Trinity structure of God at the top and Son and Spirit in opposite corners. But what if we looked at this ‘mystery’ from a different perspective? What if we shifted our language of God as a being towards the concept of God as love? What if we focused more on the relationship within the Trinity versus the persons of the Trinity? What if stopped looking at God as a noun…and instead considered God as a verb? Check it out…
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way.pptxCelso Napoleon
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way
SBs – Sunday Bible School
Adult Bible Lessons 2nd quarter 2024 CPAD
MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven
Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way.pptx
End Times
1. Are we living in The End Times, what makes today
any different than all the other predicted End
Times, going back to The Revelation of St. John?
“For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive
many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not
troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For
nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there
shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these
are the beginning of sorrows.” Matthew 24:5–8
An increase in false messiahs, an increase in warfare, and increases in
famines, plagues, and natural disasters—these are signs of the end
times. In this passage, though, we are given a warning: we are not to
be deceived, because these events are only the beginning of birth pains;
the end is still to come.
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2. Some interpreters point to every earthquake, every political upheaval,
and every attack on Israel as a sure sign that the end times are rapidly
approaching. While the events may signal the approach of the last
days, they are not necessarily indicators that the end times have
arrived. The apostle Paul warned that the last days would bring a
marked increase in false teaching.
“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart
from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;” 1
Timothy 4:1
The last days are described as “perilous times” because of the
increasingly evil character of man and people who actively “oppose
the truth” (2 Timothy 3:1–9; see also 2 Thessalonians 2:3).
Other possible signs would include a rebuilding of a Jewish temple in
Jerusalem, increased hostility toward Israel, and advances toward a
one-world government. The most prominent sign of the end times,
however, is the nation of Israel.
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3. In 1948, Israel was recognized as a sovereign state, essentially for the
first time since AD 70. God promised Abraham that his posterity
would have Canaan as “an everlasting possession” (Genesis 17:8), and
Ezekiel prophesied a physical and spiritual resuscitation of Israel
(Ezekiel 37). Having Israel as a nation in its own land is important in
light of end-times prophecy because of Israel’s prominence in
eschatology (Daniel 10:14; 11:41; Revelation 11:8).
With these signs in mind, we can be wise and discerning in regard to
the expectation of the end times. We should not, however, interpret
any of these singular events as a clear indication of the soon arrival of
the end times. God has given us enough information that we can be
prepared. (Revelation 22:20).
The Bible prophesies of many events that will occur in the end times.
These events can be categorized as natural signs, spiritual signs,
sociological signs, technological signs, and political signs. We can look
to what the Bible says about these things, and, if the signs are present
in abundance, we can be certain that we are, in fact, living in the end
times.
Luke 21:11 lists some of the natural signs that will occur before Jesus’
second coming: “There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in
various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.”
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4. While we shouldn't interpret every natural disaster as a sign of the
end times, an increase in natural disasters seems to be a warm-up to
what is coming next—“birth pangs,” as Jesus called them (Matthew
24:8).
The Bible lists both positive and negative spiritual signs. In 2 Timothy
4:3–4 we discover that many people will follow false teachers. We see
now an increase in cultic groups, heresy, deception, and occultism,
with many choosing to follow New Age or pagan religions. On the
positive side, Joel 2:28–29 prophesies that there will be a great
outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Joel’s prophecy was fulfilled on the Day
of Pentecost (Acts 2:16), and we are still seeing the effects of that
outpouring in revivals and Spirit-led Christian movements, and in the
worldwide preaching of the gospel message.
Along with the signs in the natural and spiritual realms, there are
signs in society. The immorality rampant in society today is a
symptom of mankind’s rebellion against God. Abortion,
homosexuality, drug abuse and child molestation are proof that
“evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse” (2 Timothy 3:13).
We are now living in a hedonistic and materialistic society. People are
lovers of themselves—“looking out for number one”—and doing
what is right in their own eyes. All these things, and many more, can
be seen around us every day (2 Timothy 3:1–4).
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5. The fulfillment of some end-times prophecies seemed impossible until
the advent of modern technology. Some of the judgments in
Revelation are more easily imagined in a nuclear age. In Revelation 13,
the Antichrist is said to control commerce by forcing people to take
the mark of the beast, and, given today’s advances in computer chip
technology, the tools he will use may very well be here already. And
through the internet, radio, and television, the gospel can now be
proclaimed to the entire world (Mark 13:10).
There are political signs, the restoration of Israel to her land in 1948 is
the single most impressive fulfilled prophecy proving that we live in
the end times. At the turn of the 20th century, no one would have
dreamed that Israel would be back in her land, let alone occupying
Jerusalem. Jerusalem is definitely at the center of geopolitics and
stands alone against many enemies;
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6. “And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all
that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of
the earth be gathered together against it.” Zechariah 12:3
Matthew 24:6–7 predicted that “nation will rise against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom.” “Wars and rumors of wars” are
characteristic of this present age.
These are just a few of the signs that we are living in the end of the
age. There are many more. God gave us these prophecies because He
does not want anyone to perish, and He always gives ample warning
before pouring out His wrath.
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness;
but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that
all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9
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7. Man has been in the end times since Jesus ascended to Heaven, Paul
was under the impression that he was living in the end times as well.
“Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be
changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the
trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall
be changed.” 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 (also - 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18)
No one knows when Jesus will return, what makes today different
from any other speculation of the end, is the time that has passed. We
get closure to the end everyday, the rapture could occur at any
moment. God will deal with sin either by grace or by wrath.
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not
the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” John 3:36
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