Thank you all for indulging me as we unpacked the rest of Daniel 12 and looked at quite a few companion scriptures that helped to bring clarity to the final 3 ½ years of the tribulation. Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 all record the Olivet Discourse, and Daniel 12 is a prophetic chapter … Read more
The “now and later” principle of prophecy, also known as “the law of double fulfillment” means there are prophesied events that happen in the immediate future, as well as the distant future. This principle is crucial when studying Bible prophecy. Jesus proclaimed that the Temple was going to be destroyed, and it was in 70AD, … Read more
Our journey in the synoptic gospels has brought us to the last miracle performed before Christ’s triumphal entry on Palm Sunday. He and the disciples are beginning the journey up to Jerusalem from Jericho where they encounter two blind men.Matthew 20:29-34, Mark 10:46-52, Luke 18:35-43We had a little geography lesson today concerning the land of … Read more
As we discovered in our last meeting – each stewardship consisted of a steward, a responsibility, a consequent failure to fulfill the stewardship. This was followed by a judgment upon the steward followed by a transition of time leading to the next stewardship. This has been repeated throughout history as recorded in our Bible. The … Read more
Today we began the two part Epilogue of the parables we studied over the past three weeks. Understanding that our Bible is divided by a series of judgments can help us look at it in smaller sections than just the Old Testament and New Testament. Our key verse is 2 Timothy 2:15: Study to shew … Read more
Part three of our study of the three 2nd Advent parables, the parable of the penny, the parable of the talents, and the parable of the pounds was quite the finish, as we unpacked the parable of the pounds in Luke 19:11-27. All three of these parables deal with time and treasure leading up to … Read more