The Church's One State Solution? Read on... Don't let anyone kid you when they talk about the so-called Two State solution to one of the Middle East conflicts. Yes, once upon a time it used to be a singular conflict. Now it's plural - conflicts. As an aside, pay close attention to what has been occurring in … [Read more...]
The Pope The Patriarch and Putin
The Pope the Patriarch and Putin - what could they have in common? Historically there are understood to have been three major rifts in the church. The first one was in 1054 AD which involved Christianity splitting into two divisions: Eastern (Constantinople) and Western (Rome). It is referred to as "The Great … [Read more...]
Rapture Before John Darby
The rapture before John Darby? Say it isn't so! Some years ago Grant Jeffrey excitedly contacted Dr. Thomas Ice and announced that he'd found a pre-Darby pre-conflagration rapture statement. The document was from someone dubbed Pseudo-Ephraem. PE presumably believed in a pre three-and-a-half-year … [Read more...]
The Wakening of another Beast
Could the world be witnessing the beginning of the wakening of another beast? In case you haven't heard, Adolf Hitler's biographical book Mein Kampf has recently made a come back in Germany. Mein Kampf means My Struggle. Hitler began dictating it to Rudolf Hess while in prison in 1923-24 and finished it soon after … [Read more...]
Sola Scriptura and Cosmic Temples
Sola Scriptura and Cosmic Temples - can we trust a plain reading of the Bible? Some time ago I saw a social media post linking to an article on a Christian geologist's website. It purported to provide 100 reasons why the earth is old. The poster also provided a link to Christian apologist and mathematics professor … [Read more...]
The Nature of this Cosmic Conflict
What is the Nature of this Cosmic Conflict we are in? I first heard this quote during a sermon on Daniel by Alistair Begg. It seems appropriate to cite it here: If once the curtain were pulled back, and the spiritual world behind it came into view, it would expose to our spiritual vision a struggle so intense, so … [Read more...]
Looking for Christ’s Coming
Are you looking for Christ's coming at any moment? Alfred Edersheim certainly did. Moreover, he felt that it was vitally important for the fulfillment of the church's mission to do so: The ‘when’ - the day and the hour of His [Christ's] Coming - was to remain hidden from men and Angels. Nay, even the Son Himself - as … [Read more...]
The Russian Ascent
If you've lived long enough or if you pay some attention to near and far history, you might have a notion just how quickly global circumstances can change. Sometimes these changes occur imperceptibly and under our noses without our realizing it. But sometimes changes take place rapidly. Often we're so involved in … [Read more...]
Seventh-day Adventist Great Controversy
The Seventh-day Adventist Great Controversy During the month of August 2015 Fox29 News reported the following: PHILADELPHIA (WTXF)-A religious book is showing up in mailboxes across Philadelphia and most residents are finding it pretty mysterious. The book is called ‘The Great Controversy.’ Most people who've gotten … [Read more...]
A Thessalonians Pretribulation Nightmare
According to some non-pretribulationists, Paul's Thessalonians Epistles are a Pretribulation Nightmare. Some time around 2007 when I first began studying the different rapture timing theories, I came across a website promoting a non-pretrib view. It listed a number of problems for pretribulationism. One of these … [Read more...]
