Revelation 3:10 is frequently cited as a proof text for the pre-tribulation rapture.  Is that right? Revelation 3:10 says: “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwellRead More

Is being in a church really worth it when people are just being practically taught over and over again that it’s acceptable to not change in accordance with what the Bible instructs?  When people say “there is no perfect church” they are typically trying to justify sin and false doctrineRead More

There are at least three reasons why many are confused about tithing.  These will be mentioned and analyzed here.   Reason 1)  Some recognize that the tithing system which was imposed upon ancient Israel in relation to the ceremonial aspect of the Law of Moses is not in force anymore.  OnRead More

Melchizedek is a priest who appears briefly in the Book of Genesis.  Melchizedek’s priesthood was different from the Levitical priesthood which was appointed for Israel under the Law of Moses.  Unlike the Levitical priests, Melchizedek was a king as well as a priest.  Melchizedek’s priesthood was also not based uponRead More

Peter’s confession concerning Jesus stemmed from receiving what the already existing Scriptures taught.  After Peter had confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, we read the following. Matthew 16:17-19: “And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and bloodRead More

Reading Daniel 9:24 (the angel Gabriel is speaking to Daniel): “Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the visionRead More

It’s taken for granted by many that Jesus would walk into a bar and hang out with drunks right as they were getting drunk and doing other ungodly things.  Though some think that’s extreme to say, they still might have a concept of Jesus which violates the Bible’s counsel regardingRead More

One claim of those who believe in the pre-tribulation rapture is that the church is not seen on earth during the tribulation period in Revelation chapters 6 through 18.  By church, they mean the ekklesia (i.e. the body of Christ/believers in Christ).  That is an interesting claim.  Is it reallyRead More

Let’s start with a Bible passage related to the topic. Acts 17:24-29: “God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; Neither is worshiped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeingRead More

Jesus was born of the house of David through both Mary and Joseph.  The virgin birth means that, though a physical and legal descendant of David through Mary, and legally a descendant of Joseph, He is not a physical descendant of Joseph.  This means that the curse placed upon KingRead More