» The woman they said they caught in the act of adultery.

But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery.

» Things Noah's Ark Teaches Us About Jesus.

If we study the Bible carefully we can find Jesus on every page – not just the New Testament, but in the Old Testament, too.

» The Missing Ark of the Covenant.

The whereabout of the Ark of the Covenant designed by God in the Old Testament has remained a mystery.

» The Deity of Christ part 2

Man has a SIN problem.

» The Deity of Christ. (part 1)

The Deity of Christ Jesus in under attack. This kind of thinking about God is common today, among other religious texts or traditions but its popularity does not reduce the truth in scri pture.

» Then the sign of the Son of Man.

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (Matthew 24:30)

» Preterists Around the World: India.

I am starting a series which are interviews with Preterists around the world. The first installment is from India, and Pastor Prabhu Das, who has been kind enough to answer my questions.

» The Destruction of Jerusalem, the Temple and the Second Coming of Christ

The question presented in this article asks: what correlation is there between the destruction of Jerusalem and the Jewish temple in 70 AD and the second coming (parousia) of Christ?

» The Resurrection of Christ – Part III

He Arose!

» The Resurrection of Christ - Part II

He Arose!

» The Resurrection of Christ - Part 1

He Arose! Low in the grave He lay, Jesus my Savior, Waiting the coming day, Jesus my Lord

» A matter of a shift in thinking.

Have you ever wondered why it is that two men who read the same passage of scri pture come up with two totally different interpretations?

» Studies in the Book of Revelation

A few of us here on Gracebook, several weeks ago decided to begin a sort of online ministry, aimed at laying the covenantal viewpoint before our brethren around the United States and the globe. Although I have already posted for your consideration and discussion the first several parts of this study; I have decided to continue bringing it to you, so here is part 2, on Revelation chapter 5.

» Does Preterism Have a Future?

THE question is often asked of those who believe in the fulfillment of all Bible prophecy (Luke 21:22), “Does Preterism have a future dimension to the teaching?” The answer to the question is, of course, Yes.

» The Book of Hebrews and the End of the Age

But Jesus, turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. Luke 23:28.

» Dying is Good for You

Has this ever happened to you…You’re driving along, just thinking about various things, and then you begin down some path of thought that eventually has you in a charismatic, hallelujah fit? I had one of those yesterday.

» The greats gift of all our salvation

As we approaches Thanksgiving we have so much to be thankful for like a worm house and great friends and family. We also have something very special to be thankful for. God has given us the greatest gift of completed salvation which started at the cross and was completed with the consummated Parousia of Christ.

» The Flesh And The Spirit.....Two Covenants.

The letter kills but the spirit gives life. As we go along here you will see that which I write is all about being free and not being free

» What Is the Second Death in Revelation 20?

Job asked, If a man die shall he live again? John says if a man dies, he shall die again. Both men had the same subject in mind from two different angles.

» The Rebuilt Temple Theory Biblical Or Not?

There seems to be a lot of hype these days about the theory of a rebuilt temple.

» End Times Road Signs: When Were the Times of the Gentiles Fulfilled?

It is stated by some that Jerusalem will not be under Gentile rule in the terminal generation, a situation which had existed from A.D. 70 allegedly until the Six Day War of 1967. This is an argument assumed to be based on the text found in Luke 21:24.

» We Shall Meet him in The Air - The Wedding of the King

NOW AVAILABLE! In this major new book on one of the key eschatology texts of scri pture, prolific author Don K. Preston provides a positive, in-depth exegesis of 1 Thessalonians 4:13f.

» Know Your Mountain

For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest, and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore. (For they could not endure what was commanded: “And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or shot with an...

» The End of the Planet or the Mosaic Economy?

(Part of an upcoming article on 2nd Peter 3:2)

» What is the Abomination of Desolation?

In response to the inquiry of Peter, James, Andrew and John, (Mark 13:3), Jesus answered a question concerning events and the time of his coming.

» Rethinking II Peter Three

In this article we examine II Peter 3:7-13 and decide that the heavens and earth that were marked for destruction involved considerably more than merely Old Testament Judaism, Jerusalem, and the temple.

» Is the Father of Jesus the God of Muhammad?

Among the many distinctive truths Christians proclaim, the one that sets them apart from Islam most fundamentally is this; The God of the Bible is the God who has forever known himself, and who in Jesus Christ has revealed himself to us, as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This is the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.

» Kill and Eat

When God led Israel out of Egypt and was about to take them into the promised land of Canaan, He took steps to insure their separateness, their distinctness as His people, and as that race through whom Messiah would come.

» An Examination of the Reliability of Biblical scri pture Part Three

Many, if not most, Christians believe the Bible to be inerrant and infallible. Inerrant means “free from error.” Infallible means “incapable of error” (Taken from Britannica 2001, Standard edition). The belief that Biblical scri pture is inerrant and infallible is based on several considerations.

» An Examination of the Reliability of Biblical scri pture: Part Two

Matthew appears to be intent on providing credibility to the birth of Jesus Christ. He approaches this task by relating events associated with Christ’s birth to a variety of OT statements that he interprets as prophetic fulfillment.

» An Examination of the Reliability of Biblical scri pture: Part One

Most Christians believe the Bible is inspired by God and is inerrant and infallible. To be inerrant means to be without error and to be infallible means to be incapable of error. Most Christians also believe our present canon of scri pture is what has always been and never examine exactly how this particular grouping of writings came to be.

» Holy Holy Holy

Do we dare approach a holy God? In Exodus chapters 19 and 20 we read the account of the day God gave the ten commandments to His people.

» The Power and Majesty of His Cross

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Gen 3:15

» Your Slice of Heaven

Jesus said “ whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die (John 11:26) .” If we think He meant that our heart will never stop beating, that might seem like an empty promise.

» The Blessed Peace Makers

If those who know you best were asked to pick a de scri ption that fit you best, would it be: peacemaker or troublemaker? What would you say better fit you? Jesus said that those who are approved by God are the peacemakers:

» Jesus responded to outrageous sin with outrageous love.

Under the Law of Moses the proper response for outrageous sin was wrath. Yet, Jesus most often responded to outrageous sin with outrageous love.

» Participation in Who God is.

In the Old Testament God revealed Himself at various times, and often after an encounter with God, a new name or compound of the name of God was created.

» Abraham's Seed

In 3:1-5 Paul makes it clear that if you received the Spirit of God through faith in Christ at the beginning, not through works of law, then the only way to go on empowered by the Spirit is by faith, not by works of law.

» A Response to Ray Comfort’s “The End of the Age?”: Part 2

In my previous blog entry, I addressed the claim by apologist Ray Comfort in his article published on Christian Worldview Network’s site that we are living at a period of time the Bible describes as the “end of the age.”

» Are we living in the old or new covenant

The devil is known today to be a defeated foe because of what Jesus Christ our Saviour has done for us at the cross almost over 2000 years ago and counting.

» On The Smoky Trail Of A Faked Missile Photo

As the old joke goes, who are you going to believe — me or your own eyes?

» Ephesians Does Not Begin with Chapter Four

t is interesting how the book of Ephesians is divided. The last three chapters paint a picture of Christians should live.

» The Return of the Tree of Life, Let the Party Begin!

In the book of Genesis we see Adam and Eve created in God’s image. In II Corinthians we see that reality returning in Christ.

» A Journey back In Time

Imagine yourself as one of the saints during the first century. Suddenly, you are in the Roman Empire, in one of its small provinces in a nation that hates being under Roman occupation and that was impatiently waiting for their Messiah to deliver them from their present world and usher in the long-awaited “kingdom of God.”

» Higher Prices Mean Slimmer Profits for Gas Stations

Everyone is paying more for gas, but not everyone in the gasoline business is making money off of soaring prices.

» Comfort My People: Isaiah 40 and the Exaltation of the Valleys pt 2

Though this chapter does predict the appearance of John the Baptist before the coming of Messiah, the focus of this article will be to address the significance of the exaltation of the valleys and the bringing low of the mountains. For a presentation on the person and timing of Elijah (or John the Baptist), please see The Signal of John the Baptist.

» Listening for God

God communicates through something that turns our attention to God. This communication can be a gentle reminder of a loving Presence or a confrontation with the Awesome Other that can shake the foundations of our worlds.

» The Death and Execution of Second Adam

The garden of Eden and the garden of Gethsemane are images that play an important role in both the life of Adam and of course, the life of Jesus Christ. The paradise of Eden was the home and sanctuary of Adam as well as the place where he first shared intimate fellowship with God.

» THE NATURE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Recognition of the Holy Spirit as a member of the Godhead is foundational to the theological belief system of Christianity. For most Christians, this recognition is tied to the doctrine of the Trinity which says that God is One and is expressed as God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit

» Mark 8:29 …whom say ye that I am?

One of the greatest questions Christ ever asked to His disciples, and certainly humanity, is found in the Gospel of Mark, which question was specifically directed to Peter: