The Earth Made New Again…Psalm 78:69 “There he built his sanctuary as high as the heavens,as solid and enduring as the earth.” There are a number of passages in the Bible which state unequivocally that the earth, in some form, is going to continue eternally. Ecclesiastes 1:4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth […]
“Who are the 144,000?”…The book of Revelation has always presented the interpreter with challenges. The book is steeped in vivid imagery and symbolism which people have interpreted differently depending on their preconceptions of the book as a whole. There are four main interpretive approaches to the book of Revelation: 1)Thepreterit (which sees all or most […]
“When is the Rapture going to occur in relation to the Tribulation?”……Answer: The timing of the rapture in relation to the tribulation is one of the most controversial issues in the church today. The three primary views are pre-tribulational (the rapture occurs before the tribulation), mid-tribulational (the rapture occurs at or near the mid-point of […]
“Who are the twenty-four (24) elders in Revelation?”……Answer: Revelation 4:4 declares, "Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads." The book of Revelation nowhere specifically identifies who the twenty-four elders are. However, they are most likely […]
“Who are the dead in Christ in 1 Thessalonians 4:16?”……Answer: Before identifying the "dead in Christ," we should note the context in which this phrase is found. The immediate context is 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, which deals with the question of what will happen at the return of the Lord Jesus. Paul's readers were concerned that […]
… “What is the meaning of wormwood in Revelation?”……Answer: “Wormwood” is the name of a star in Revelation 8:10-11: "The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water-the name of the star is Wormwood. […]
“What is the Rapture of the church?”……The word "rapture" does not occur in the Bible. The concept of the rapture, though, is clearly taught in Scripture. The rapture of the church is the event in which God removes all believers from the earth in order to make way for His righteous judgment to be poured […]