Rapture: Delusion or Reality in Light of Bible Prophecy?
Many people have been taught that God’s church and His people will disappear, be “caught up” or raptured, seven years before the loud, visible return of Jesus Christ, (His second coming).
According to this theory it’s a silent rapture first, then seven years of tribulation, then the second coming.
Hypothetically, those who miss the rapture will have a “second chance” to be saved during […]
Mercy and Justice: How God Balances Grace with Righteousness
Through Jesus, God’s mercy was manifested to men; but mercy does not set aside justice. The law reveals the attributes of God’s character, and not a jot or a tittle of it could be changed to meet in his fallen condition. God did not change His law, but He sacrificed Himself, in Christ, for man’s redemption. “God […]
Moses Strikes the Rock: A Lesson on Faith and Living Water
If we believe the Word, we may know that we drink as directly from Christ as did the Israelites in the wilderness. He made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and the fountains of water. In Him all things consist. The water which we drink, coming forth from the ground, is as truly from Him […]
Living Water: Life-Giving Grace from the Rock
They “did all drink the same spiritual drink; for they drank of that Rock that followed and went with them and that Rock was Christ.” 1 Corinthians 10:4.
Water is one of the most essential to life. It is an emblem of life. Without a proper supply of water both animals and plants soon cease to exist. […]
Sinai and Calvary: The Riven Rock of Law and Grace
When God spoke the law from Sinai, that living stream of water, which gushed forth from the smitten rock in Horeb, was still flowing. If it had ceased to flow, the Israelites would have been in as bad condition as before, for it was their only water supply, their only hope of life. It was from […]
Spiritual Growth: Building on the Foundation of God’s Government
The ten commandments on the two tables of stone were in the ark, under the mercy seat, showing that the law of God is the basis of His throne and government. “The Lord reigns; Let the earth rejoice let the multitude of isles be glad thereat. Clouds and darkness are round about Him; righteousness and judgment […]
