Sealing of God’s People: A Mark of Loyalty Before the End
As the loud cry and the latter rain exert their influence, the followers of Jesus become more and more deeply settled into the truth about God’s good character of love. They become immovable, with intelligent loyalty and trust toward God. As a result, they become impenetrable to Satan’s deceptions. This sealing of God’s people shows that the believers […]
Latter Rain: God’s Final Outpouring Before the Second Coming
What is the latter rain? Throughout Scripture, rain is employed as a metaphor to depict the outpouring of special blessings from God.
“I will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil” (Deuteronomy 11:14).
Early season rains […]
Calamities: Are Increasing Disasters a Sign of the End Times?
Jesus foretold that natural, economic, and military calamities will multiply and intensify, like a woman’s contractions in labor, leading up to the Parousia and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
E.G. White indicates that the world will be catapulted to its end by means of a “sudden and unlooked for calamity” of either natural, economic, or military.
We […]
False Revivals: Discerning Truth from Deception in the Last Days
As the true gospel gains influence, Babylon loses credibility, and the earth becomes more and more enveloped in disaster, Satan will instigate false religious revivals.
Getting “back to God” will be advanced as the solution to humanities woes, but on the premise of a false gospel or merit and appeasement.
The false idea will be advanced that through revivals, God’s anger must be […]
Decline in Religious Belief: America’s Faith Hits a New Low
The United States is facing a serious decline in religious belief. The number of Americans who believe in God has dropped to the lowest level in the 78 years Gallup has asked the question, per a recent poll.
Driving the news: 81% of U.S. adults say they believe in God — down 6 points from 2017.
Belief in […]
Luke 15: The Lostness of Both Sons in the Parable
In Luke 15 we see that the older brother became angry and refused to go into the father’s feast, after the return of his wayward younger brother.
Jesus often speaks of sin and salvation under the metaphors of being lost and found.
Gratefully, in Luke 15 there are three parables that Jesus tells the religious leaders, the […]