We live in a world that longs for peace. Wars rage, families fracture, finances crumble, and our hearts feel restless. We try to manufacture peace—through success, relationships, or even avoidance—but true peace remains elusive. Yet over 2,700 years ago, Isaiah spoke of a coming Prince of Peace who would bring lasting light into the darkness.… Continue reading The Dawn of Redeeming Grace and Peace
Decoding the Prophecy in the Age of Digital Currencies In recent years, the rise of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has prompted a flurry of theological discussions, with some speculating that digital currencies could be linked to the biblical Mark of the Beast described in Revelation 13. Popular culture has conditioned many people to equate the… Continue reading Bitcoin and the Mark of the Beast
When you think of the book of Revelation, what do you think of? Better yet, how do you feel? Most of us use words like worry, anxious, or afraid. Undoubtedly, that is in many people’s minds, both in what the book of Revelation talks about and how it is spoken about. But what if it… Continue reading The Book of Revelation as Encouragement
When it comes to hope, we all need some. Within our modern culture, the idea of hope has more of the idea of wish. Within Scripture, when hope is used, it has the idea of future expectation. This is because if God promises something, we can expect that He will come through. The question is,… Continue reading How God’s Holiness Gives Us Hope
In the book of Nahum, Israel is being enslaved by the Ninevites, who occupy the capital city of Assyria, a world power at the time. They were put there by God as punishment for rejecting God, and His ways. They had learned their lesson, and it was time for God to free them. Nahum also… Continue reading God’s Comfort through Conquering His Enemies
When most people think about the book of Revelation, they often think the theme is the end times. Of course, they would not be wrong because that is a major theme. However, when only this tag is placed on the book, other great themes are missed. A major theme that runs through this great book… Continue reading Christian Courage Through a Conquering King
If our God is not mighty, how could we rely or count on Him? If He is omnipotent, meaning He is all powerful, or unlimited in power, then nothing that is a part of His will is too hard for Him to handle. When we know and own that our God is all powerful, then… Continue reading 5 Ways God Shows His Power
As a pastor, one of the things that I deal with is death. I have officiated in the burial of many people: young and old, rich and poor, those who claim Christ, and those who do not. For Christians, there is a different perspective on death than unbelievers. When we lose a Christian, we grieve… Continue reading Christians Are Not Called to Skip the Grieving Process
One of the many abuses of current theology regards false prophets. This is nothing new, but with the era of the internet, you can easily find false prophecies in every corner of the world wide web. Christians must be able to identify false prophets, understand the consequence of false prophecy, how God feels about false… Continue reading Identify and Reject False Prophets
When it comes to eschatology – the study of end times – it has really been bastardized over the last century or so. More recently the Christian pop culture movement has taken it over in recent decades to kick the dog while it is down. Because of that, most of us have ideas in our… Continue reading Identifying Marks of the Mark of the Beast
