christianity
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The state of the Church before the Millennial Reign: Time and timing differences in the book of Revelation.
Another area of disagreement between what I view that the book of Revelation is prophesying and what the church generally teaches has to do with time in the sense that what’s being discussed overall takes place in a seven year period and timing in the placement of the rapture and the arrival of the antichrist.… Continue reading
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The state of the Church before the Millennial Reign: Points of disagreement.
I’ve noted earlier that the Church as a whole has relegated the Old Testament as history only and prophetic only in the places they assign. This has caused them to misinterpret the book of Revelation. Most of their emphasis is on the rapture, the antichrist and the tribulation period on earth. One of the problems… Continue reading
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The state of the Church before the Millennial Reign: The Abyss, hell, the lake of fire and the outer darkness. Are they the same thing?
In Hosea 4:6 the LORD says this: “my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.“Because you have rejected knowledge,I also reject you as my priests;because you have ignored the law of your God,I also will ignore your children.” In an effort to keep the message simple, the church in its teachings sometimes conflate things that… Continue reading
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The state of the Church before the Millennial Reign: How the Bible describes eternal punishment.
I didn’t grow up in a church as a child, but there plenty of pastors, reverends and evangelists who I would hear from time to time say some version of “eternal damnation in hell”. As a child I obviously knew nothing about the topic, but it seemed that God kept putting His word in my… Continue reading
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The state of the Church before the Millennial Reign: A point in history.
If one were to think about what might be the most significant event in church history after the first century, I think most people would come to the conclusion that the Reformation in the sixteenth century AD would be that event. The Reformation was led by Pastor Martin Luther and led to the fracturing of… Continue reading
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The state of the Church before the Millennial Reign: Sharper than a double edged sword.
In the letter to the the angel of the church at Pergamum, Jesus says, “These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.” Revelation 2:12b. In the book of Hebrews, the author writes, “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing… Continue reading
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The state of the Church before the Millennial Reign: The church and sexuality.
In the last writing we were able to define very precisely what the Bible defines as sexual immorality. Why this becomes relevant should be obvious to anyone that has read the Bible, but we will make the case anyway. So let’s start at the beginning. In Genesis 1:28 it says this, “God blessed them and… Continue reading
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