That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. (2 Thess. 2:2) The King James Version has it as the day of Christ in this verse because the Textus Receptus, the manuscript [...]
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I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet (Rev. 1:10) In Rev. 1:10 we find an essential backdrop to John’s vision. For the reader of Revelation, the measure by which this backdrop is out of focus, is the same measure he will remain [...]
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When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. (Col. 3.4) The appearing of Jesus Christ is the same as the revelation of Jesus Christ. On the day Jesus appears all of the dead and living saints in Christ will be resurrected and receive glorified bodies. But [...]
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Many of you have heard it said that Jesus could return “at any moment.” Suddenly. Without warning. In fact, your Church’s statement of faith may even say something like, “We believe in the imminent (any moment) return of the Lord.” Have you ever stopped to think about whether that’s really true? This podcast was recorded [...]
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Some of you may still be scratching your head as to why the point I made in my last post (Rev. 11.18 The One and Only Judgment Seat of Christ) is so critical. What’s the big deal about the judgment seat of Christ showing up under the seventh trumpet anyway? Case in point: In a [...]
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