For nearly two thousand years, Christians have debated the meaning of one of the most mysterious chapters in the Bible: Revelation chapter 20. What is the “thousand years”? When is Satan bound? What is the “first resurrection”? And what exactly is the great white throne judgment? Long before denominational traditions, the earliest Christians were already […]
Category: Examining Scriptures
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.(2 Corinthians 5:20 NASB) We are Christ’s ambassadors. God is using us to speak to you: we beg you, as though Christ himself were here pleading with you, receive the […]
Partial preterists differ from full preterists in that they do not say everything in the Bible has already been fulfilled. They typically hold that Armageddon was fulfilled in AD 70, but also maintain that the final resurrection and final judgment are still future. This video is the first in a series explaining the partial preterist […]
The New Testament’s treatment of food sacrificed to idols appears, at first glance, to be inconsistent. In 1 Corinthians chapter 8, the apostle Paul permits eating such food under certain conditions, while in chapter 2 of the Book of Revelation it is sharply condemned. The tension deepens when one considers the decree of the Jerusalem […]
Part 1: The Responsibility of the Teacher Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more severely than others. (James 3:1 International Standard Version) James 3:1 sets a sobering tone that is easy to underestimate if read too quickly. “Not many of you should […]
When Jesus speaks in the Gospels about “the end of the age,” he does not define the phrase in abstract terms. Instead, he anchors it in a sequence of events—gospel proclamation, tribulation, and the coming of the Son of Man. In Matthew chapter 24, he says: And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached […]
Zephaniah 3:9 is frequently cited in Jehovah’s Witness literature as evidence that God would restore a single, unified “pure language” of worship, now spoken by Jehovah’s organized people. While this interpretation rightly rejects the idea of one literal spoken language, a closer reading of Zephaniah itself—along with its Jewish and early Christian reception—shows that the […]
Questions about anointing, baptism, and receiving the holy spirit lie at the heart of New Testament theology. Confusion often arises when these concepts are blended together or applied too broadly. The Bible, however, presents a careful and coherent progression—from John the Baptist, to Jesus the Messiah, to the post-Pentecost Christian community. This article consolidates the […]
Understanding Revelation 18:4 and the Prophetic Call to “Flee” Revelation 18:4 commands:“Come out of her, my people, so that you do not share in her sins, nor receive her plagues.”This dramatic line echoes a much older pattern in the Bible—God calling His people to leave the influence of corrupt, doomed systems. Many assume this refers […]
“You have no need for anyone to teach you… his anointing teaches you about all things.”—1 John 2:27 Few verses have been pulled in more opposite directions than this one. Some Christians use it to emphasize the Holy Spirit’s inner guidance, while others mistakenly interpret it to reject all human teaching. Understanding how this verse […]