The Coming Judgments and Resurrections (Part 2) At the Second Coming At the Second Coming when Christ establishes His millennial kingdom, three different judgments will take place. The judgment of living Gentiles All Gentiles who survive the Tribulation will be judged immediately after the Second Coming as Christ sits on his throne. The…
The Coming Judgments and Resurrections (Part 1) The Judge And just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to whom he wants. The Father, in fact, judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son, so that all people may honor the Son just as they honor the…
Events of the Tribulation: The Last Three and a Half Years (Part 3) Armageddon Paul Benware explains that, “Although the phrase “battle of Armageddon” is a familiar one, it is also somewhat misleading for two reasons. First, it is not a single battle but, rather, a whole series of conflicts that culminate with the second…
The Four “All’s” of Prayer “Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints” (Eph. 6:18). Prayer is given more attention than any one piece of armor because it’s foundational to the effectiveness of the entire armor. The…
The Confidence We Have Before Him “This is the confidence we have before him: If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked of him” (1 John 5:14-15). Verses 13-14 are tied together; John…
Draw Near “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Heb. 4:16). When we read this verse, we often focus on the second part of the verse—and for good reason—but in doing so we miss what the…
Events of the Tribulation: The Last Three and a Half Years (Part 1) The Midpoint of the Tribulation The Seven Bowls Bowl 1. Incurable Skin Sores The first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and severely painful sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped…
Events of the Tribulation: The Last Three and a Half Years (Part 1) Israel The woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God, to be nourished there for 1,260 days. … When the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who had given birth to the…
Events of the Tribulation: The First Three and a Half Years (Part 3) The Great Multitude of Saints There are three major contributors for why so many are being saved during the Tribulation period. First, consider the climate of the Tribulation. The church is gone, and the Antichrist has deceived the world to prop himself…
Events of the Tribulation: The First Three and a Half Years (Part 2) The Antichrist During the first three and a half years of the Tribulation, the Antichrist will be involved in two primary activities: First, he will take part in starting that period known as the Tribulation. Since the United States will no longer…