Posts Tagged ‘Second Coming’
A Complex Event: the Second Coming
Sometimes the events of biblical prophecy are relatively simple. The foretold event occurs, and the prophecy is fulfilled. From that moment, it slips into the past. Noah prophesies the flood, and it comes. Elijah prophesies a drought, and the rain stops. Micaiah prophesies the death of Ahab, and Ahab is killed. Even where the event…
Read MoreThe Failure of the Fig Tree
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. (Psalm 19:1) I am sure we all have seen some beautiful places on this earth. Places that emphasize God’s glory even more than the rest of creation. Living in “almost heaven,” I see them every day! But before I begin describing another…
Read MoreTime Out: Do Clocks Keep Ticking in Eternity?
Nope. That’s what I thought growing up in church. When the end of the world comes, all clocks will stop. Revelation 10:6 seemed clear on this point: “There should be time no longer.” Then, at church, we often sang “When the Roll is Called Up Yonder.” The answer to the question leapt from the hymnal:…
Read MoreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ
Today1 we begin a new series on the last book of the Bible. The Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ reveals mysteries and miseries in the light of Christ’s majesty. It begins and ends with wonderful blessings for the wise but reveals how God deals with the wicked boastings of men. It is a…
Read MoreWhen Will Things Get Better?
Life is full of expectation and waiting. We’re always waiting for something! The weekend Seeing friends and family The release of a book or a movie or a video game The next season of The Mandalorian The end of COVID. We’re always waiting for something to come. We can’t wait for what’s next. I often…
Read MoreVeterans Day / Remembrance Day
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In…
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