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We see what is says at the same time as the 144,000 are presented.. Revelation 7:9-10 9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and...

Like the Jews when they were waiting for the Messiah, Christians have their own ideas of what will happen before Jesus comes, including who will be judged and when. People as a given, tend to look to self as their first priority and see what they want to see, usually for their own liking rather...

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We find many threads on what to do if you see a brother sin, usually to rebuke or point him out, but some times to just ridicule or worse things. But how about helping...

There is a false doctrine that teaches all people will be saved, that a good and loving God would not allow any to perish. They come up with many ideas of how this can happen, that after a cleansing period such as another false doctrine, Purgatory, God will free sinners and let them get to...

2 Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. We read of a dispute between the prophet Micaiah and four hundred prophets of Israel in 1 Kings 22. 1 Kings 22:1-26 1 And they continued three years without...

We have the overriding and core principle that Christ gives us, which is to love one another, so how should we apply it in dealing people that seem a bit zealous in their religious views or actions. So when someone is taking a very zealous view or extreme some may say of a what one eats such as...

We see the definition of worship and its pretty clear... wor·ship /ˈwərSHəp/ noun the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity. "the worship of God" Similar: reverence revering veneration venerating adoration adoring-olatry devotion praying to glorification glorifying...

Spiritual Formation is taking over many churches and congregations no matter the beliefs or core doctrines, and especially the emerging church movement, in which you will find the same ecumenical pattern all the way back from Vatican II, bring everyone no matter who, when, what and preach...

What does the Bible show us? It shows that it certainly is. In God's final warning messages to the world we find a call to worship the Creator. Revelation 14:6-7 6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and...

Now if you ask, the answer a lot of people give is that is a seven or more years at some time in the future. But the early Church was persecuted from the very beginning, first by the Jews first, then the pagan Romans, then the Papal Romans. So the Church was going through tribulation since it’s...

We know the Devil isnt omnipresent, so how does he temp us, how does he know what makes us stumble, how does see what we are thinking and tempt us as even Jesus had to face it. Matthew 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. Do we betray our...

I had this in my notes but have lost them somehow, and searched for a while and finally came across the explanation... ' Sola scriptura. Martin Luther and his contemporaries claimed this Latin phrase, meaning “Scripture alone,” was the basis for their efforts to reform Catholicism and reject...

This is interesting.. Christians Tell Why They Are No Longer Religious: '#1 Southern Baptist Ever wondered why some folks who used to be really into Christianity are now saying “no thanks” to the whole faith thing? Well, we found a bunch of them on social media sharing their stories. From...

I was watching news in Gaza about the attack on Israel that began it, and it was incredible that it surprise so many people. It was troubling how they were caught off guard, to me this a very telling illustration of how people will be at the end times, they will have warning but will disregard...

Matthew 22:37-40 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang...

We see Christ being referred to as 'eternal priest in the order of Melchizedek' in Psalms.. Psalm 110:4 The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. And we find him referred to in other text. Genesis 14:18-20 18 And Melchizedek king of...

Take a look at this article and see what you think... "For decades, plastic producers knowingly misled the public about the feasibility of plastic recycling, according to a recent study by the Center for Climate Integrity. The non-profit’s report details how the plastic industry marketed...

As I was preparing a lesson, it dawned on me that Satan would not have gained anything by Christ's death in itself. What he needed was to break down Christ to the point of death where he would be more susceptible to stumble and sin. Thus the beatings and lashings and humiliations to get him to...

Now there are many Christians who have a hard time to understand the truth about clean and unclean foods. In the Bible, God tells us not to eat things like Pork, crab, cuttlefish, shellfish, lobster, etc. God had to put these laws in the Bible so that we could know certain creatures are harmful...

We find that many of the rites and sacraments were of pagan origin, and we can see this in the false doctrine of 'transubstantiation' that in pagan ritules involved eating the body and blood of a god. We know about the pagan origin of the holidays and myths, such as Christmas, Easter, and Mardi...