Revelation 20:1-10, Revelation 21:1-4 The millennial kingdom on this earth, as glorious as it and the reign of Christ with his glorified saints will be, will still be tainted by the sins of mortals. For a complete and total reconciliation between heaven and earth to occur, for absolute perfection to come all capacity for sin […]
Ephesians 1:3-12, Col 1:9-14 It is typical to think of the doctrine of last things, including the messianic kingdom (the kingdom of God/heaven) primarily in terms of timing and events. While these are certainly exciting, key features of the Biblical revelation, they are secondary to the central living Person, work and offices of the Messiah, […]
Isaiah 11:1-13, Revelation 5:6-10 Last Sunday we got a snapshot of the stunning wonder and majesty of what our bodies will be like in glory because of Christ. Today we take just an enticing peek into what life will be like for us and others in His coming kingdom on Earth. Ten centuries of Messianic […]
What will we be like? 1 Corinthians 15:35-52 We watched a *video the other day of a Ukrainian church choir in Lviv, composed of believers from all across their country. They were singing, “Because He Lives”. And though the tune was familiar, the lyrics after the first verse were not. They were far richer, bolder […]
John 11:17-27, etc This is a fascinating broader review of the various resurrections, as predicted/expected in the OT and as achieved by Christ in the NT, and revealed as the future for the saints in the NT. The handout provides two of the graphics presented.
Luke 23:33-43 Our Spirit-inspired scripture this Easter morning is well known and it’s basic teaching comes readily to the lips of most Christians, it is so stark and simple. It’s an incident recorded only by Luke the historian, among the 4 gospel accounts, and reflects Luke’s heart for the spiritually needy who find resolution and […]
Matthew 20:17-19: Jesus ascent, triumphal entry, betrayal and false trials, death by crucifixion by the Gentiles (Romans) & resurrection prophesied Jesus starkly and plainly tells them what is definitely set to come. He does this not only to prepare them, but to walk according to prophesy, and to break up any false expectations of the […]
2 John 7, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Almost everyone has heard of the Anti-Christ! But who and what is he? Here in 2 John and also in 1 John we get a sense of the theology and Christology of the spirit (demonic person and force) behind the Anti-Christ. If we pair that with 2 Thess 2:1-12 […]
2 John 6-11 Christian love, true love, must be jealously guarded by true and unwavering doctrine, particularly the doctrines of God and of the Son, Jesus Christ. Love revels in the great truths in and about our Savior, Jesus. But love among humans, by itself, is a lousy gatekeeper and watchman. It is easily distracted, […]
2 John 2-6 Grace, mercy and peace will be with us – a simple sentence, but deep and rich with meaning, purpose and comfort. As born-again children of God these three graces are ours by birthright. Our fuller enjoyment and deployment of these graces depends on a walk in obeying Christ’s commands in the Holy […]