Does the Big Bang Theory fit with the biblical account of creation? What is the Big Bang? The Big Bang Theory holds to the idea that the rapid expansion of matter started from a single point of a state of an extremely high density and high temperature core, which according to the current cosmological theories, marked the origin of the universe. This theory accounts for the model of the universe beginning and then expanding outwardly into empty space. If you... Read more
What is the “Olivet Discourse” that is referred to by Christians? What significance does it have for Christians and for non-believers? The Mount of Olives The Olivet Discourse is named after the Mount of Olives which was the location of Jesus’ teaching about the coming destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the age and His Second Coming. For the believer, it is a discourse about what is to come and in some cases, it has already come in the... Read more
What is the Parousia? What does it mean for believers and unbelievers? The Meaning of Parousia The Apostle Paul writes about the coming of Jesus Christ again, the Second Advent, in 1st Thessalonians 4:15-16 where he writes “For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with... Read more
Who is the “Whore of Babylon” mentioned in the Book of Revelation? The Judgment of Babylon When God finally judges Babylon, it will apparently be during a time of earthquake activity that is unparalleled in the world (Rev 16:18) and “The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath.” (Rev 16:19) and instead... Read more
What does the word “wormwood” mean in the Book of Revelation and in the Old Testament? The Book of Revelation The Book of Revelation is not the Apostle John’s book. He writes that it is “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John” (Rev 1:1) so it is as if he is dictating what Jesus... Read more
Will there be people who will be left behind in the rapture? Can Christians be left behind? The Rapture Not every theologian and Bible scholar believes in the secret rapture because they point to the verse where it says “Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen” (Rev 1:7) so if every eye will see... Read more
What or who are the four living creatures in the Book of Revelation? The Four Living Creatures The first appearance of the four living creatures comes in Revelation 4:8 where the Apostle John writes about “a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this” (Rev 4:1) and John saw “Around the throne were twenty-four... Read more
What is demonic oppression? Can it affect Christians? Is it the same as demonic possession? What are Demons? Demons are essentially fallen angels. Apparently, one third of the angels joined Lucifer’s rebellion in heaven and that old dragon, the Devil, took with him a third of the angels with him. These angels became demons while Lucifer became Satan (Rev 12:4). That sealed Satan and the demon’s fate as we read in Revelation 20:10 where “the devil who had deceived them... Read more
What is Postmillennialism? How does it differ from a millennialism or premillennialism? The Millennium The word millennium simply means a one thousand year period of time. The Apostle John wrote about what most consider the millennium in Revelation 20:1-3 where John writes “I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound... Read more
What is an a millenial view or what is amillennialism or a millenialism? The Millennium Millennium simply means one thousand and thus means a one thousand year period of time is a millennium. The Millennium is the one thousand year reign of Jesus Christ on the earth and Revelation 20 is where most millennists might turn to where the Apostle John writes “Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless... Read more
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