Christians view current events as important preparations for Christ’s 1,000-year kingdom. Christ’s soon-to-be established kingdom is called the “new heavens and a new earth where righteousness dwells” (2 Peter 3:13). They will not be literal new heavens or literal new earth but new

Jesus spoke often about God’s kingdom. He described it as coming in stages, ending with a future time when the earth will be restored and all those who died will be resurrected to learn how to live righteously. Revelation  gives us a very clear and comforting description, full of hope,

The Lord God, Yahweh, our creator, long ago purposed a family of beings to be taken from among mankind. These saints would be tested, proven, faithful, and ultimately be rewarded with His own divine nature, immortality.  This family of immortal beings would be His agents in restoring mankind and

Sin is lawlessness, disobeying God’s righteous, the just law of love. Jesus summarized God’s law in Luke 10:27 (NIV), “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” The

In This Article: Peter Chooses His Final Words in the Book of Second Peter Chapter 1: Encouragement Chapter 2: Beware of False Teachers Chapter 3: Hold On to Your Faith Peter Chooses His Final Words in the Book of Second Peter When Peter writes his second letter, he seems to know this will be

You should certainly ask the Lord why you feel empty, but the idea that God has forsaken you is a lie planted in your heart. All of God’s promises are true. God has promised, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5. God “cannot lie”, Titus 1:2. Many believe they are His

The Story A simple beggar sits at a rich man’s gate, begging for crumbs. After their death, they go to different places. The poor beggar is taken to “Abraham’s bosom” but he sees the rich man “tormented in flames” in “hades.” It is now the rich

God promised the Jewish people a home, peace, and prosperity (2 Samuel 7:10-11) but then Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 AD. Jews were killed and tortured by Hitler, but Israel was re-established in 1948. Today, Jews are still oppressed. Did God change his mind several times? When Messiah reigns,

All scriptures are from the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) translation. Luke 3:14, “Likewise the soldiers asked him (Jesus), saying, ‘And what shall we do?’ So he (Jesus) said to them, ‘Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.’” Philippians 4:11,

All Christians will see hell but they will be resurrected! How does the Bible define hell? In the Old Testament, the word for “hell” is the Hebrew word “Sheol” (Strongs #7585). It is the condition of death. Every single person dies and goes to the same place – “Sheol”.  Ecclesiastes

Matthew 5:8, “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” To paraphrase:  Blessed are those whose heart motives are pure, clean, and holy. It is our sincerity of intention and will that is required. This does not mean Christians are perfect in their motives. Our hearts, minds,