The Rapture—Delusion or Reality?
Many people have been taught that God’s church and His people will disappear, be “caught up” or raptured, seven years before the loud, visible return of Jesus Christ, (His second coming). According to this theory it’s a silent rapture first, then seven years of tribulation, then the second coming. Hypothetically, those who miss the rapture […]
Song of Moses and Deliverance
Lessons from the ancient Israelites can be learned. Had Israel continued in faith and gone on singing and had not once stopped to murmur, they would have speedily reached Zion, the city whose Builder and Maker is God. When the redeemed of the Lord do at last stand on Mount Zion, having the harps of […]
The Final Events. Steps to Christ. Rejoicing in the Lord. Part Thirty-seven in a Series.
The Final Events. Steps to Christ. Rejoicing in the Lord. Part Thirty-seven in a Series. https://www.secondcoming.org/blog/ The children of God are called to be of Christ, showing forth the goodness and mercy of the Lord. As Jesus has revealed to us the true character of the Father, so we are to reveal Christ to a […]
The Final Events. Steps to Christ. What to Do with Doubt. Part Thirty-six in a Series.
The Final Events. Steps to Christ. What to Do with Doubt. Part Thirty-six in a Series. https://www.secondcoming.org/blog/ Many, especially those who are young in the Christian life, are at times troubled with the suggestions of skepticism. There are in the Bible many things which they cannot explain, or even understand, and Satan employs these […]
The Final Events. Steps to Christ. The Privilege of Prayer. Part Thirty-Five in a Series.
The Final Events. Steps to Christ. The Privilege of Prayer. Part Thirty-Five in a Series. https://www.secondcoming.org/blog/ Through nature and revelation, through His providence, and by the influence of His Spirit, God speaks to us. But these are not enough; we need also to pour out our hearts to Him. To have spiritual life and […]
The Final Events. Steps to Christ. A Knowledge of God. Part Thirty-four in a Series.
The Final Events. Steps to Christ. A Knowledge of God. Part Thirty-four in a Series. https://www.secondcoming.org/blog/ Many are the ways in which God is seeking to make Himself known to us and bring us into communion with Him. Nature speaks to our senses without ceasing. The open heart will be impressed with the love and […]
The Final Events. Steps to Christ. Growing Up in Christ. Part Thirty-two in a Series.
The Final Events. Steps to Christ. Growing Up in Christ. Part Thirty-two in a Series. The change of heart by which we become children of God is in the Bible spoken of as birth. Again, it is compared to the germination of the good seed sown by the husbandman. In like manner those […]
The Final Events. Steps to Christ. The Test of Discipleship. Part Thirty-one in a Series.
The Final Events. Steps to Christ. The Test of Discipleship. Part Thirty-one in a Series. https://www.secondcoming.org/blog/ “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17. A person may not be able to tell the exact time or place, or […]
The Final Events. Steps to Christ. Faith and Acceptance. Part Thirty In A Series.
The Final Events. Steps to Christ. Faith and Acceptance. Part Thirty In A Series. https://www.secondcoming.org/blog/ As your conscience has been quickened by the Holy Spirit, you have seen something of the evil of sin, of its power, its guilt, its woe; and you look upon it with abhorrence. You feel that sin has separated you […]
The Final Events. Steps to Christ. Consecration. Part Twenty-nine in a Series.
The Final Events. Steps to Christ. Consecration. Part Twenty-nine in a Series. https://www.secondcoming.org/blog/ God’s promise is, “Ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13. The whole heart must be yielded to God, or the change can never be wrought in us by which we […]
