In Revelation chapters 6 through 16, we find three series of “sevens” — seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls. Considering the “sevens” from a pre-millennial viewpoint, there are two viewpoints. The first is chronological (sequential), like a linear diary; the second is parallel, with the three “sevens” depicting the same sequence of events. Personally,
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Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy (1 Corinthians 14:1, NIV). I’ve been writing about the Holy Spirit on Fridays for several months. Today, let’s consider the gift of prophecy. It’s an important spiritual gift as Paul writes directly to you, “Eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially
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So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:6-7, ESV). Note the context of “faith, not by sight,” as it’s the time we are away from the Lord, the
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The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people (Titus 3:8, ESV). I’m not promoting religion through good works, but over 50 years of ministry, I’ve
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If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened (Matthew 24:22, NIV). A researcher for AI Anthropic® was eating lunch, picked up his phone to read an email, and what he saw eventually shocked the world. The researcher was working
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God speaks to us in three ways— creation, the Bible, and personally. Let’s look at Scripture… Creation For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse (Romans 1:20, NIV).
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You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains
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Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality (Romans 12:13, ESV). Francis Schaeffer was the most influential theologian to me in my early years as a believer. Francis and his wife Edith founded L’Abri Fellowship, which translates to “The Shelter.” A shelter it was, as for decades students from all over
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The Bible teaches repetition. I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth (Psalm 34:1, ESV, emphasis added). Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice (Philippians 4:4, emphasis added). Recent brain health studies show what the Bible has taught for thousands of years: we were
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him (Ephesians 1:3-4, ESV, emphasis added). Recently I had
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