Image by Keli Black from Pixabay What are some Bible verses that comfort you when you feel like the world is falling apart? This is a great question. Between all the things that are culminating in this year of 2020, there is no other time then I enjoy what the…
When does the Bible say the pre-tribulation rapture will happen? The short answer is in the title, before the tribulation. To be more precise, the New Testament outlines the sequence of end times events, but not the specifics. Jesus teaches that no one knows when these things will happen (Matthew…
Image by skeeze from Pixabay What were the legal consequences of "I appeal to Caesar!" in Acts 25:11? This event in the book of Acts has been coming for a long time. It goes the whole way back to Acts 22-23 when Paul was in Jerusalem. As he spoke to…
Image by Thomas Ulrich from Pixabay Is the book of Acts historically accurate? When Luke wrote the two-volume set of Luke-Acts, he opened by explaining to someone named Theophilus, to whom the books were written, that the endeavored to, write an orderly account” after interviewing eyewitnesses to the life of…
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay What does it mean that Jesus will come in the clouds (Revelation 1:7)? This is a reference to the second coming of Christ. It all starts when he calls himself the Son of Man in the Gospels. Most scholars believe it’s a reference to the…
Image by Mediamodifier from Pixabay In this season of voting and choosing candidates, I want to take a few posts to share some of my biblically political views on the world. You won’t find my personal views here. But you will find the perspective of a preacher and pastor when…
Image by Gino Crescoli from Pixabay What does the Bible say about doing good deeds? Old Testament wisdom literature talks about good deeds, to a point. They are always the outgrowth and product of godly wisdom. The wise person does good things. And a person is wise because they fear…
Image by klimkin from Pixabay Why do some people take Matthew 24:37-51 in the context of verse 34, instead of verse 36? The context of Matthew 24:37-51 fits verse 36 better than verse 34. In fact, most Bibles put verse 36 as the beginning of the paragraph. The paragraph before,…
Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay In the Bible, are birds created before humans or after, because Genesis 1:20-21, then Genesis 2:7, but here Genesis 2:19 it says after. Am I misreading? When you read through the creation account from Genesis 1-2, there’s a certain literary device that Moses uses.…
Image by Harry Strauss from Pixabay Maybe you’re like me. I grew up in Pentecostal churches. I’ve always heard the phrase, “Seek the Holy Spirit for all he has for you.” By this, preachers mostly use it to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. But they also use it…