THE APPARENT CONTRADICTION IN REVELATION 21:1 We read in Rev. 21:1, “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away….”. This verse tells us that the present earth and heaven that will one day be replaced by the new heaven and new earth […]
THE COMFORTER The Comforter is spoken of in the following passages: Jn. 14:16-18, “And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him: but ye know […]
WHAT CONSTITUTES A CHANGE OF DISPENSATIONS? I have read in various writings of those who hold the mid-Acts position that the present dispensation began when Paul was converted on the road to Damascus, or when the message of salvation was preached to the Gentiles, or when any number of other events occurred. These and other […]
DANIEL’S 70 WEEKS Most students of the Bible agree that there is a parenthetical period of time of nearly two thousand years in the 70 weeks written about in Daniel chapter nine. If there were no parenthetical period, we should have already seen the antichrist and the tribulation, which is the subject of the […]
A STUDY OF THE OLIVE TREE, THE FIG TREE AND THE VINE We read in Judges nine of the olive tree, the fig tree, the vine and the bramble. Some believe that these trees represent Israel. Furthermore, in a discussion of Romans 11, Judges nine is often suggested as the Scriptural evidence that the olive […]
WILL RESURRECTED SAINTS SIN? Most of us believe that there will be no sin in resurrection life. Until I began this study I thought the same, but was quite surprised to realize that I was wrong. That is to say, in my opinion, despite what most believe, the Word of God does indeed tell us […]
A STUDY OF SEVERAL OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH SALVATION The doctrine of salvation is both profoundly simple and profoundly complex. The simplicity lies in what is required in order to be saved, i.e. “…..whosoever believeth in Him shall….have everlasting life” (Jn. 3:16). But many of the terms associated with salvation are misunderstood by many […]
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT ISRAEL’S OLD TESTAMENT LO-AMMI PERIOD The questions we will be considering about the Old Testament lo-ammi period are: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE “LO-AMMI”? WHY DID ISRAEL BECOME LO-AMMI? WERE ALL TWELVE TRIBES TAKEN BACK? DID ISRAEL REMAIN LO-AMMI THROUGHOUT THE NEW TESTAMENT? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE “LO-AMMI”? […]
WAS ISRAEL LO-AMMI THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE NEW TESTAMENT? PART I Most agree that Israel is lo-ammi today. I believe that Israel was put aside at Acts 28, but some believe that She was never taken back as God’s people after Her 70 year Babylonian captivity. If that is true that would mean that Israel was […]
The story of the rich man and Lazarus is taken by most Christians to be a literal account of what happens at death. But there are several difficulties with the story if taken in that way. In verse 25, for example, we read that “Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your life time you received […]
SEEMING ERRORS IN GOD’S PERFECT WORD IF IT IS NOT RIGHTLY DIVIDED There are, of course, no errors in the Word of God. But if we do not rightly divide the Word of truth, there are passages that seem to be in error. These seeming errors are all understood only if one rightly divides the […]
WILL DAVID REIGN AS CHRIST’S REGENT ON THE MILLENNIAL THRONE? We know that Christ will reign in the millennium from such scriptures as Ps. 2:8-9, “Ask of Me, and I shall give Thee the heathen for Thine inheritance. and the uttermost parts of the earth for Thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod […]
A DISCUSSION OF A BASIC ERROR OF THE MID-ACTS POSITION The basic question about which the mid-Acts and Acts 28 communities differ is the question of when the church of the dispensation of the mystery began. I believe that it began when the dispensation of the mystery began. Further, I believe that the dispensation of […]