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Confrontation
Unravel the mysteries of temptation and find strength in the face of adversity. Explore the timeless battle between good and evil, from the fall of humanity to Christ’s triumph in the wilderness. Uncover practical wisdom for navigating today’s challenges and find renewed strength for your spiritual walk.
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Is the Second Coming Real? Uncovering the Truth in Scripture
The media does not give much attention to the biblical statements that the Second Coming of Jesus Christ is imminent. Humanity appears to focused on weather, politics, work, family, Hollywood, sports, postings on social media, money and our everyday activities for survival. Are we missing something? Are we missing the greatest event that the Bible…
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Parable of the Prodigal Son: The Moral Insiders Revealed
The Parable of Two sons. Two Kinds of People. “Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Then Jesus told them this parable: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger…
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Everlasting Gospel: God’s Final Message of Hope to the World
“Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus” (Revelation 14:12, NKJV). Chapter 6:17 ends with the question: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? Chapter 7 answer the question: The 144,000 and the…
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New Heaven and New Earth: God’s Promise to Make All Things New
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. Revelation 20:6 “Then He who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’…
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Seal of God: Marking His Faithful People Before the End
In chapter 7, we see four angels holding back the winds from the four corners of the earth, from blowing on the earth, the sea nor any tree. An angel ascending from the East, having the seal of the living God, cries out to the four angels, to hurt not the earth, or hold the…
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7 Trumpets: Unfolding the Judgments of Revelation
Revelation 10:7, NKJV. “But in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets” The Seven Trumpets 1-4 Revelation 8 The relationships between the seven seals, seven churches and seven trumpets. By way of…
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The Devil Is Defeated: Christ’s Victory Over Satan
Jesus pulls back the curtain of history for John to reveal the true origins of the Great Controversy. If we needed any further evidence of who started this war between Good and Evil, look no further than chapter 12. It would not be useful to see chapter 12 chronologically, as John ranges back and forth…
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7 Churches of Revelation: Messages to God’s End-Time Church
Seven Churches 1-4 Revelation 2 What is the condition of God’s church in the Christian era? Enclosing Revelation like two bookends, Rev. 1:3 and 22:18, 19, we find John declaring this book is a prophecy, including the narrative of the seven churches, seals and trumpets. Concealed in the prophetic imagery of the seven churches, seals…
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Satan and His Allies: The Final Battle Against God’s People
Rev. 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Revelation 12 describes Satan’s attacks against God’s faithful people, including persecution by pagan Rome and later papal Rome during the 1,260…
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Seven Last Plagues: God’s Final Judgments Before Christ’s Return
“‘Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, for Your judgments have been manifested’” (Revelation 15:4, NKJV). Can our God of the Bible be just and there be no consequences for sin? Did mercy and truth meet at…
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John on Patmos: The Gospel Message from Exile
“Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near” (Revelation 1:3, NKJV). BASIC ASSUMPTIONS ON THE BIBLE AND THE BOOK OF REVELATION 2 Timothy 3:16-17 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is…
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Second Coming Verses: Powerful Bible Passages About Christ’s Return
So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. Matthew 24:44 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging…
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End Times Verses: Key Bible Passages About the Last Days
Acts 1:11 “Men of Galilee,” they said. “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” Acts 3:19-21 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out,…
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Sabbath: 100 Amazing Facts About God’s Day of Rest
Why keep the Sabbath day? What is the object of the Sabbath? Who made it? When was it made, and for whom? Which day is the true Sabbath? Many keep the first day of the week, or Sunday. What Bible authority have they for this? Some keep the seventh day, or Saturday. What Scripture have…
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Sabbath Day: What the Bible Really Says About God’s Holy Day
Frequently Asked Questions Is the Sabbath day Saturday or Sunday according to the Bible? Is it wrong to work on Saturday or Sunday? Why do Christians go to church on Sunday instead of Saturday? Why don’t Christians obey the Ten Commandments about the Sabbath? When does the Sabbath begin and end? Old Testament One of…
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Lord’s Day Alliance: Insights from a Sabbath Scholar
Samuele Bacchiocchi, Ph.D., was associate professor of church history, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan. A major reason for the existence of my church is to lead men and women into a deeper relation ship with the Saviour through rediscovery of the meaning and blessings of Sabbathkeeping. Though we here today may differ on the day…
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Lord’s Day Alliance: Promoting Sunday Observance in Canada
The Lord’s Day Alliance (formerly known as the American Sabbath Union) is an ecumenical Christian first-day Sabbatarian organization,[1] based in the United States and Canada that was founded in 1888 by mainstream Christian denominations.[2] These Churches worked together to found the Lord’s Day Alliance in order to effect change in the public sphere, most notably with respect to “lobbying for the passage of Sunday-rest laws.”[2] The Lord’s…
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National Sunday Law: A Partial History and Its Prophetic Significance
The history of Sunday legislation in the United States shows a mass of contrary, inconsistent, and illogical cases and distinctions. The following instances help to prove this: In State of Nebraska v. Tim O’Rourke, 35 Nebr. 614, 1892, an indictment for playing baseball on Sunday, the court said: “No trial can be had on Sunday. The…
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The Great Commission: Sharing the Gospel of the Kingdom
“Righteousness will go before Him, and shall make His footsteps our pathway” (Psalm 85:13, NKJV). Revelation contains the heartbeat of the Seventh-day Adventist message. The three angels’ messages of Revelation 14 followed by the final fourth angel’s message of Revelation 18 direct us to our unique call as Adventists, to proclaim the everlasting gospel to…
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God’s Love: Understanding His Character of Mercy and Justice
True love is not merely a sentiment or an emotion. It is a living principle, a principle that is manifest in action. True love, wherever it exists, will control the life. Thus it is with the love of God. “God is love;” and in all His works, in all His dealings with mankind, His character…
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New Earth: The Promise Beyond Christ’s Second Coming
When we look at the current and evolving global human turmoil that exists in politics, environment and finances we wonder and most probably share a mutual concern. Where is this all going? How it will all end? Catastrophic? One world government? Is there hope for our children? the human race? The answer can lie within…
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Sunday Laws: A Prophetic Sign to Watch Before Christ’s Return
Let us look at some important quotations: “Sooner or later Sunday laws will be passed.” Last Day Events, 128. Believe me, it will be sooner than many of us think, for God has graciously given us every detail. One: This Sunday law will take place by a national act. “Our land is in jeopardy. The time is…
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Why Do Christians Worship on Sunday? Understanding the Tradition
The fourth commandment declares the seventh day of the week is a memorial to God’s creation (Exodus 20:11), a day which He made holy before sin began (Genesis 2:1-3), and a day of rest for all humanity (Exodus 20:8-10). However, many Christians challenge this understanding with seven essential arguments used by Christians over the past…