They wanted to know - so do we! The disciples came to him asking, “Tell us, what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 4 And He said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am... Continue Reading →
Jesus Christ ‘The Rock’ of the Old Testament
The apostle Paul affirms that the God the Israelites of the Old Testament knew—the One they looked to as their “Rock” of strength (see Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalms 18:2)—was the One we know as Jesus Christ. Notice what Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 10:1-4: “All our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were baptized... Continue Reading →
PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM
As found in Matthew 13 “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.” (Matt. 13:35) Seven metaphors of the kingdom are proclaimed by Jesus in Matthew 13, not for clarity, as is commonly taught, but to conceal His real meaning, except... Continue Reading →