I want to begin this evening with a question: what are your Sunday mornings like when you are preparing to gather with the saints? How do you prepare yourself for worship? In Genesis 35:1 Jacob was commanded by God to return to Bethel for two reasons: to live there and build an altar there, which … [Read more…]
What is the Millennium? It is the literal 1,000 year period, ushered in by Jesus’ Second Coming, at the last battle of Armageddon, for which Jesus will set up his earthly kingdom. Being that it lasts for only 1,000 years, the Millennium is temporary. Last Sunday I told you two dramatic events mark the end … [Read more…]
If you have your Bible, open it to Revelation 20:7. Recently we learned what life will be like during the Millennium. We learned that during the Millennium Jesus will rule the world’s government, believers – Old and New Testament saints – will rule with Jesus as a part of Jesus’ government, we will get to … [Read more…]
In Matthew 25:14-30 Jesus told what we call The Parable of the Talents. It includes a man who is going on a journey of somekind and entrusts his property to three of his servants. To one servant the man gave five talents, to another the man gave two talents, and to the third the man … [Read more…]
In 1 Samuel 19:10 Scripture tells us that King Saul had “sent messengers to David’s house to watch him, that he might kill him in the morning.” King Saul was very much threatened by David, whom God had foretold through the prophet Samuel that David would be the next King of Israel. The reason this … [Read more…]
Ever wonder what life will be like during the millennial kingdom? Did you know there are over 100 Bible verses or so about the Millennium? I am not going to give you all of them. What I did is group these Bible verses into nine points to summarize what life will be like (many of … [Read more…]
In Numbers chapter 9 we read Israel celebrating Passover. What is Passover? It is an eight day celebration first instituted by God in Exodus 12 that honors Israel’s escape from Egypt by the mighty hand of God, as written in the book of Exodus. By the way, this is the second time Israel has held … [Read more…]
In Numbers 6:24-26 we see God teaching Aaron how to bless the people of Israel. God spoke to Moses to tell Aaron to pronounce this blessing over Israel: “The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance … [Read more…]
Many of God’s promises will be fulfilled during the Millennium. This is especially true for many of those Old Testament promises spoken of by the prophets. In fact, I did not know until last week when I began studying this subject, perhaps more so earnestly than I ever have, that the Old Testament has more … [Read more…]
The Millennium is ushered in by Jesus’ second coming. But to be honest with you, there are two other views of when the Millennium occurs. There is a postmillennial view that teaches the Millenium is literal, is ushered in by the church, and Jesus comes after the thousand years. And there is the amillennial view … [Read more…]