1. Acts 1:11 They also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.” 2. 1 Cor. 4:5 Therefore do not go on passing judgment before…
We have a few blogs added recently that deal with a few of these references. But, an abundance of material is found in the gospels regarding His coming. Perhaps the list of these references and their comparison will help identify the time-frame of His coming. 1. Matthew 10:23 – But whenever they persecute you in…
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life[g] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the…
“When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes” (Matthew 10:23). The fact is indisputable that the apostles did complete the mission to only the cities of Israel and that Jesus did not come…
The great white throne scene begins with the “rest of the dead,” which is referenced in Revelation 20:5 as “not living until after the thousand years are finished” (Rev. 20:5). In other words, they are not brought to life or raised until after the millennial reign of Christ. You and I are included in this…
In this short description found in Revelation 20:8-10, Satan is described as being loosed to gather the Nations for battle. This gathering is not necessarily a gathering to fight each other but a gathering of forces to fight their enemy, God’s people. It is interesting that over the last twenty years, the emphasis among religious…
Revelation 20:5 inserts a parenthetical statement that compares to the amount of information given in verses 8-10. Verse 5 reads, “The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.” The last sentence should be attached to verse 4 that describes the “souls of…
Regarding the wicked in the resurrection, it has been pointed out in refuting a bodily resurrection that the wicked are taken up in the harvest along with the righteous. If so, then who would remain on the earth if Jesus came in 70 AD? The parables in Matthew 13 reveal a separation and in the…
The resurrection is both a spiritual and bodily restoration. It is believed by some that the resurrection excludes a bodily resurrection because the restoration of Israel was a spiritual renewal of dead Israel brought back to life. There is no doubt that the resurrection motif refers to the restoration of fellowship to the dead ones….
Revelation 20 speaks of the binding of Satan at the start of the thousand-year reign of Christ, and 1 Corinthians 15 speaks of the “end” of the age when he delivers the kingdom to God after abolishing all authority and power. It seems clear that 1 Corinthians 15 is the “first resurrection” of Revelation 20….