Tag: tribulation
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Let’s Start a Fire: Encouragement in the Tribulation Mentioned in 1 Peter 1:1-9
Peter’s eschatology in the New Testament is interesting to me. It seems to go against the grain of the rest of the Bible. Throughout all of Scripture, God promises to never again destroy the world despite the wickedness of people (cf. Genesis 8:21-22). In fact, God intervenes to prevent destruction and even sends the Son…
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The Abomination of Desolation
Jesus’s disciples have asked when the end of the Temple will come, when will not one stone be left upon another? When will Christ judge Jerusalem? Jesus has already made it clear that the judgment upon Jerusalem will happen within their lifetimes (Matthew 23:36). He will repeat His timeframe in Matthew 24:34. He is revealing…
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The Signs of the End… End of What?
Your Bible heading may say, “Signs of Christ’s Return,” or something similar. Please keep in mind that the headings over the sections of text in Scripture are not inspired in a verbal-plenary way by God—except, perhaps, in the Psalms. Jesus has left the Temple after weeping over Jerusalem and calling the city desolate. His disciples…
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Daily Devotional: Exodus 4:27-31
God appears to Aaron and instructs him to go out to meet Moses. After sharing what God revealed to them, they both assemble the elders of Israel, and Israel believes. They are comforted because God is concerned about them in their affliction. In response, they do not question or interrogate Moses. Instead, they bow low…
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Exodus 3:1-9
Moses is out shepherding the flocks and God appears to him in a burning bush. God commands Moses to remove his sandals, calling the place where He has appeared holy ground. In his pronouncement from the midst of the never-consuming fire, I feel a sense of holiness that is not characteristic of any worldly thing.…
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Daily Devotional: Romans 13:1-6
After Paul applies monergistic doctrine to the lives of people—insisting that Christians always consider others to be more important than themselves, do not seek retribution, but love and serve even their enemies, I’m sure there are some questions. There are questions when I teach those principles in our own day. What about justice? Are we…
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The Kingdom of Christ in Revelation
Imagine, if you can, that you live in the First Century AD. Rome is persecuting Christians. Idol and Emperor worship abounds. People all around use religion as license to gorge themselves on sex, food, and drink. Rome has built a culture of death. The Colosseum is an active place of entertaining bloodshed. Christians are being…
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When Will God Set Things Right?
After John addressed the seven churches in Asia specifically, he describes a great scene around God’s throne. He describes the glorious worship of God by all of creation. In the context of this worship, a book is presented before the assembly and no one is found worthy to open its seals. In a courtroom setting…