All around the world, people believe in extraterrestrials. When Jesus Christ returns, the Bible reveals that much of a deceived mankind will war against Him believing that He is an invading alien. However, Jesus will enter the earth’s realm with great majesty and irresistible power, and He will descend to the Mount of Olives. This location plays a prominent role in both biblical history and prophecy. Because it is an important focus point, understanding what the Bible reveals about the Mount of Olives is crucial for Christians.

We recently celebrated the very special day of Pentecost when we should have reflected on the fact that we have been given the power of the Holy Spirit which enables us to know and understand truths that are hidden from the world at large.  God has not given His people at this time important positions in the world where they can exercise power and authority, and make far reaching decisions.   But in the Kingdom of God we will have real power – power and authority used for the right reason and used in the right way for the good of all humanity and that’s the power we should be looking forward to.

How does a temporary physical marriage between a converted couple symbolize the eternal spiritual marriage between Christ and his Church? Why does Paul say that this is a mystery–which is only understood today by very few  people? Why is Christ called our bridegroom? Why and how are we betrothed to Him today? Why are we called virgins and the bride? What are the grounds for physical and spiritual divorce? How will Christ marry us upon His return? What about the marriage supper? And what does the Heavenly Jerusalem have to do with all of this?
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The Nazirite vow, still used during the early church, is no longer applicable to us because a temple no longer exists.  But do the tenets required of that vow still have meaning for us today? 

More manuscript copies of the book of Esther exist than any other book of the Old Testament.  God, in the book of Esther, in lieu of impending genocide of the Jews, using Esther and Mordecai, gives the Jews one of their rare triumphs over their enemies.   In 7-points we’ll look at:  1)Background  2)Haman  3)Mordecai  4)Ahasuerus  5)Esther  6)Esther–later years  7)12-Lessons

A brief overview of the use of musical forms of worship found in the Bible.

The story of the role of the Gentiles in God’s plan of salvation is depicted in the Holy Days. Specifically, in the Feast of Pentecost, we see the unfolding of steps that are leading to the time when all will be taught God’s Way of living.

Self control is a virtue that is critical in our goal of overcoming this world. Without it, many of the more weighty attributes of our character simply cannot be mastered. In order to achieve self-control, the best method is to analyze the stumbling blocks we may have, and work to remove them. By doing so, we judge ourselves first, so that we may not be judged when the time of the end comes, and inherit the promise of eternal life.