As with many stories in the Bible, there is meaning beyond what appears, literal and symbolic. The two boats represent two phases of God’s kingdom. Jesus entered Peter’s boat which likely represents the Heavenly kingdom. The net in Peter’s boat clearly represents the Gospel [...]
Yes, Jesus has returned! Matthew 24:3 (ISV), “While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately and said, ‘Tell us, when will these things take place, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the [...]
The prophets not only addressed events in ancient Israel and its future, they also prophesied of the Christian church. This verse has a double application - both to regathered Israel and to the Christian church. No weapon in the hand of either Satan, or [...]
The passage refers to three different time periods: Verse 17 - “the last days”; Verse 18 - “in those days”; Verse 20 - “before that great and notable day of the Lord come”. Peter is quoting from Joel 2:28-32 as a prophesy partially fulfilled [...]
The 12th chapter of Daniel is a prophecy about the return of Christ and the events surrounding his second advent. Verses 11 and 12 deal with the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ and his return. The daily, or more correctly, the continual sacrifice, [...]
“The Old Testament is the New concealed and the New Testament is the Old revealed.” The New Testament contains a large number of Old Testament quotations. There are, at least 295 separate references to the Old Testament. These occupy some 352 verses, or more [...]
A spiritual harvest is a reaping time when past behaviors and character fruits are judged. The result of the judgment decides the outcome. That which is developed according to God’s will receive good rewards. Anything grown in opposition to God’s will is to be [...]
In King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of Daniel 4, seven times are prophesied. Daniel gave the king the literal interpretation, in which Nebuchadnezzar was represented by the tree which grew large, strong, and tall. This represented King Nebuchadnezzar’s life, power, and dominion when he was attributing [...]
Christians view current events as important preparations for Christ’s 1,000-year Kingdom. Christ’s soon-to-be established kingdom is called the “new heavens and a new earth where righteousness dwells.” (2 Peter 3:13) They will not be literal new heavens or literal new earth but new spiritual [...]
As your question suggests, the original Greek word “quickly” means “shortly, that is, without delay, soon, or (by surprise) suddenly,…” (from Strong’s Concordance). Now, let's look at 2 Peter 3:3-9 (Young’s Literal Translation), “This first knowing, that there shall come in the latter end [...]
The Disciples were asking Jesus about the restoration of the Kingdom of natural Israel - when the Jews would no longer be ruled by a foreign power. Yes, Israel, as a nation, had rejected our Lord. Jesus also rejected them. “…they shall fall by [...]
“…you know perfectly that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. When they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape. But you, [...]
“...the kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever.” (Revelation 11:15) This scripture summarizes the purpose and results of Jesus’s second presence. Revelation 20 begins with Jesus’s return. Jesus [...]
1. Psalm 22:1, “To the Chief Musician. Set to ‘The Deer of the Dawn. A Psalm of David. ‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning?” This fulfillment was recorded in [...]
Revelation 14:6-7 (NASB), “And I saw another angel flying in midheaven, having an eternal gospel to preach to those who live on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people; and he said with a loud voice, ‘Fear God, and [...]
In Isaiah 29, God is addressing Israel. God had made a covenant with Israel and had promised to specially watch over them. (See Deuteronomy 28.) However, if they did not obey the LORD, God would discipline the nation in order to bring them back [...]
What is the Sanctuary – what or who does it represent? Literally, the Sanctuary was the place to praise and worship God, make offerings to Him, etc. (Hebrews 9:2) In the spiritual sense, it is where God’s true children, His Church dwell. We dwell not [...]
The nations seem to face one crippling distress followed by another crippling distress Their capacity to provide relief is overwhelmed. The coronavirus is yet one more example of what Jesus called, “…upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity.” Luke 21:25 However, while [...]
The current events in the world reminds us of our Lord’s prophecy: Luke 21:26, “Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.” The Bible tells us, [...]
No. God had made a covenant with Abraham and his descendants to give them the land of Canaan. Genesis 13:14-15, “…God said to Abram, Lift your eyes now and look…northward, southward, eastward, and westward; for all the land which you see I give to [...]
