Two Commissions
Is the gospel of the kingdom that John the Baptist, Jesus Christ and the twelve apostles preached exclusively to Israel during the first coming exactly the same message as what is preached as part of the great commission? When John the Baptist burst onto the scene in the wilderness of Judea, he began saying, ‘Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand’ (Mt 3:2; NKJV).
Thinking Ahead: 2026
It is a fool’s errand to try and predict what will happen in 2026. Human beings do not know what will happen in the future, but God does (cf. Is 46:9-11). In the Bible, God has revealed much about the future. Believers can know that which God has...
An investigation into the martyrs of Revelation 6–20
Revelation 20 presents a theological minefield, with three firmly entrenched eschatological positions. While two contradictory statements cannot both be true at the same time and in the same sense, two of the three millennial positions must be false. Adopting an...
1 Timothy 4:1–5 as a neglected eschatological passage
The World Economic Forum predicted that by 2030, ‘You’ll eat much less meat. An occasional treat, not a staple. For the good of the environment and your health.’ The United Nations, however, has not merely called for moderation in meat consumption, but rather for ‘ditching red meat and swapping to vegetarian or vegan diets to prevent climate change’.
The Rich and their Pharmakeia
Many present-day developments are setting the stage for Daniel’s 70th week. Revelation 18:23 notes that during the Tribulation Period, Babylon will deceive all nations with witchcraft, or ‘pharmakeia’. Even today, developments are setting the stage for this deception.
Eight Predictions
An economic system whereby “you will own nothing” is of course a Marxist-Communist system. Property rights are denied and given to a “state”, but really, the spoils are stolen by an unelected elite.
The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates
When a State (through a ruling party) attacks citizens’ God-given rights and freedoms, can something be done about it? More specifically, when human authority directly contravenes God’s laws and instructions, must citizens accept such a tyrannical abuse of authority? Concerning civil government, what is the doctrine of the lesser magistrates, and what is interposition? Perhaps you must stand in the gap during a time of crisis.
Civil Disobedience
We do not know the timing of end time events, but it seems clear that the global scene is slowly but surely being “greatly reset” for a one world government, out of which a global religious system and ten kings will arise—and out of which the Antichrist will come (cf. Dan 7:23-25; Rev 13; 17). Evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. An anti-nationalist process will gather steam in favour of one global government, ultimately falling under the man of lawlessness (cf. Dan 11:36-39; 2 Thes 2:3-9). The difficult topic of civil disobedience will become more and more relevant.
The Great Reset in 2021?
Since about June 2020, various unelected entities have been marketing a ‘Great Reset’ of the whole world. Spearheading this initiative is the World Economic Forum (‘WEF’), aided and abetted by the IMF, Prince Charles, politicians such as Justin Trudeau, John Kerry, etc. — and not a few super-wealthy people. In July 2020, the WEF published a book about the ‘Great Reset’, and its website is devoted to this topic. In November 2020, Time magazine pictured ‘The Great Reset’ on its cover. But does any of this possibly have Biblical and prophetic significance?
Mysteries of the kingdom — or a ‘mystery kingdom’?
About a century ago, some Americans postulated that Matthew 13 does not teach mysteries of, or about, the kingdom of heaven, but rather describes a ‘mystery kingdom’, or a ‘kingdom in mystery form’.
Physical Replacement Theology?
In 722-721 BC, the Assyrians took the northern kingdom of Israel captive. Are the ten tribes of the northern kingdom of Israel lost? Is Judah and Benjamin the only tribes of Israel that still exist?
The Day of Jesus Christ
What does it mean when the Bible refers to ‘the day of [Jesus] Christ’? Is this day different from the ‘day of the Lord’ and the ‘day of God’? Can it be said that ‘the day of Christ’ is a technical term, always meaning the same regardless of the context?