The Book of Revelation seems like confused, fantastical imagery. But it can be understood. While the end-time events it foretells are terrifying, the ultimate message of the book is that God will institute universal peace, …
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Implications of the Gospel of the Kingdom – David Grabbe cgg.org
Steven Orchard
2 months ago in Kingdom
The word gospel means “good news,” but conflicting ideas exist about what that is. Most consider it simply to be that Jesus died for the sins of humanity, which is indeed good news. But the …
The Falling Away – David Grabbe cgg.org
Steven Orchard
3 months ago in Prophecy
The Apostle Paul prophesied in the Bible about a great “falling away” before Christ’s return, wherein a “man of sin” would be worshipped as god. Sinful men of this type have risen up to lead …
The 4th of July and the Bible – Erik Jones lifehopeandtruth.com
Steven Orchard
9 months ago in Prophecy
America’s existence as a nation is highly unlikely; Its emergence depended on a very unusual and particular sequence of circumstances. And it isn’t contested that America has enjoyed rare, perhaps even historically unmatched, prosperity and …
What is the Kingdom of God? – Staff thebiblesaysthat.com
Steven Orchard
9 months ago in Gospel Message, Restoration, Kingdom, Plan of Salvation, Millennium, Feast of Tabernacles
Christ will return to establish the Kingdom of God and unprecedented peace and prosperity on planet Earth (Isaiah 11:6-9). Christ will rule that Kingdom, assisted by a corps of “Kings and Priests” (Revelation 5:10, 20:6) …
Symbolism of Second Holy Day of Unleavened Bread Festival youtu.be
This is a 30 minute podcast group discussion about why there are two Holy Days in the Days of Unleavened Bread. The day maps to the Israelite’s crossing of the Red Sea. A greater symbolic …
Christ Our Passover cgi.org
Steven Orchard
1 year ago in Passover, Days of Unleavened Bread
This article explains why Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread are relevant to modern-day Christians, and gives helpful guidance on how to observe them.
God (the Word who would become Christ) instituted the Old …
Amazing Grace – John Ritenbaugh cgg.org
Steven Orchard
1 year ago in Grace
God gives us grace so that we might stand before Him. Grace makes salvation possible. To say that grace is simply a “gift” is woefully inadequate. 1) It is the single most important aspect of …
What Is Truth? – Gary Petty ucg.org
Steven Orchard
1 year ago in Physical World
Pilate asked of Jesus a rhetorical, sarcastic, and cynical question that feels extremely relevant today: “What is truth?” he posed. With limitless information at our fingertips, we can “know” anything. But society has never been …
A Right Christmas – Edwin Stepp & Robert Boraker vision.org
Steven Orchard
1 year ago in Paganism, Christmas
The early Christian Church didn’t keep Christmas. Christ wasn’t even born in winter. However, a solar feast commemorating the Persian god Mithra, whom the Romans also worshiped, was historically observed on December 25th around the …
The Seventh Day sabbathcog.org
Steven Orchard
1 year ago in Weekly Sabbath
The Sabbath is the memorial that reminds us each week, not only of God’s physical creation, but also of His incredible future spiritual plans for mankind. God blessed the seventh day, sanctified it, and rested …
Mankind’s Inheritance – Michael Kelley ucg.org
Steven Orchard
1 year ago in God Family, Plan of Salvation
The Bible teaches that God is in the process of expanding the divine family. God the Father and the Son are reproducing Themselves in the form of perhaps billions of spirit beings, who will be …
Halloween – Bill Butler vision.org
Steven Orchard
1 year ago in Paganism, Halloween
Halloween is rooted in ancient pagan rites and customs. Why do those who claim Christian identity keep it? Paul told the followers of Christ to disassociate themselves such customs when he said “…what accord has …
Are People Lost Because of Adam’s Sin? – Herbert Armstrong hwalibrary.com
Steven Orchard
1 year ago in Sin, Creation, Human Beings
Christian teachings concerning the “fall of man” hold that God made man complete, perfect, with an immortal spirit soul. Further, that this creation was then corrupted by Satan, forever condemning humanity to hell, and that …
The Last Great Day – Martin Collins bibletools.org
Steven Orchard
1 year ago in Judgement, Last Great Day
The Last Great Day is the 7th and final Holy Day in God’s annual calendar. It looks forward to a time after the return of Jesus Christ, and after the 1,000 year period in which …
Original Sin – Sam Sweat ucg.org
Steven Orchard
2 years ago in Sin, Creation, Human Beings
Original Sin is a cornerstone of popular Christianity that claims human beings are born evil; i.e. Adam transmitted guilt for his sin to each of us by virtue of simple heredity. This is a fundamentally …
12 Scriptural Principles of Child Rearing vision.org
Steven Orchard
2 years ago in Children
Raising children is hard. It always has been. In a modern world that is accelerating and awash in uncertainty, there seems to be no reliable standards. Old wisdom can provide helpful anchors. The Bible is …
Angels – Chris Moen lifehopeandtruth.com
Steven Orchard
2 years ago in Spirit Beings
Angels are ministering spirits carrying out God’s work. They praise God, they execute His righteous judgment, and they protect those that are His. Although they can be found in different forms, most often angels have …
Acts 10: Did Peter’s Vision Abolish Unclean Meats? – Ralph Levy lifehopeandtruth.com
Steven Orchard
2 years ago in Law
God’s law on the avoidance of unclean meats is a common theme throughout the bible, and in Leviticus 11:1-47 and Deuteronomy 14:3-20 he clearly establishes the criteria for clean and unclean meats. However, Acts 10:9-16 …
Clean and Unclean Meat – Charles Haughee lifehopeandtruth.com
Steven Orchard
2 years ago in Law
This link offers a series of articles on the Biblical food laws. The meats God defines as clean and unclean are differentiated in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14. Most nominal Christians consider the food laws …