Every few months, debates flare online about the thief on the cross. Was he saved without works? Was baptism necessary? Did he truly repent? Most miss the real lesson. When the thief said, “Remember me when You come into Your Kingdom” (Luke 23:42), he referenced the very message Jesus preached from the beginning: the coming Kingdom of God (Mark 1:14–15; Luke 4:43). Even in His…
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The Feast of Trumpets: A Warning and a Hope youtu.be
The Feast of Trumpets is the fourth step in God’s plan of salvation, commanded in Leviticus 23:24 as a “memorial of blowing of trumpets.” In Scripture, trumpets announced war and destruction (Numbers 10) and the coronation of a king (1 Kings 1:34). Both meanings reveal the prophetic purpose of this day. First, it points to the coming Day of the Lord – a year-long period…
Heaven Now? What the Bible Really Says About Enoch, Elijah, and the Thief on the Cross truthsum.org
TS Writer
6 months ago in Gospel Message, Kingdom, Plan of Salvation, Heaven & Hell
Many assume that the faithful go to heaven immediately after death, often citing Enoch, Elijah, and the thief on the cross as proof. But when Scripture is examined more closely, these examples don’t actually support that view – instead, they affirm the consistent biblical teaching of a future resurrection. Enoch is said to have been “taken” and to have “not seen death” (Hebrews 11:5), but…
Will the Dead Live Again? – Richard F. Ames thebiblesaysthat.com
Ryan Welsh
6 months ago in Heaven & Hell
Are you worried about loved ones who died without knowing Christ? Are they lost forever in torment? The truth is far more hopeful—and far less understood – than most imagine. Many believe in an ever-burning hell because of tradition, not Scripture. Dante’s Inferno, not the Bible, shaped much of today’s imagery of hell. But your Bible says, “The wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23)…