As Jesus continues His explanation of last Things in Matthew 24 and 25, He says, “But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory” (25:31). The Judgment will be the next event to take place after Jesus’ appearance. […]
Victory! That’s what the return of the Lord Jesus Christ will herald! Victory over sin and satan. Victory over death. With Christ’s return comes the resurrection—victory over death realized. In Scripture we read, Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling […]
“The Blessed Hope” What Paul calls “the blessed hope” (Titus 2:13), Jesus says will take place “immediately after the tribulation of those days” (Matt. 24:29), that is, immediately after the time of trouble. What a comfort our Savior’s appearance will be! It will come at the darkest hour that history has ever known (Luke 21:25–28)! […]
Jehovah’s Mighty Acts, Nathan J. Langerak. Jenison, MI: Reformed Free Publishing Association, 2019. 100 pages, hardbound. $24.95. His Friends and Servants, Nathan J. Langerak. Jenison, MI: Reformed Free Publishing Association, 2020. 95 pages, hardbound. $24.95. Both of these volumes are in a new set of Bible stories entitled Tell His Wonders, a title that comes […]
Scriptural Preparation Revelation 13:11–18 James 3:13–18 Lesson Commentary We have established that the beast pictured in Revelation 13:1–10 symbolizes the authoritarian power to be found at the end of time. However, many questions remain. For example: How could anyone obtain so much power so quickly? What kind of force would be needed to subjugate the […]
Scriptural Preparation 2 Timothy 4:1–5 Psalm 106:34–39 Lesson Commentary The signs of the times will be seen both within and without the Church. As the Scriptures foretold, an unbelieving world of lawlessness will finally lead to a complete, visible collapse of the social structure of society. Likewise, these signs of change will be unmistakably found […]
INDEX VOLUME XXXIII (1983) by REV. JEROME JULIEN To find any item in this index note the numbers following the item, such as 6:2. This means that you will find what you are looking for in the June issue (6) on page 2. In the index of book reviews the name in the parenthesis identifies […]
Definitions: Now we return to the last of the four distinct approaches to Christ’s second coming—amillennialism. Just exactly what is amillennialism? According to J .G. Vos, amillennialism teaches that there will be a parallel and contemporaneous development of good and evil in this world, which will continue until the second coming of Christ. At the […]
INDEX VOLUME XXXII (1982) by REV. JEROME JULIEN To find any item listed in this index note the numbers following the item, such as 6:2. This means that you will find what you are looking for in the June issue (6) on page 2. In the index of book reviews the name in the parenthesis […]
Dispensationalism, the second form of Premillennialism, is the view of Christ’s return usually held by those Churches which advertise as “Premillennial.” It is by far the most popular view of Christ’s return, and also the most complex and even confusing. Dispensationalism has been popularized in America in recent years through the writings of Hal Lindsey […]