The Devil’s Opposition, Lk 2:1-3
In the accounts of the birth of Christ, we find an obvious influence of the devil, in the affairs of men, to oppose the coming of Christ. Look at these evidences of the devil’s opposition. Caesar’s world tax – Lk 2:1-3. This raiser of taxes is typified in Dan 11:20-22 and is connected with the […]
The End is Come, Ezek 7:1-15
This lesson is on the end is come. In Ezek 7:1-15 Ezekiel prophesies against the whole land of Israel, Ezek 7:2. Ezek said, “The end is come.” We know that the ultimate fulfillment of this prophecy is in the Tribulation, right before the second coming of Jesus. In Matt 24, Jesus discussed the end and […]
Keep Looking at Jesus, Lk 21:26
Before the second coming of Jesus, according to Lk 21:26, men’s hearts will be “failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth.” Every where they look, something bad will be happening. Jerusalem will be compassed with armies v.20, there shall be great distress v.23, there will be […]
Prophecies Concerning Israel, Part 3
In the last two Sunday school lessons, we looked at some prophecies concerning Israel that are commonly believed to have been already fulfilled. These are prophecies that foretell the regathering of Israel, the restoration of the desert, the rebirth of the nation, and so forth. All of these prophecies, that you see in the Bible, […]
Prophecies Concerning Israel, Part 2, Is 35:1
We began a study last week on some commonly misunderstood prophecies concerning Israel. Many believe that the prophecies we studied last week and the ones we are studying this week have already been fulfilled. They haven’t been fulfilled, as you will be able to discern when you read the contexts in which these prophecies appear. […]
Prophecies Concerning Israel, Dan 12:12
I recently watched the 13 episodes of Michael Greenspan’s “Against All Odds: Israel Survives.” It aired in 2005 and explores the possibility of miracles in the survival of Israel as a nation. In several of the episodes, there are references to prophecies concerning Israel. We want to discuss some of these prophecies because, while there […]
Good Signs of His Coming, 1 Thes 1:9-10
Shortly after news of the coronavirus first broke in the United States, Christians started asking, “Do you think this is a sign of the end times?” And so I preached the message that compared the coronavirus with Biblical pestilences because I didn’t believe that this was a Biblical pestilence. From then until now, people […]
First and Second Coming of Jesus, Matt 3:1-4
At Christmas time, people generally remember the birth of Jesus Christ and, therefore, his first coming. He is coming again. In this lesson, we will compare the first and second coming of Jesus. Similarities in the first and second coming of Jesus: Preceded by a forerunner – Jesus was preceded by John the Baptist at […]
Christmas Perversions, Is 63:2
When you read the first part of Is 63:2, about a man dressed in red, and the first part of Rev 1:14, about a man with long white hair, are you reading about Santa Claus? You might think so when you consider how the world has perverted the truth of scriptures to present such a […]
While We Wait, 2 Pet 3:9-18
Our text for this lesson is 2 Pet 3:9-18. In the context of the prior verses in this chapter, this passage deals with the long-suffering of God before fulfilling the promise of his coming. While we wait for his coming, what should we be doing? We should: Come to repentance – 2 Pet 3:9 – […]