From the prophecies concerning the last days in Scripture, we know that discerning truth will be one of the most crucial issues of the times. This of course has always been important, but the end of the age will bring the ultimate conflict between light and darkness, truth and deception. For this reason, as we are told in Hebrews 5:14, “But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.” This is why we are not just addressing what we can expect to come...

We have spent the last few weeks discussing our need to not just have the truth, but to love and to walk in it. Truth is one of the most precious gifts that we have been given—a great treasure that deserves to be honored and protected. However, truth is not just a philosophy of life or the knowledge of the facts of history, but truth is Christ Himself. Truth is a Person. Walking in truth is walking in intimacy with the Lord. We can know all doctrines accurately and yet still not be in obedience to the will of the...

Last week we addressed how crucial it is to not just know the truth, but to love the truth. This week we are going to take it one more step to walking in truth. Knowing the truth is important, but not enough. Loving the truth is important, but not enough. We must live what we believe if we are going to be true. Jesus did not come to just be the Way or just be the Truth, but He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. If we are going to truly know Him and follow Him, He must...

Last week we discussed how it will be for those who esteem truth as if it were the greatest treasure, and how they will receive understanding and be kept from “the man who speaks perverse things” (Proverbs 2:12), which is a reference to the man of sin. We also see this established in II Thessalonians 2:8-10:

As I have mentioned before, what I am trying to accomplish through this Word for the Week study of the biblical prophecies of the end times is to not just understand what is going to happen, but also why. Then we will apply this knowledge to our daily lives so we can be free of the evil that will cause the wrath of God to come, as well as liberators of others. So our goal is to always go beyond just understanding what is happening, but to be a part of God’s solution to man’s ultimate problems, which is one...