We took a seeming diversion last week to briefly address The Da Vinci Code and the fallacies it asserted about the Bible and church history. In these times, we can expect an increasing onslaught of such attempts to sow into the minds and hearts of people, and at the very least, cause them to doubt the validity of the Scriptures. Of course, The Da Vinci Code goes far beyond that and actually promotes paganism, secret societies, and other forms of demonically inspired worship, but there is an obvious reason why the...

As we are in a place of looking at some of the ways that church history effects us today and because there are so many questions about the book, The Da Vinci Code, which makes many assertions about church history, I think we need to address some of these questions before proceeding. (NOTE: This is basically covered in a recent Special Bulletin also posted on this website.)

The Da Vinci Code may be a well-written suspense thriller, but for historical accuracy it is hard to imagine one that has so...

As we continue to look at the historical perspective of eschatology, we are going to condense some crucial events that span over a thousand years into just a few paragraphs. This is not giving the historical perspective, or you, real justice, but the point of this study is our present and future purpose in taking our Promised Land as the church. I am only backing up here a bit to cover this because it is necessary to know where the church has been if we are going to understand in much depth where it is and where it is...

As we continue our study of the antichrist, let us always keep in mind that it is far more important to know what Christ is doing than what the antichrist is doing. At the same time that the antichrist is seeking to take over the world, the foundation for the kingdom is being laid that will prevail over it. Even though the very end of the age is prophesied to be a time of trouble like the world has never seen before, it is also prophesied to be the time of the greatest glory and achievement for those who...

We cannot really address the possessing of our Promised Land and what it means for the church without examining eschatology, which is the study of the prophecies of the end of this age. This is an often confusing and controversial subject. For this reason, a large percentage of the body of Christ simply avoids it now. This is easy to understand, but it is not really the way to deal with either confusion or controversy. However, because there is so much confusion and controversy I also think we need to give the maximum amount of grace to others and...