We are promised a blessing just for reading the book of Revelation. However, throughout history, cults have been started by people who believed they had a special understanding of the book of Revelation no one else did. One of the definitions of a cult is that the people tend to listen to only one leader, teacher, or prophet. That is a pride the Lord will resist. So, let us approach the Word of God with the humility demonstrated by our dependence on the Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth. All truth is found in Christ.

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      At the beginning of the book of Revelation, it says the Lord gave John the revelation to give to His bond servants, plural. As we seek to understand it, we first must have the heart, the mentality, of a bond servant of Christ.

      It is rare to find a disciple among the followers of Christ who lives according to the Lord’s own definition of a disciple. If disciples have an uncommon devotion to knowing the Lord and His ways—and they do—then bond servants are even rarer. These people live as true slaves, not doing their own will,...

      This week, we are going to cover some important biblical prophecies about the end of the age. Some of what I will cover here may be challenging for those who have only been taught the modern evangelical/Pentecostal eschatology which became dominant in these parts of the church after the 1844 Advent Movement.

      This new eschatology, or theology about the end of the age,  attributed the books of Daniel and Revelation, and some biblical prophecies, as being almost exclusively about the very end of the age, which they considered to be imminent in 1844. This was in contrast...

      When we consider the Lord’s coming kingdom, it is important that we begin with what He has stated about its characteristics in the Scriptures, especially when clear definitions are given. We must not add or subtract from those, regardless of how ambiguous they may seem to us. It has been said that almost every heresy is the result of men trying to take to logical conclusions what God has only revealed in part. When God reveals something in part, He has a reason for it, and it is a huge presumption to think we can add to it....

      I am 75 years old—three-quarters of a century old—and think I may have lived the best life ever lived on the planet. It keeps getting better. I’ve had my share of trials, some of which I wondered if I would survive. However, I can affirm the promise in Romans 8:28, that “All things work together for good for those who love the Lord,” is true every time.

      I usually write these Words for the Week months before they’re published, and I marvel at how often they are timely. If I am correct about when this one will...