Posts with the category “eschatology”

There is a verse tucked inside the Gospel of Matthew that has a way of stopping people cold when they truly hear it. In Matthew 24, Jesus describes the conditions of the last days, and among the familiar signs, wars, earthquakes, famines, he says something that cuts far closer to home than any natural disaster. He says that because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold.  Read More

What part of Jesus' return are you looking forward to the most? It's a question worth pondering. Perhaps it's seeing Jesus face to face, or the end of all pain and suffering. Maybe it's being reunited with other believers, or witnessing peace finally come to the Middle East. Whatever images fill your mind, whatever longings stir your heart, gather them all together and consider this powerful truth from Romans 8:18: "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us."  Read More

When we believe in Jesus—truly believe, not just intellectually acknowledge—we can face the future without fear. We can experience joy instead of dread when He comes again. We can look at the warning signs not as threats but as promises that our redemption is drawing near.  Read More

The tomb is empty. Death is defeated. The Lamb who was slain is alive forevermore. And because He lives, we will live also. The great tribulation has an end. The suffering is temporary. The glory is eternal.  Read More