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The pre-tribulation rapture: fact or fiction?

It’s a veritable cash cow. It sells books, tape sets, movies and tee shirts. It’s taught from the pulpits. It’s propounded by pastors, theologians and Bible teachers alike. Though the word appears nowhere in the Bible, they call it, “the rapture.” Read more>>

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The rapture and the wrath of God

It will be a horrible time for the unsaved. There will be plagues. Men will be afflicted with horrible sores. The waters will turn to blood and there will be death and great suffering. Yet will men blaspheme the name of God. Read more>>

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Who are the elect?

The tribulation saints. The “Antichrist” will make war against them. They will be persecuted. They will be killed. According the rapture cult, this will occur after the church of Jesus Christ has been caught up to Heaven. If they are not Christians, who could they be? Read more>>

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The rapture - One shall be taken and the other left

Matthew 24:40: "Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come." Read More>>

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The timing of the rapture – does it matter?

Invariably, when one presents a case for the view that believers will suffer in the great tribulation, those who hold the contrary view will argue that it doesn’t matter. If and when it happens, they are sure that God will protect them somehow. The problem with that kind of thinking however is that, when it comes upon them, they will not be prepared in their hearts to testify to a world that will want them dead.… Continue

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The believer’s great blessing and principal challenge

It’s one of the greatest blessings bestowed upon God’s people. It’s also one of the most difficult to endure. Read More>>
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Part Four: Fallen angels and the antediluvians

We take them for granted. Though they are our primary medium of

ideological exchange, few consider the profundity of their

significance. Yet to understand Bible prophecy, the importance of the

etymon is understated. We call them words. Read more>>

Caveat: The story… Continue

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Part Three: The birth of technology

It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie. That angels could have mated with humans is inconceivable to even the most adventurous mind. Yet the Bible says that it happened. Read more>>

Caveat: The story attached to this blog post is a Bible prophecy study. It deals with issues that some may not be ready to hear.… Continue

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Part Two: Ancient gods and modern reality

It is inescapable. Much as they were worshiped by the ancients, we continue to honor them to this day. Their names are all about us Our speech is imbued with references to them. The companies with which we do business are associated with them. They are the Titans. Read more>>

Caveat: The story attached to this… Continue

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Part One: A New World Order or an old world conspiracy?

It’s spoken of in whispers, if at all. A dark unseen hand which shapes world events in secret, clandestinely guiding the affairs of human history. They call it “conspiracy.” Read more>>

Caveat: The story attached to this blog post is a Bible prophecy study. It deals with issues that some may not be ready to… Continue

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The mystery of the Word.

According to tradition, he lived to be nearly 100 years old. One of the “sons of thunder,” he was given an apocalypse while in exile on the Isle of Patmos. His Gospel was recorded near the end of his long life and begins with a key understanding of who the Christ was. He was named John. It was John who would reveal the mystery of Christ as the physical representation of God’s Word — The Bible.… Continue

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Is this a sign of America's coming judgment?

In less than eight years, we were ruined. America was bogged down in two unpopular foreign wars of dubious benefit. As another conflict was brewing in Pakistan, George W Bush simply walked away as if nothing had happened. Read more>>

Added by Craig Portwood on January 30, 2010 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Is reality an Illusion?

It seems to be inviolable. The idea that our consciousness occupies but a small space, contained in a fleshy shell, is virtually unquestioned. Though believers accept the concept that... Read more>>

Caveat: The story attached to this blog post is a Bible prophecy study. It deals with issues… Continue

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Trijicon chooses mammon over principal

The inscriptions are small and oblique. The uproar their discovery has caused is not. The controversy surrounds the inclusion of abbreviated references to biblical passages embossed upon gun-sights manufactured by Trijicon Corporation. Read more>>…

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Is there a problem with the "church"?

Wars have been fought because of it. Atheists revile it. Believers have been tortured by it. Many, if not most, have been deceived by it. It calls itself the “Church of Jesus Christ.” Read more>>

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Nimrod, Obama and the Antichrist.

Nimrod, Obama and the Antichrist.

Excerpts from The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by IM Jacobson.

One need not be a seer to recognize that Barack Obama’s life is in danger. From drug addled meth heads, to victims of racist mindset, plots against the life of Barack Obama are almost as common fleas on a dog. Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura warned Barack Obama to be wary of a potential… Continue

Added by Craig Portwood on January 8, 2009 at 4:00am — No Comments

Israel and Gaza: The Price of Disobedience?

Israel and Gaza: The Price of Disobedience? by IM Jacobson.

Excerpts from The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Chronicled by IM Jacobson.

After more than a week of retaliatory strikes against Gaza for rocket attacks upon Israel from locations inside that region, Israel has entered Gaza with troops and armor. Hundreds of people have been reported killed in the first hours of the invasion and… Continue

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