Eschatology All Things Fulfilled  

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  Date / Time: 5/21/2009 5:45 PM UTC

  Do We Have Spiritual Gifts in the Church Today?

  Do We Have Spiritual Gifts in the Church Today? I've just completed a blog post which may be of interest to you on the subject of spiritual gifts. This is not your typical article and it is not for the faint of heart. So, if your faith is so fragile that it must be protected from the meat of God's word, then be sure to pour you a warm bowl of gospel milk.
  
  In this post, we examine the claims of miracle workers by comparing those claims with the word of God. A careful biblical analysis of the text along with sound reasoning and examples are given to support those conclusions. We also invite your comments to the contrary, with proof of course.
  
  Further, we ask why believers today are not fully participating in this process, but have relegated it to a few "special" faith-healers many of whom always have their hands out expecting to receive some silver and gold?
  
  Were miraculous gifts of healing, only for the apostles or a few preachers who could yell louder than the rest of us? Or, were they for the whole church? If so, why does the church as a whole neglect exercising them now?  We give you the answers.
  
  Did you know that the church in the New Testament did not need the Apostles to work miracles among them, but rather to impart to them the ability to do so themselves? We give you the exact Bible verses so you can read them yourself. In fact, without this power the church could not reach it's potential in the faith.
  
  What does that say of you as a minister if you have not given your congregation these powers? Why are you hoarding them if you claim to have them? Why are you the only healer and man of power wonders and works?  Be sure to check out, " Do We Have Spiritual Gifts in the Church Today?" You may also want to download a PDF copy of Have You Spoken in Tongues?"
  
  In the meantime, join us on tomorrow for another segment in our study on the Son of Man, as we survey Daniel and writings from the New Testament.
  
  • Tags:
  • Spiritual gifts
  • Eschatology
  • Speaking in tongues
  • Miracle workers
  • Bible prophecy
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• Date / Time: 5/21/2009 5:42 PM UTC

  Do We Have Spiritual Gifts in the Church Today?

  Do We Have Spiritual Gifts in the Church Today? I've just completed a blog post which may be of interest to you on the subject of spiritual gifts. This is not your typical article and it is not for the faint of heart. So, if your faith is so fragile that it must be protected from the meat of God's word, then be sure to pour you a warm bowl of gospel milk.
  
  In this post, we examine the claims of miracle workers by comparing those claims with the word of God. A careful biblical analysis of the text along with sound reasoning and examples are given to support those conclusions. We also invite your comments to the contrary, with proof of course.
  
  Further, we ask why believers today are not fully participating in this process, but have relegated it to a few "special" faith-healers many of whom always have their hands out expecting to receive some silver and gold?
  
  Were miraculous gifts of healing, only for the apostles or a few preachers who could yell louder than the rest of us? Or, were they for the whole church? If so, why does the church as a whole neglect exercising them now?  We give you the answers.
  
  Did you know that the church in the New Testament did not need the Apostles to work miracles among them, but rather to impart to them the ability to do so themselves? We give you the exact Bible verses so you can read them yourself. In fact, without this power the church could not reach it's potential in the faith.
  
  What does that say of you as a minister if you have not given your congregation these powers? Why are you hoarding them if you claim to have them? Why are you the only healer and man of power wonders and works?  Be sure to check out, " Do We Have Spiritual Gifts in the Church Today?" You may also want to download a PDF copy of Have You Spoken in Tongues?"
  
  In the meantime, join us on tomorrow for another segment in our study on the Son of Man, as we survey Daniel and writings from the New Testament.
  
  • Tags:
  • Spiritual gifts
  • Eschatology
  • Speaking in tongues
  • Miracle workers
  • Bible prophecy
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• Original Air Date: 5/20/2009 4:00 PM UTC

  Coming of the Son of Man

  Survey of the Coming of the Son of Man in Daniel, the Gospels and Revelation
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  • Tags:
  • Son of Man
  • Clouds of Heaven
  • Eschatology
  • Book of Daniel
  • Bible Prophecy
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• Date / Time: 5/20/2009 8:50 AM UTC

  The Days of the Coming (Presence) of the Son of Man

  Christ stated that the days of the coming of the Son of Man would be as it was in the days of Noah. (Luke 17:27).  "They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all."
  
  Observe that this prophecy was spoken to Noah, whom God found righteous in his generation. However, the flood came in the lifetime of Noah. That means the prophecy was fulfilled in the "SAME GENERATION" of the people to whom it was originally spoken.
  
  Thus, "those days" of Noah would simply be the time future to the prophetic utterance, but not removed by centuries from the people who received it. So likewise in the days of the Son of Man.
  
  The second example is that of Lot. "Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they brought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all." (Luke 17:29)
  
  Again, the angels warned Lot's family in his day to get out of the city to avoid destruction.  The prophecy was spoken in their lifetime. The days for its fulfillment was future, but not removed from Lot's generation. Again, the Lord adds so it would be in the day when the Son of Man was revealed.
  
  Therefore, to reason that "this generation" could mean a generation hundreds or thousands of years future to that one in which Christ lived and spoke is a major fallacy. "This" is a demonstrative pronoun referring to something near. Not only did Christ use "this generation" to speak of the imminent return to those then living, but he also stated:
  
  Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom,  (Matthew 16:28). As well argue that some in that generation are yet alive walking the earth. According to this text, some who stood in Christ's presence would not die until he returned.
  
  For more information on Christ's return, see Daniel's 70 Weeks -60 min Audio, a study of Daniel 9:24-27, includes an Mp3 audio study complete with PowerPoint and Q & A study guide.
   
  
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  • Son of Man
  • Those Days
  • Presence
  • Parousia
  • Eschatology
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• Date / Time: 5/7/2009 3:40 AM UTC

  The Resurrection Hour of Salvation - It's High Time to Awake Out of Sleep

  Eschatology in Old Testament Bible prophecy is best and more easily understood in the light of New Testament commentary. This is certainly true of Romans 13:11-12. In this text Paul quotes from the Book of Daniel on the resurrection of the dead.
  
  Daniel uses apocalyptic imagery in his analogy of sleep for those desirous of resurrection. Terms such as "sleep," "dust of the earth," "awake" are accomodative terminology depicting the condition of those who are separated from God, whether physically dead or alive. 
  
  Were it not for certain clues in the context, the obvious meaning of the verses would remain obscure. However, both the Lord and Paul quote Daniel in their messages on raising the dead.
  
  For Christ, Daniel's prophecy is fulfilled at the end of the Jewish age, Matt. 13:39-43; Matt. 24:3. He sums it all up saying the last trumpet would sound  within his generation, Matt. 24:31-34.There is no doubt that Christ is alluding to the end times prophecies of one of God's most faithful servants.
  
  Paul, likewise cites Daniel 12. His first occurrence is in Acts 24:14. He testified under oath that there was about to be (mello) a resurrection of both the just and the unjust. These are Daniel's words descriptive of "some who rise to everlasting life" and "some to everlasting shame and contempt.
  
  His second reference is  Romans 13:11-12. The parallels to Daniel 12:2, cannot be missed. Both speak of awaking out of sleep. As Daniel's text connected the resurrection with the great tribulation and end of the age, Paul bears down more precisely on the time statements.  See full discussion on Daniel 12 and Romans 13:11-12
  • Tags:
  • Eschatology
  • Resurrection of the
  • Book of Daniel
  • Bible prophecy
  • Romans 13:11-12
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