The Millennium Before the Millennium, vv. 1-5 A. The Unholy Trinity B. The First Resurrection to Life, John 5:24-29 C. The Judgment of Living Gentiles before the Millennium Begins, Matthew 25:31-46. During the Millennium, v. 6 A. The Millennial Government B. Living Conditions in the Millennium. C. The Purpose of the Millennium. After the Millennium,…
Author: Alan Holden
Revelation 19
Heaven’s Hallelujah Chorus The Anthem of Joy in Heaven, vv. 1-10 A. Because sin has been judged, vv. 1-4 B. Because God is reigning, vv. 5-6 C. Because the Marriage of the Lamb is come, vv. 7-10 Lehman Strauss wrote: “Has it ever occurred to you that at the Marriage of the Bride to the…
Jeremiah 14
Judah’s Drought, vv. 1-6 A. cf Deuteronomy 28:15, 23-24 B. Canaanite religion worshiped Baal as the god of weather and rain. Israelitees were drawn to Baal worship because they wanted rain. C. In search for water, they “covered their heads,” v. 3. Orientals cover their heads in deep grief and despair. It means “I cannot…
Past Usage, Part 1
What was Paul’s thorn in the flesh? Some believe it was bad eyesight, while others believe it was stomach trouble. This completely misses what the biblical “thorn in the flesh” refers to! Find out what Paul’s thorn in the flesh was in this video!
1 Timothy Introduction
Date: c. 62 AD At the end of the Book of Acts, Paul is under house arrest in Rome, waiting for his appeal before Caesar. After two years of house arrest, Paul is acquitted. With Luke and Timothy, they visit the church at Ephesus, where he discovered his prophecy about “wolves” (Acts 20:29-30) have been…
1 Thessalonians 3
Key Word “establish,” meaning to set forth, grounded Christians go through testing and afflictions (1 Thessalonians 3:3, 5). Unless they are established, grounded, in the Word, they will be upset by the devil. What did Paul do to establish these believers? He Sent Them a Man, vv. 1-2 Paul sent them Timothy to strengthen them…
Fall of the World Economy
Revelation 18:1-24 Introduction This chapter has four distinct voices. The Voice of Judgment, vv. 1-3 The angel announces the fall of the world economy. This city, the center of the world economy, collaspes. The Voice of Separation, vv. 4-8 A. God’s people are in this Tribulation city and He wants them to be separate from…
Fall of World Religion
Revelation 17:1-18 Introduction In chapters 17 & 18, we see two Babylons: A. Religious Babylon, in chapter 17, that will be overthrown by the Beast. B. Economic Babylon, in chapter 18, that will be overthrown/destroyed by God. This is not the ancient city of Babylon in modern Iraq. We know this because verse 9 says,…
Zeal
And You Think You’re Busy? I just finished reading F. Deauville Walker’s biography of William Carey, pioneer missionary to India. Here is the record of one day in India reconstructed from his diary in 1806. He rose at a quarter to six, read a chapter from the Hebrew Bible and spent some time in private…
Youth
Clarifying the Message From a father’s letter to a son in college: “Am enclosing $10 as you requested in your letter. Incidentally, $10 is spelled with one zero, not two.” Father’s Advice Maybe you should start shifting for yourself now while you still know everything. Teen Independence A mother was overheard talking about her teenage…