Valley of Hinnom, where Gehenna was located, was a symbol of the Lake of Fire in Jesus’ parables Error, indeed, is never set forth in its naked deformity, lest, being thus exposed, it should at once be detected. But it is craftily decked out in on attractive dress, so as,…
“Heresy” and “apostasy” are pretty strong words. Are they the same? Are they different? How are they related? I want to repeat what I’ve said so often: language is never precise. It is often interesting to look up a word in Strong’s and meditate upon all the different facets of…
Artist’s conception of two lampstands and two olive trees representing the Two Witnesses by Doug Krieger 7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. 8 And their dead bodies shall…
Napoleon is often the fantasy target of people afflicted with delusions of grandeur One of Satan’s most deceptive and powerful ways of defeating us is to get us to believe a lie. And the biggest lie is that there are no consequences to our own doing. Satan will give you…
“The Death of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram” Some weeks ago, when explaining the year that the prophecy is fulfilled, I listed perhaps two dozen reasons for 2013. There are perhaps twice that many more reasons that have been listed by those of us inside the process of learning what God…
There really is so much I could write about today. The death of Osama bin Laden and capture of much of the intelligence material in his abode reveals even more threats he was plotting against the US. In addition, it reveals the rank hypocrisy of someone who heartily derided the…
For all his pontificating and supposed calling of the Churches of God to repentance, James Malm has certainly undercut his own supposed reason for his blog recently by claiming that those who do not make it in this age are not condemned but rather are disqualified for leadership in the…
I guess if you’re Rob Bell, "everyone is already saved". However, there are those in the COG circles who want to go to the opposite extreme and add all sorts of un-Biblical (yes, the "Bible" with a capital ‘B’, not someone’s notion of it) requirements to salvation. What does the…
There is a story in the Bible that pretty much sums up most of the world’s largest religions, including mainstream Christianity: 4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened,…
One thing that the current UCG crisis points out is that you can justify almost anything, even when it comes to core doctrines like keeping the Sabbath holy. It is a remarkable trait of human nature to justify one’s behavior in spite of divergence from acceptable standards and practices. This…