Archive for June, 2009

Like A Thief In The Night

Q. I was wondering about your article Confirming the Sequence of End Times, I understand the rapture has to happen before the Ezekiel battle, but does it happen before the Psalm 83 battle or in between it and the Ezekiel battle?

And I know this is totally off the wall, but is it the rapture or his second coming that is akin to a Jewish wedding?   Where he comes at night to surprise his bride?  If he comes at night, which night:   Jerusalem’s night or somewhere else in the world?

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The Great Pause

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

Surely you have heard about the administration (dispensation) of God’s grace that was given to me for you, that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. (Ephesians 3:2-3)

One of the most difficult things for someone unfamiliar with dispensational theology to understand is why Israel needs to exist at all in the last days, let alone rebuild their Temple. A recent discussion with a theology professor from a well known West Coast Christian school made this clear.

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The End Of The Age

I was wondering.  Did God have John mention Gog/Magog in Revelation in order to give us some information about the Gog/Magog in Ezekiel?  Specifically, that the Ezekiel Gog/Magog war will also end one age and begin another. Meaning the end of the Church age and the beginning of Daniel’s 70th week? It seems like you might have already said as much.

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Islam And Catholicism

Q. I enjoy your website tremendously and thank you for your wisdom and insight.  I’ve always thought (and been taught) during the Tribulation the Roman Catholic Church would be the religious system of the antichrist.  However, in recent days, as I listen to the news and do research on the Internet, I’m hearing more and more how Islam is gaining a hold in Euprope and even in America with all the universities and mosques spring up it seems almost overnight and with the Moslem leaders’ talk of conquering the world.  What are your thoughts on Islam being the religious system of the antichrist during the tribulation vs. the Roman Church?

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Joseph’s Dreams

Q. I have a question about Genesis 37:9-10.  Joseph has a dream that his brothers and father and mother will bow down to him. Later on when Joseph is in Egypt it appears that his mother did not come to bow down to Joseph because she died.  What can this moon be referring to and how was it fulfilled?

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What’s My Spiritual Gift? Followup.

Q. I read your response to that question, and have to say, I asked the Lord to reveal my spiritual gift, and after many years, I still have no idea what it is! I study Bible prophecy because I’m “obsessed” with it, as some in my former church would say, but I know there is only one Prophet, Priest, and King, so what else is missing? I’ve begun to wonder if I’m really saved because of God’s silence, but I Cor. 2:14 says I would not be able to understand, or accept God’s word as truth if I were unsaved. I tried fasting, but risked my health because I am diabetic and must not skip meals. I tried those surveys, but ended up more confused. Please help me understand just what use God has for me (if any).

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Psalm 109 And The Anti-Christ

Q. I have been looking at the 109th Psalm. I know it’s about Israel and not David. Can this be about the anti-christ, as some are saying? I have to wonder if it is because the anti-christ is slain by the breath of Jesus and the millennial reign begins.

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How To Tell If Personal Prophecies Are Real

Q. I have read that the office of Apostles and Prophets are not needed today as everything we need to know about the future is answered in scripture.  How can we know that personal prophecies are real?

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Will The Church Live On Earth?

Q. I am confused on a question about the Millennium. I had come to believe that the Church would also dwell on the earth with the Tribulation Saints during this time. Is this not the case, will those of us raptured, not dwell also on earth?

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Revealing The Ark Of The Covenant

Q. What’s your take on the announcement that the Ark of the Covenant is about to be unveiled?  I’m guessing it’s a fake because of Rev. 11:19.  Even so, does the Ark play any role in the end days or is this a distraction?

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