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OSAS And The Church In Sardis (Rev. 3:1-6)

Published: August 17, 2014 (Originally published: August 16, 2014)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

I keep getting questions from people who wonder if Rev. 3:5 denies OSAS. Usually these questions come from folks who believe in OSAS but have had Rev. 3:5 used against them by those who don’t. They write in hoping I’ll have an answer that will confirm their belief and that they can also use to defend it the next time they are confronted with this verse.


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The Islamic State, A Sample Of Things To Come?

Published: August 25, 2014 (Originally published: August 23, 2014)

Commentary by Jack Kelley

Like most students of prophecy I’ve been watching events in Iraq for the last several weeks and wondering what they mean. And like most writers on the subject, I’ve been silent because I haven’t been sure that what’s going on is Biblically relevant. After all,


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Rapture? Which Rapture?

Published: August 31, 2014 (Originally published: August 30, 2014)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

Among Christians who believe there will be a rapture of the Church, the great majority of us are convinced it will precede the end times judgments. This position is commonly called the pre-tribulation rapture.

Those who reject the pre-trib view are either mid-tribulation,


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Why Do Jews Reject Jesus As The Messiah? Part 1

Published: September 13, 2014 (Originally published: September 6, 2014)

Commentary by Jack Kelley

In the last decade or so, a number of Jewish “anti-missionary” ministries have cropped up to combat the increasing conversion of Jewish people to belief in Jesus as the Messiah of Israel. They have come on the scene because in the words of one of these ministries,


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Why Do Jews Reject Jesus As The Messiah? Part 2

Published: September 16, 2014 (Originally published: September 13, 2014)

Commentary by Jack Kelley

I was recently asked to respond to seven reasons why Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah. These seven reasons have been featured on a Jewish “anti-missionary” website as part of their effort to discourage Jewish conversions to Christianity. In part one I responded to the first four of these reasons,


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What Does The Bible Say? The Sabbath Year (Shemitah)

Published: September 28, 2014 (Originally published: September 27, 2014)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

The weekly Sabbath is one of the foundations of the Torah (the first five books of the Bible, often called the five books of Moses). The Israelites were commanded to rest from their labors on the seventh day of the week, because in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth,


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Birth Pangs Update

Published: October 5, 2014 (Originally published: October 4, 2014)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains (Matt. 24:7-8).

Nation will rise against nation,


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A Spirit Of Fear

Published: October 29, 2014 (Originally published: October 25, 2014)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love (1 John 4:18).

There’s lots of fear mongering going on today.


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The Rapture, A Secret Jesus Couldn’t Reveal

Published: December 28, 2014 (Originally published: December 27, 2014)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

I am frequently asked if the rapture is such an important event for the Church, why didn’t Jesus say anything about it? Our Q & A format doesn’t lend itself to a comprehensive answer to such a complex question, so here’s the whole story.


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Edom, Moab, and Ammon

Published: January 25, 2015 (Originally published: January 24, 2015)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

Here’s a brief summary of the history and prophecy concerning these three neighbors of Israel who always seem to wind upon the wrong side of things where the Lord is concerned.