QUALIFYING TO RULE WITH CHRIST IN HIS KINGDOM COMING Being made in the image of God, man was created to rule in the Earth. It is the image of God which qualifies us for dominion. (Genesis 1:26) It is sin that mars that image, and therefore, disqualifies us from that dominion. JESUS, THE [...]
THE TWO PURGINGS [Part 2] As we have noted before, IF THERE WAS VIRTUE IN DYING, OR THAT WE CHRISTIANS OBTAIN A HIGHER STATE OF SPIRITUALITY, WE SHOULD ALL HOPE IN A SOONER DEATH. Some have suggested that was Paul’s reasoning when he said of himself… “….to die is gain.” But let us [...]
THE TWO PURGINGS [Part 1] As we have noted before, IF THERE WAS VIRTUE IN DYING, OR THAT WE CHRISTIANS OBTAIN A HIGHER STATE OF SPIRITUALITY, WE SHOULD ALL HOPE IN A SOONER DEATH. Some have suggested that was Paul’s reasoning when he said of himself… “….to die is gain.” But let us [...]
A Discussion About The Angels Who Sinned In Genesis Chapter 6 Mike Balloun expounds on the judgement of the angels who sinned in Genesis 6, and the difference between them and the original 1/3 of angels who rebelled with satan. In this lesson, he also explains how the concept of a place of [...]
Do Christians go to Heaven when they die? It has been the almost universal belief of Protestants…. but there is no Scripture for it. In the light of lessons preceding, it is for this present time worth repeating, "WHAT TAKES PLACE AT DEATH?" As it is such a vital understanding, satan has successfully [...]
A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE MILLENNIAL KINGDOM…. And I Saw Thrones “And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshiped the [...]
UNDERSTANDING THE 2ND COMING OF CHRIST is important for our heart condition. First of all, the prominence of His Return is seen in the amount of Scripture that is dedicated to it…. Christ’s Return is referenced over 300 times in the NC whereas Water Baptism is mentioned only 19 times in all NC [...]
REVELATION CHAPTER 20 AND VERSE 1 OF 21 There are two distinct great physical catastrophes, one associated with the coming of Christ just before the Millennium that He reigns over Heb 12 with Rev 20:11 and the 2nd upon the completion of the Judgments of the Great White Throne Rev 21:1 with 2 [...]
FORMING AN OUTLINE OF MESSAGES Let me first summarize the main truths to be presented. 1. Creation and Re-Creation… 2. Our Creation make-up as a Living Soul…. spirit, soul and body 3. Man’s Fall and The Curse of God and His Promise of Salvation. 4. Eternal life, secured by the Believer in Jesus [...]
Continuing our exploration of the Kingdom of God and the Millennial Kingdom of Christ focusing in the book of Revelation, we find many references and enlightening words about a closely related subject, the very misunderstood state of and the place of death and Hades… Rev 1:18, 6:8, 20:13, 20:14 and lake of fire [...]
