This Week's Sermons

Bible Prophecy for Dummies
by David Dykes
Luke 17:20-37

Luke 17 is one of the many prophetic passages in the Bible. Jesus spoke about His future return to earth. I decided we need a book called Bible Prophecy for Dummies. So, I’m going to try to take the confusing topic of Bible Prophecy and make it so easy to understand so even those of us who are dummies can comprehend it. In all the Dummies books, the terms associated with the topic are clearly defined. So, before we get into the scripture, let’s start by defining some basic terms in Bible Prophecy.

The Backbone of Bible Prophecy
by Jerry Shirley
Daniel 9:24-27

Jesus tells us to turn back to Daniel, so we’d better do what we’re told! It is the skeletal structure of all prophecy, so it can be a great help in our study of the end times.

Why Study Prophecy
by Chanon Mullins
Matthew 24:1-3

Words like the “Rapture,” the “Tribulation,” and “Judgment” are used daily in our Christian conversation, church meetings and in the media without consequence or understanding. What do these words mean? How do we understand their purpose? And how does it affect me? In a day in which Israel is threatened with the possibility of Nuclear attacks, the US seems to be more divided on faith than ever and Christians everywhere are asking why; we will look to God’s Word for the answer to these questions and seek to gain understanding as we look to the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

1,335 Days and 2,300 Days
by Amy Bickel
Daniel 12:11-12

These two lengths of time are found nowhere else in Scripture. This fact makes them very difficult to understand, because while this passage tells us when to begin counting this length of time and how long they will last, it doesn’t tell us what happens at the end of these lengths of time. Why give us such specific dates? What is the importance of them? What is God trying to tell us?

Iraq in Prophecy
by Elmer Towns
Genesis 2:8-14

A. INTRODUCTION
1. Iraq is the second most mentioned nation in the Bible after Israel (Mesopotamia, Babylon, Assyria, Ninevah, Chaldees, etc.).
2. Saddam Hussein called himself Nebuchadnezzar.
3. The name Iraq is a recent name, and Baghdad is a modern city.

This Week's Videos

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They've All Been Wrong
Contributor: Timothy Peck

Looking back at how Christians have viewed Christ’s second coming in the past, we find many people obsessed with figuring out all the details and making predictions. Here is a quote: “The last days are upon us. Weigh carefully the times. Look for him who is above all time, eternal and invisible” …

The Odds of Jesus
Contributor: Timothy Smith

Dr. Peter Stoner, Professor Emeritus of Science at Westmont College, wrote a book entitled Science Speaks (Moody Press, 1969, P.109) in which he wrote about the law of “compound probability” in reference to just 8 of these prophecies about Jesus coming true. He said that the odds of one man accidently fulfilling 8 of these detailed prophecies is 1 in 10 to the 17th power. …

The Prophecy of Daniel Ortega
Source: Greg Dabel in Managua, World, October 27, 1996, Vol. 11, No. 23, pp. 20-21

Across Nicaragua, graffiti plastered houses, walls, and public buildings. The most prevalent campaign slogan everywhere was: “Daniel 5:25.” Intended to be a simple instruction on how to vote, it literally meant, “Vote for Daniel Ortega, the 5th position on the ballot, on the 25th day of September.” But Christians in Nicaragua saw a hidden meaning that only God, the author of humor, could orchestrate. …

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What We Believe
Contributor: Gary D. Foster

A recent Newsweek poll gauges Americans’ opinions on the Book of Revelation and end times: 36% believe the Book of Revelation contains “true prophecy,” while 47% say it is metaphorical. …

Original Prophecy of Daniel
Contributor: John Gerald

The original prophecy of Daniel was fulfilled by Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) who betrayed the Jews by taking over the temple and offering a pig upon its altar. …

Wiersbe on the End Times
Contributor: Owen Bourgaize

Warren Wiersbe tells a story of when he was a young man preaching on the last days with all the events of prophecy clearly laid out and perfectly planned. At the end of the service an older gentleman came up to him and whispered in his ear, “I used to have the Lord’s return planned out …”

Historical Background on Jonah
Contributor: Michael McCartney

Following information from The Minor Prophets: Jonah by Al Maxey, Jonah is the only “minor prophet” ever to be mentioned by Jesus Christ. He is also the only OT figure that Jesus Himself likens unto Himself …

Cicadas and the End Times
Contributor: Richard Tow

When I was growing up in West Texas cicada (pronounced si-ka'-da) “locusts” like the one pictured on the screen filled the giant elm trees at times. During the heat of the summer the shrill buzzing sound of their mating call filled the air. To this day anytime I get in dry, hot weather I remember that buzzing sound. On the tree trunks we would find the empty shell of the living organism—a dead, dried out, fragile exoskeleton that retained the form of the locust. Life was gone. The locust itself was no longer in the exoskeleton. But there its lifeless claws held to the trunk of the tree. …

Already There
Contributor: Matthew Sickling

In his book, entitled, Are we Living in the End Times?, Christian author Tim LaHaye writes, “Christ could come today, and no prophecy of the end times necessary for His coming would go unfulfilled.”

Prophecy in the Bible
Source: Today in the Word, MBI, December, 1989, p. 40. Submitted by Guy Caley

Dr. George Sweeting once estimated that “more than a fourth of the Bible is predictive prophecy...Both the Old and New Testaments are full of promises about the return of Jesus Christ. Over 1800 references appear in the O.T., and seventeen O.T. books give prominence to this theme. Of the 260 chapters in the N.T., there are more than 300 references to the Lord’s return—one out of every 30 verses.” …

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