How is the Bible Different from Other Scriptures?

Gary DeLashmutt

Luke 18:35

The Bible stands out from other scriptures in its accuracy of historical claims, and it's fulfilled prophecy. God chose to confirm His message to mankind through these verifiable claims. Some spiritual texts contradict history, while others make no verifiable claims.

Signs of the Times (Part 6): Sociological

Dennis McCallum

1 Corinthians 15:51-52

Within the scriptures we can piece together the timeline for the end times. There will be a rapture, the great tribulation, the second coming of Christ, the millennial kingdom, and finally God's great white throne of judgement. The description of the last days sounds terrifying because the moral standards of the world become completely subjective. Anything goes. This will have a huge impact on our ability to experience relationships.

Signs of the Times (Part 5)

Dennis McCallum

Revelation 8:8-11

Jesus' words on the end times reflects all over scripture. There will be a man who comes called the antichrist who will perform the abomination of desolation. He will carry out horrific acts and the whole world will worship him. Our world today is and is becoming the world we see described in scripture that sets the stage for the end. It is crucial that all people make a choice and enter into a relationship with Jesus. It should be our goal to share His love with everyone.

Signs of the Times (Part 4): The Political Scenario of the Last Days

Dennis McCallum

Revelation 17:9-13

Jesus predicts what will occur at the end of human history, mentioning specific political signs that will signal this time period. With supporting passages from Daniel and Revelation, we see that there will be a great eastern power, a unified Europe, and the emergence of the antichrist. Our changing world today points to the plausibility of this type of political scenario taking place in the future.

Signs of the Times (Part 3): One World Trends

Dennis McCallum

Revelation 17:8-13

There are many prophecies that God declares must be fulfilled before the end times. One prophecy that God declared will occur is the regathering of the nation of Israel. In 1947, this prediction occurred. God also says that a one world government will come about before He returns. The threads we see today leading to the reality of a one world government includes: international entertainment; global business; global monetary markets; the information revolution; and increased weapons technology.

Signs of the Times (Part 2)

Dennis McCallum

Luke 21:11

Plagues and pestilence is one of the signs of the last days. Studies in the last ten years point more and more towards God's prophetic words on the end times. Scientific research is telling us that more diseases and common bacterial infections are becoming less likely to be cured by common antibiotics. It is safe to say that the reality of a future of pestilence is probable, like the Lord declared.

Signs of the Times (Part 1): The Fig Tree's Shoots

Dennis McCallum

Revelation 9:15-16

One prophetic sign of the end times is an increased population, famine, and pollution. All these signs that are laid out in scripture are associated with the final war and the second coming of Christ. Scientific data is pointing more and more towards increased world population that is leading to an unpleasant future for the world's resources.

Prophecy

Dennis McCallum

2 Peter 3:3

Jesus, on the Mount of Olives, discusses the end of the age and his second coming with his disciples. Jesus warns them not to be misled. He gives them many prophetic signs so that they will know when the end is near. These prophetic signs include ecological, technological, sociological, political, and theological signs.

The Mystery Hidden for Aeons

Dennis McCallum

Matthew 11:1-15

God purposefully kept the identity of the predicted Messiah hidden from Satan, His enemy, in three different ways. First, none of the Old Testament predictions of the Suffering Servant ever clearly name him as the Messiah. Second, the Old Testament presents the Messiah's first and second comings as though one follows the other immediately. Third, the Old Testament never explicitly states that there will be two separate comings of the Messiah. The mystery was fully revealed in Christ's first coming; Jesus was the predicted Messiah. The mystery unveiled proves God's sovereignty and unconditional love for the world and allows us to freely approach Him in confidence through faith.\r\n