Isaiah 29:13 — “Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me…” In Isaiah chapter 29 we see the prophet coming to the people of Judah with a message of judgment, and when we consider the context,…
Matthew 24:9-14 — “Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake…” Today, there are many places around the world where followers of Jesus are persecuted. There are other places where freedom of religion is maintained but the Christian…
Isaiah 7:9 — “If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.” Ahaz was a wicked men who led the Kingdom of Judah into mass apostasy. Despite his rebellion, when facing a formidable threat to his life, the LORD sent a prophet with a message of hope. That prophet was Isaiah and his message…
Various Texts — In the Olivet Discourse Jesus describes the events that will occur during the Tribulation (see Part 4). This is a time of unprecedented trouble and suffering that immediately precedes Christ’s return. Is it possible that Christians alive today might live through this time? Or to put it another way, does the Church, the…
Luke 11:14-20 — “Some of them said, He [Jesus] casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils…” This accusation was the most thorough repudiation possible of Jesus’ claims, as well as a terrible assault on His character. He was not only a fraud, said these men, but in league with the Devil. The depth…
Matthew 24:21 — “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” Trouble and suffering have been the experience of God’s people in every age. The Apostle Paul said that “we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God” (Acts 14:22).…
Daniel 6 — Daniel’s deliverance from the lion’s den is one of the most well-known and best-loved stories in the Bible. It’s been taught in Sunday School to generations of Christian children. As we work through the narrative in this sermon, we see that Daniel’s ordeal is powerfully applicable to the times in which God’s…
Matthew 24:1-8 — “Many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars… and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places…” In the opening section of the Olivet Discourse Jesus describes as series of signs that He calls…
Matthew 24:1-14, Luke 21:5-20 — There are three versions of the Olivet Discourse in the New Testament, one in each of the Synoptic Gospels. The differences between each account become apparent in a quick read through. In this study we begin by looking at the time references in Matthew and Luke’s account and we see…
Luke 11:11-13 — “If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? …Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?…” In these familiar verses, Jesus encourages His disciples to pray by emphasising the loving heart of their Heavenly Father. If they were…