The Feast of the Dedication. The “Feast of the Dedication” also called the “Feast of Lights” occurred in the winter (John 10:22). It was not one of the feasts of Jehovah, but it began in the times of the Maccabees. After Antiochus Epiphanies desecrated the temple, it remained in a defiled condition for 2300 days […]
Related: The Millennium Melchisedec. It is amazing that with only a brief historical reference to Melchisedec in Genesis 14 and a brief prophetic reference in Psalm 110, there could be such a rich unfolding of doctrine concerning Melchisedec in Hebrews 5 – 7. In Genesis 14 we find that Melchisedec was the king of […]
Main article: The Ordinance of Baptism Related: John’s Baptism Baptism (baptisma) simply means “to dip, or submerge.” The word is used many times in scripture, in several different contexts. The Baptism of the Spirit is a reference to the formation of the Church on the Day of Pentecost (1 Cor. 12:13). Water baptism is a […]
Main article: Battles of the Indignation Related: Vintage Judgment; Judgment of the Quick and the Dead The Harvest Judgment (Rev. 14:14-16; Isaiah 21 – 24). At the time of the appearing, the angels will go forth over the Beast’s empire and “reap” those who have refused the gospel of the kingdom. This is called the […]
Related: The Sabbath; Old Man and New Man; The Jordan The Old Creation. Before we talk about New Creation, we need to be reminded of the Old Creation. The Old Creation is described in Genesis 1; God formed the world as we know it in six days including Adam and Eve. God rested on the […]
Three Worlds. Peter speaks about three “worlds” in ch.3 of his second epistle. It is important to understand that each of these worlds is vastly different from the others. Dispensations have to do only with “the heavens and earth that are now”. There were no dispensations before the flood, and there will be none in […]
Main article: Key Players and Terms in Prophecy Related: The Prophetic World; The Land; The Third Part; The Fourth Part The Earth. “The earth” refers to the region of the planet that falls within the scope of Old Testament prophecy; Europe, the Middle East, and Israel. We call this the “prophetic earth” to keep the terms clear in […]
Main article: Millennium and Eternal State Related: The Abyss; The Intermediate State The lake of fire is the eternal prison of the damned. When Satan fell, the lake of fire was “prepared for the devil and his angels” (Matt. 25:41). It was never intended for men, although sadly, the very first occupants will be men. […]
Main article: Divine Life and Eternal Life Related: New Birth; Divine Life Eternal life. The term “eternal life” is commonly translated “everlasting life” or “life eternal”. The term is used in two different ways in scripture. In the Old Testament (e.g. Psa. 133:3; Dan. 12:2) and the synoptic gospels (e.g. Mark 10:30) eternal life […]
Main article: Key Players and Terms in Prophecy Related: Antichrist; Revived Roman Empire The Personal Beast is a reference to the future leader of the Revived Roman Empire. He will come to power in the middle of Daniel’s 70th week, and he will reign for the last 3 1/2 years. We refer to this […]
Incarnation. The incarnation is one of the greatest events in time. The Son of God took manhood into His Person, forming a permanent union between His divine nature and His human nature. He became a man, spirit-soul-body, but did not give up anything He had as God. “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among […]
Related: New Creation; The Jordan Characteristic terms. The old man and the new man are two orders of manhood. The characteristics of the old man are seen looking at the whole race of Adam; morally depraved. The characteristics of the new man are seen in the life of Jesus. The believer is seen has having […]
Christ. The name “Christ” is the Greek form of “Messiah” (John 1:41). The word itself means “anointed one”. Christ is a title of the Person of the Son in human flesh as the fulfillment of Old Testament scripture. There were three offices in the Old Testament that required anointing: the office of the priest (Ex. 30:30), […]
Main article: Key Players and Terms in Prophecy Related: The Prophetic Earth; The Prophetic World; The Third Part; The Fourth Part The Land. “The land” in prophecy refers to a more restricted area than the world, or even the earth; it refers specifically to the land of Israel. Often it goes beyond the borders of the land in […]
Main article: Millennium and Eternal State Related: The Abyss; The Father’s House The Intermediate State (Luke 16:19-31; Luke 23:40-43; 2 Cor. 5:1-8; Phil. 1:21-23). When a person on earth dies, they enter a spiritual state, known in scripture as Hades, sometimes translated “hell”. Hades is not exactly a place, but rather a state. Death […]
Main article: Divine Life and Eternal Life Related: New Birth; Eternal Life Divine life is a term Bible students use to refer to spiritual life from God. In our fallen condition, we do not have any capacity to perceive, understand, or respond to the claims of God. We are in a condition of spiritual […]
Related: The Ground of Gathering; 1 Cor. 5:4; Matt. 16:19; Matt. 18:18; Assembly Meetings Binding and Loosing. The local assembly has been invested with authority to “bind” or “loose” a person’s sin (Matt. 18:18); which means to “retain” or “remit” their sin (John 20:23). Binding and loosing are two administrative actions that are done “in the Name of our Lord Jesus […]
Inspiration is the process in which God communicates His thoughts to man. Inspiration comes from the Greek word ‘theopneustos’ or God-breathed. Inspiration can be both oral and written. Paul says“which also we speak”(1 Cor. 2:13), referring to inspired speech. The word “traditions” (‘didaches‘) is also used several times in the New Testament, not only for the added sayings of men (Matt. 15:1-7), […]
The terms. The old nature and the new nature are terms that are not found verbatim in the Word of God, but what they represent is found many times. For example, the old nature is called “the mind of the flesh”, or “sin”, or “the law of sin”, or “sin that dwells in me.” The […]
The Word and the Words of God. There are two words used for “word” in the New Testament. The first is logos and the second is rhema. Both are common Greek words that can be a little difficult for English minds to understand. Logos is the full revelation of a mind. A person has a mind, […]