When we consider the Lord’s coming kingdom, it is important that we begin with what He has stated about its characteristics in the Scriptures, especially when clear definitions are given. We must not add or subtract from those, regardless of how ambiguous they may seem to us. It has been said that...

I am 75 years old—three-quarters of a century old—and think I may have lived the best life ever lived on the planet. It keeps getting better. I’ve had my share of trials, some of which I wondered if I would survive. However, I can affirm the promise in Romans 8:28, that “All things work together...

How do we distinguish between the church that the Lord is building and the one that men are building? There is a saying that, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” The “good” side of the Tree of Knowledge is just as deadly as the “evil” side. The fruit of both is poison. This is not to...

We have been reduced to a world that now has only one hope that can keep us from the worst tyranny in history: a revival and an awakening that surpasses all previous ones. We need for the Lord to move as He has not done on the earth before, and that is what He plans to do. We need the greatest...

Martin Luther once said, “A spiritual man does not need a contract, and an unspiritual man cannot keep one.” So, what do we do? As we live in a time when true religion, true faith, and true love for God are increasingly rare in the world, we need stronger contracts for almost every agreement. We...

Why did the Lord create man with the freedom to rebel, and by this allow all of the pain and suffering that has come upon the world? Freedom. There must be freedom for there to be true worship, or true friendship. We can teach a parrot to say the right things, but they will not be from its heart...

God made every snowflake, every leaf on every tree, and even every person unique. So, where does the human pressure to conform come from? One thing we can be sure of is that this pressure does not come from the Spirit of the Lord, so we must reject it. Our present education system feeds the...

Leo Tolstoy described prophecy as “a spark that is lit in a dry wood.” He said, “It will burn and burn until the wood, hay, and stubble is consumed.” He used slavery as an example of this in history. Slavery was found in virtually every nation and tribe on earth until it was clearly articulated in...

As we have already covered, God’s unity is a unity of diversity, not a unity by conformity. That is so important to understand. This is a reason why there is so much about the antichrist in the book of Revelation, which is stated in Revelation 1:1 to be “the revelation of Jesus Christ.” Discernment...

The first requirement that leads to koinonia is to be Christ-centered not man centered. We may think that koinonia is what we have with other believers, which is true. However, it is not really possible if the Lord Himself is not in the middle of our relationships with others, and the main purpose...