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The Hinge-Point Of Human History: Bible Prophecy And The Birth Of The King of kings

In the long centuries since Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, a great nostalgic myth has arisen around His birth. Artists and songwriters have softened the circumstances of His arrival. It is a scene befitting a baby’s birth, with solemnity suitable for a king’s nativity. But those are not the circumstances foretold in Bible prophecy.

The Hinge-Point Of Human History: Bible Prophecy And The Birth Of The King of kings

In the long centuries since Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, a great nostalgic myth has arisen around His birth. Artists and songwriters have softened the circumstances of His arrival. It is a scene befitting a baby’s birth, with solemnity suitable for a king’s nativity. But those are not the circumstances foretold in Bible prophecy.

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The Hinge-Point Of Human History: Bible Prophecy And The Birth Of The King of kings

In the long centuries since Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, a great nostalgic myth has arisen around His birth. Artists and songwriters have softened the circumstances of His arrival. It is a scene befitting a baby’s birth, with solemnity suitable for a king’s nativity. But those are not the circumstances foretold in Bible prophecy.

Will Graham: The Shepherds Of Ancient Israel — Proclamation Of The Messiah’s Arrival

I wonder if the shepherds collapsed to the ground during this overwhelming experience. We know they felt fear, of course, but imagine the flood of emotions as they begin to realize that the angel of the Lord is proclaiming the news of the arrival of the Messiah!

The Perfect Savior Sent to Save An Imperfect Humanity

Jesus stepped down into our atmosphere from His throne and set aside His crown of gold to briefly wear a crown of thorns and offer his life as a ransom for many. He did this so that we might believe, be saved, and one day wear the crown of life.

Will Graham: Four Serious Consequences Of Turning Your Back On Christ

As an evangelist, I take sharing the Word of God and the hope of Jesus Christ very seriously. The way I look at it, eternity is at stake every time I stand up at the podium.  When eternity is on the line—the difference between Heaven and hell—I don’t pull punches. People need to know that both are real, literal places, and surrendering one’s life to Jesus is the difference.

Skip Heitzig: Atheism Has Slain Its Thousands, But Procrastination, Its Tens Of Thousands

In Acts 16, the Philippian jailer asked Paul, "What must I do to be saved?" (v. 30). And he said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved" (v. 31). But there's another question. "What must I do to be lost?" Answer: absolutely nothing. Don't turn to Christ. Don't make a choice. Put it off. That's why I say atheism has slain its thousands, but procrastination, its tens of thousands.

The Touch of the Master’s Hand

Welch’s poem tells the story of a battered, old violin up for auction. The uninspired auctioneer begins the bidding at just $1 and only manages to up the bid to $3. Suddenly, an elderly man stands up, steps forward, picks up the violin, and begins to play beautiful music. The audience is stunned. Almost immediately, the auctioneer raises the bidding from $3 to $3,000. Many in the audience wondered what had changed. But others already knew: It was the touch of the master’s hand.

Skip Heitzig: Have You Left Your First Love?

Leaving your first love is seldom a blowout. It's usually a slow leak, like a car tire. You air it up, and a couple weeks later you've got to air it up again. So it is in our priorities with the Lord. We can get distracted gradually and leave slowly. We leave that first love.

Will Graham: Refusal to Grow — Being Perpetually Immature In Your Walk With Christ

A person’s faith is immature because they are lazy or “dull of hearing” (v. 11). There is no drive or initiative, and this prevents understanding. They sat and listened, but were not paying attention and applying what they had learned from God’s Word.

Jack Hibbs: The Reality Of Jesus’s Soon Return Has A Purifying Power

The reality of Jesus’s soon return is a purifying power in the Christian’s life. Practically speaking, that means living a transformed life that is passionate for Christ and militant toward defeating the temptations and sinful allurements that face every generation of believers. Our love for Christ’s return is the best accelerant for having a hot heart toward God. 

Skip Heitzig: The Hope Of Christ’s Return Dominates The Bible

The second coming of Christ dominates the Bible; it's referenced 1,845 times. Next to faith, no subject is more discussed in Scripture. For every mention of the first coming, the second coming is mentioned eight times. For every time the atonement is mentioned, the second coming is mentioned twice. Jesus personally referred to His second coming twenty-one times, and we're urged to be ready for His coming no less than fifty times in Scripture.

Greg Laurie: The Lord’s Coming Draws Closer Every Day — It’s Time For Us To Wake Up

There are many people today that know that Bible prophecy is true. They know that God has foretold many of the events that are happening around us. But yet they continue to live as they please. The attitude is, "Hey, everything is the same." But you know what, the Lord’s coming draws closer every day.

Mark Henry: Even From The Midst Of The Fire, God Showcases His Power To Rescue Those Who Put Their Trust In Him

Like iron thrust into a refiner’s fire meant to reveal and eliminate impurities, reemerging anew lighter, stronger, and more durable, having been transformed into steel, God uses the troublesome circumstances in our lives to forge strength, purify our character, and increase our capacity to endure the onslaught of tribulations in a world that is hostile to Christ. And that’s the goal, right?

Skip Heitzig: God’s Judgment And The Handwriting On The Wall

Your life is being weighed in God's balances. What does He find there? Because one day you will stand, not in a royal hall with handwriting on a wall, but in a judgment hall with handwriting in books (see Revelation 20:12, 15). The good news is in Jesus Christ. "Having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross" (Colossians 2:14). Each breath we take, every heartbeat, is one of God’s gifts. Daniel 5 was Belshazzar's time. Ours is coming.

Jack Hibbs: The Responsibility Of Being Made In HIS Image

The great preacher and author A. W. Tozer wrote, “When God made the human soul in His own image, He did so that we might act according to that Divine nature.” Only humans are created according to God’s own image. Neither angels nor animals can claim that distinction. Part of bearing God’s image means we have the sovereign ability to make choices. 

Greg Laurie: The Well-Lived Life of Stephen

The Bible gives us several different examples of well-lived lives. One is found in Acts 6, in the story of Stephen, the first known Christian martyr. Though he did not live long, Stephen demonstrated several qualities that are necessary for a well-lived life—qualities that allowed him to be used powerfully by God.

The Believer’s War: Satan And The Flesh

Adam and Eve were the first to play the blame game. God confronted the couple after they ate from the forbidden tree (Genesis 3:9–13). Adam blamed his wife for giving him the fruit, and Eve blamed the serpent. Because of their actions, sin entered the world, traveling through every person except one: Jesus. Since that moment in the Garden of Eden, our enemy has tried to thwart God’s plan for redemption.

Jack Hibbs: In God We Trust

Previously, no nation had the desire, humility, or boldness to keep God ever before its citizens’ eyes. Yet, in our wealth and fatness, we have forgotten the Provider of our blessings. We have forgotten that He hears the perverseness of our judges and lawmakers. Forgotten that God sees the complacency of His church, her refusal to be salt and light in the world. America, America, why should God shed His grace on thee?

Greg Laurie: A Time to Run

First Corinthians 10:13 says, “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” No matter what you’re facing, God has an escape plan, a way out. Do the wise thing and take it.

Ray Comfort: The Consequences of Ignoring God’s Warnings

Our Christian life is filled with red lights. Jesus told us what happens when we see a warning light and choose to ignore it: “But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!” (Matthew 6:23)

The Incredible Design of the Human Eye

How could the amazing, seeing eye have come about purely by blind chance? Based on the evidence, wouldn’t a reasonable person conclude that the eye is astonishingly complex and could not have evolved gradually, and that each creature’s eyes are uniquely designed?

The Seventy Sets of Seven Prophecy: Everything Happens According To God’s Timetable

This breakdown gives us a kind of clock for when the Messiah will return and what will be happening in the world when He does. But the timeline isn’t consecutive. It didn’t predict that Jesus would return in 490 years. There’s a break in it that makes it impossible to pin down. There are, however, some parts that lend themselves to specific interpretations.

Equity Demands Absolute Justice

Nothing is hidden from His holy eyes, and the frightening consequence for sin is death and then damnation. Unless the grace of God in Christ intervenes, guilty sinners will appear before the judgment seat of Almighty God. And equity will demand absolute justice on that fearful day: "With righteousness He shall judge the world, And the peoples with equity." (Psalm 98:9)

God Looks At The Heart Of Worship, Not The Appearance Of It

Cain was showing his heart there. He was a false worshiper because of his own pride and anger. He had the wrong attitude. God never separates the worship from the worshiper. He always looks at the heart. He sees the outward form of worship, whatever it may be—the raising of hands, the singing of songs, the giving of time or treasure—but He focuses on the person's heart.

How Mark Twain Fulfilled a Biblical Prophecy Concerning Israel

Nearly 1800 years after the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and scattered the Jewish people in AD 70, famed author and journalist Mark Twain wrote the following about his personal experience visiting in 1867 the land of Israel, renamed Palestine by the Romans. He recorded his observations in his book The Innocents Abroad, published in 1869.

Believing That You’re A Christian Is Not The Same As Being A Christian

Knowing the truth about Jesus doesn’t make you a Christian. It’s a good start, but it’s not enough. Being part of a church doesn’t make you a Christian. It’s highly recommended for spiritual growth, but it’s not enough. Marrying a believer doesn’t make you a Christian. Your spouse’s faith doesn’t count for you.

Whose Word Will You Believe?

Has God indeed said? Satan’s playbook remains unchanged. And like Eve, we’re faced with a decision when the devil’s cunning lies come to our ears. Whose voice, whose Word will we believe?

Jack Hibbs: Discipline And Building Strong Foundations

In the ancient world, it was universally accepted that child-rearing involved correction. No parent relishes disciplining their child. Yet any parent who overrides the mandate of scripture to correct them has borrowed from the hope of the future to appease the demands of the moment. Discipline is a painful, but a necessary component for a healthy society.  Without it, we cannot expect children to grow into adults respectful of God’s ordained authority in any sphere of life.  

Skip Heitzig: Some Of Us Need To Toughen Up

Job didn't curse God, and he didn't give up on God. He withstood Satan's attacks: the loss of his children, his wealth, his health, and the sense of God's presence. Even his wife told him to give up. His friends gave him warped advice. And though Job was very vocal about his pain, he endured it—he never gave up. Satan predicted that Job would abandon God. He didn't. In fact, I think the pinnacle of the book is in chapter 13, when Job said, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him" (v. 15). Now that's endurance.

Greg Laurie: Cornerstone Institution — We Must Never Lose Sight Of The Family’s Importance

We must never lose sight of the family’s importance. God created the family dynamic. Our very existence as a society is contingent on the success of the family. As I’ve said before, a family can survive without the nation, but a nation cannot survive without the family.

Jack Hibbs: Under God’s Watchful Eye, Don’t Let Doubt Take Hold

When troubles come crashing in, doubt rarely lags far behind. Don’t let it take hold! Go immediately to the throne of grace in your time of need. Return there throughout the day. Search for scripture promises and by faith appropriate them as your own—they will be a refuge for your heart and shield for your soul. “Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us” (Psalm 62:8).

Skip Heitzig: Be Strong — Establish Your Heart In These Last Days

Whatever struggles you are going through, they are only temporary. They're going to end when Jesus returns. Even though we don't know exactly when, we know He will come back. And as the world becomes more palpably evil, as the election cycles make us more divided than ever, as the gap between the promise to return and the actual return grows in length, we need to be more ready, more patient, and stronger.

Anne Graham Lotz: Bible Study — Until He Comes…

There is an expectancy throughout the Christian world that the return of Jesus is imminent. My spirit is on the tiptoe of anticipation as I look forward to seeing His visible face, hearing His audible voice and feeling His warm embrace.

Greg Laurie: Paul — Beaten, Shipwrecked, Imprisoned, And Content?

Paul urged the believers in Philippi to embrace a spirit of contentment. And we should point out that Paul wasn’t a do-as-I-say-and-not-as-I-do type of guy. He talked the talk and walked the walk when it came to being content. Paul had more opportunities to be discontent than most people ever will.

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