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In Matthew twenty-four, verse fifteen, Jesus speaks about unique signs that will come during the great tribulation, signs that the end of the age is very near. These signs will lead to Christ’s return to earth after the pain and unhappiness. The big sign is “the abomination of desolation,” a specific observable event that tells […]

The problem of sickness and disease intersects with the difficulty of sin and death. Since the consequences of the fall, humanity has the opportunity for redemption through the Son of God. Whereas medical science views the cause of sickness and disease in psychological or psychosomatic terms, the Bible presents two spiritual causes as the underlying

The kingdom of God (or heaven) carries the idea of God coming into the world to assert His power, glory, and rights against Satan’s dominion and the present course of this world.The kingdom is an assertion of God’s power in action. He begins His spiritual rule on earth in the hearts of His people: coming

Tithes mean the tenth part. In God’s law, the requirement for the Israelites is to give one-tenth of the livestock and the land’s produce, as well as their income, as a recognition that God had blessed them. The tithe used is for the expenses of worship and the support of the priests. God held the

The church is the congregation of God’s people in Christ, who are called together as citizens of God’s kingdom to worship Him. The word “church” refers to a local church or universal church. A sanctuary that presents as the people of God, the company of redeemed believers made possible by Christ’s death. It is a

Idolatry is a sin that recurs throughout the history of God’s people. In Genesis, chapter thirty-five, verse two, Jacob said to his household to get rid of the strange gods from among themselves and be clean. In verse four, He went a step further to collect them himself and bury these things somewhere in Shechem.

The forerunner of the temple was the tabernacle, the tent that God instructed the Israelites to build while stationed in the wilderness at Mount Sinai. After entering the promised land of Canaan, they retained the mobile sanctuary until King Solomon. During the time of the monarchy, the temple endures several cycles of defilement and restoration.

The first reference to the City of Jerusalem may be in Genesis, chapter fourteen, verse eighteen, mentions Melchizedek as the King of Salem. When the Israelites were ready to cross over the Jordan to enter the promised land, the city was called “the Jebusite” in Joshua chapter fifteen verse eight, or “Jebus” of First Chronicles,

The Old Testament law through the mediation of Moses is one of the most significant aspects of the Israelites experience at Mount Sinai. The Mosaic Law divides into three categories: the moral law that deals with the standard of holy living. Civil law agrees with Israel’s legal and social life as a nation. The ceremonial

We hear about the Holy Spirit in the New Testament, but what about the Old Testament? The Holy Spirit is one of the three persons of the eternal triune God. Although His full power did not reveal to God’s people until the ministry of Jesus, and later at Pentecost, there are Old Testament passages that