First Ukraine, Eventually Israel? Russia’s invasion of Ukraine wasn’t prophesied in scripture. But this war may have revealed a character – now living on the world stage – who will be important in bringing about end-times conditions. Three events will definitely launch the end of days leading to the second […]
Is the 20th century’s pre-eminent economic and militarity power even sustainable in the 21st century? First let’s get our terms straight. I live in Costa Rica. Latin Americans and Canadians resent the appropriation of the name America to only one country. But for convenience, this blog post will follow the […]
One of the more arrogant Christian teachings when I was growing up was “Outside the Church there is no salvation.” That statement reeks of a gatekeeper mentality – that the church should decide who gets saved and who doesn’t. This embarrassing teaching has softened in recent years, as formal clergy […]
As Iran becomes more aggressive every day towards Israel, that country is setting the stage for the Gog-Magog war. The LORD…declares: “I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. On that day, when all the nations of […]
Planet Earth may be approaching the End Times and the Apocalypse. The Rapture will be the key. If the Rapture happens, the world will be on notice that the Wrath of God is coming.
By using an example of Noah and the Flood when speaking of the Rapture, Christ was stating that it will be followed by God’s judgment on the world.
A Christian Legend in The Spirit War The centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened. They were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!” And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how […]
We can’t know the day nor the hour when Christ will return. But the season is fast approaching. As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming […]
The Good Thief was blessed with the two necessary elements for salvation. He showed remorse, acknowledging that his own wrongdoing put him up on his cross. And he appealed to Jesus to save him.
Willful ignorance of evil, or mocking the very concept of evil, both short-circuit contrition for sin.The first condition for forgiveness is acknowledging that a wrong has been committed and being sorry for it. A sin unconfessed, or a sin for which there is little or no regret, cannot be forgiven because the condition of contrition is not met.
A romance between The Messiah and Mary from Magdala is a compelling plot element for any writer. The Spirit War Book Two’s sub-title, Learning and Loving, expresses its two main themes. The Learning part is about Jesus coming into his own as the Son of God and the Messiah. The Loving theme is about the development of Jesus’ love for Mary Magdalene, and her love for him.