Archive for 'Faith'
Understanding the Millennium and 1000 Years Reign of Christ
July 23rd, 2009. Published under Faith. No Comments.
First, what is the millennium? Our English word comes from the Latin words, mille, meaning thousand. It is translated from the Greek word, chilias, meaning a thousand, and annus, meaning year. Thus, we have a thousand years.
The word millennium is used 6 times in the first seven verses of Revelation 20. But, our […]
Why Christ is the Only Way to Heaven
July 20th, 2009. Published under Faith. No Comments.
Christians are often criticized for saying that Jesus is the only way to heaven. This criticism is unjust because every religion and philosophy makes exclusive truth claims.
All religions contradict each other on major issues yet all religions make either implicit or explicit claims of being the only true religion. Even Hinduism claims that everyone […]
Do Colorful Eschatology Charts Prove the Rapture?
April 10th, 2009. Published under Faith. No Comments.
Frank typed on his computer keyboard in the Skype chat window while the thoughts of the Rapture raced in his mind. He saw a vision of himself rising with millions into the air to meet the Lord in the clouds. He had been so overwhelmed by all the colorful charts he saw the night before […]
UFOs are Connected to Occult Religion
April 8th, 2009. Published under Faith. No Comments.
In the 1970s Erich Von Daniken wrote the books Chariots of the gods and Gold of the gods and a few others. These books made the claim that UFOs brought life to Earth and directed civilization over a period of hundreds of years.
Von Daniken made very bold and extravagant inferences based on very limited […]
Recommendations on How to Prepare for the Rapture
March 1st, 2009. Published under Faith. No Comments.
Teaching about a future rapture consumes many books, sermons and bits of space on the internet. We’ve all seen the signs and mock videos of literally millions of people being transported off in the clouds, leaving buses, planes and trains empty and colliding with havoc all over the place.
Fiction books with the underlying premise that […]
Time to Go Within the Self
February 19th, 2009. Published under Faith. No Comments.
I predict that people will some day invest as much time going within as they do living ‘out’ here.
It seems a person awakens proportionate to the amount of time they spend in silent introspection, therefore in order for society to progress it is vital that outward action is balanced with silent self study.
I’m not defining […]
Praying Correctly and Effectively So God Will Listen
April 28th, 2008. Published under Faith. No Comments.
Prayer is very important. There are medical studies linking both prayer and meditation with better health. People who pray on a daily basis have been found to experience lower blood pressure, less stress, stronger immune systems, less depression, to live longer and happier lives, etc… These are great benefits and should not be overlooked, but […]