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Ever notice how a lot of Bible verses about the return of Jesus and end-time events are shrouded in mystery? In order to cut through the fog of confusion, here are four controversial ideas about the return of Jesus: 1. There are no Christians waiting around for Jesus when he returns. 2. We...

Many think that going through the narrow gate is merely about being a better Christian. In reality, it's like walking up the ramp to Noah's Ark. It's about avoiding the destruction that is coming upon the Earth. The focus here is about events that will happen shortly before the return of Jesus...

Take a look at the parable of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31. Bible Gateway passage: Luke 16:19-31 - New International Version The parable describes the state of a rich man and poor man right after death. Both are alive right after death. The rich man ends up in hell. The poor man...

Isaiah 24:18 Whoever flees at the sound of terror will fall into a pit; whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare. What is the sound of terror? And who is trying to flee from it? What is the pit and the snare? Look at the title of Isaiah 24: The Lord’s Devastation of the Earth...

Matthew 19:24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” Of course, that verse is pretty incomprehensible. What is it exactly that makes the rich so bad? The situation gets worse when you consider...

What exactly is a kingdom, anyway? Currently, we have nations with kings. We have countries that are allied together into blocks or alliances. But we don't have kingdoms. So if we don't have kingdoms then what is Matthew 24:7 even talking about? Matthew 24:7 For nation will rise against nation...

The Bible uses parables in order to hide bad news from you. Even if you knew the truth you wouldn't accept it anyway. So what little you could have gotten has been taken away from you (Matthew 13:12). Why would anybody hide good news? Matthew 13:10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why...

In the second seal of Revelation, it says this about the rider: "And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, ... ." If the second seal opened on 9/11/2001 with the emergence of Islam as the rider, then a key player behind this rider is Iran. And "take peace from...

Before the trailer, some context. Judaism, Christianity and Islam are all expecting the messiah to come. In Islam, Al-Masih is the messiah who is actually the Islamic version of Jesus. The Islamic Jesus is accompanied by the Mahdi. Christians would know those two as the false prophet and...

Both 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 and Matthew 25:1-13 (the parable of the wise and foolish virgins) are looking at the same events. Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins** Concerning the arrival of the Jesus, the fake Jesus (false prophet) arrives first. Many Christians are fooled by this fake...

A lot of people think Jesus will come back before 2050. I tend to think around 2040. That's just 17 years. Are we just going to sit around for 10 years, then suddenly for no apparent reason the Antichrist just takes over? Or is a lot of stuff happening in the background that most people aren't...

Parables and other complex language in the Bible are often used to hide things. Jesus himself said in Matthew 13 that he speaks in parables so that only a very small select group may understand. Why is he hiding things, and how can we find the truth? [A parable is a simple story that...

"they will mingle with the seed of men" What the heck does that snippet from Daniel 2:43 mean? "They" do not appear to be human. Daniel 2:43 is about the feet and toes from Nebuchadnezzar's statue which are made out of iron and clay. The iron appears to be "they", and the clay appears to be...

Did you know that the parable of the wise and foolish virgins from Matthew 25:1-13 never actually says Jesus returns until the very end of the parable? It says the bridegroom returns. A little search of the Bible reveals that bridegroom can be anyone. What if somebody returned and people...

If real life were the Lord of the Rings, then this secret mathematical law would be the one ring to rule them all. It explains so much about how society works, and how it breaks. It even points to a solution to many of our problems - the Shemitah and Jubilee years. Why didn't you wake up today...

Why is Matthew 25 in parable form? Did somebody wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Or is somebody trying to hide something? Well, from Matthew 13 we know that somebody is trying to hide something. And it's not good news. Parables hide things. Parables about the return of Jesus are generally...

Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you. Sounds pretty scary. Did you get the "watch" part? But what does watch mean? The four...

There are no Christians waiting around when Jesus returns. What? Take a look at this: Revelation 13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: Revelation 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save...

See the latest on the march to World War III here. [22-Jan-2024] Crisis in the Taiwan Strait likely in 2024, experts say | The Hill A majority of experts said they believe a crisis in the Taiwan Strait is likely in 2024, with a Chinese blockade or “quarantine” of the island seen as the most...