Throughout Scripture, God reveals His relationship to His people using the imagery of marriage. In the New Testament, the specific title "Bride of Christ" is given to the Church, the called-out body of born-again believers from Pentecost until the Rapture. Paul...
There is a place in Scripture shrouded in darkness and dread: a place called the bottomless pit, or the abyss. When opened, it does not release gas or ash. It releases judgment. demons/">Demonic beings, restrained by God until their appointed hour, are loosed...
Cherubim are not chubby baby angels as popular art suggests. In Scripture, they are mighty, fearsome, and holy creatures that dwell in the presence of God and serve Him with awe and power. They are among the highest-ranking beings in the heavenly order, and their...
"No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.” (John 6:44). This verse has long been misused by proponents of deterministic theology to argue for a selective salvation; yet when we follow proper...
Main QuestionDoes the Holy Spirit leave the earth before the Tribulation, and who restrains the man of sin?Primary Passages2 Thessalonians 2; 1 Thessalonians 4-5; John 14-16; Revelation 7-13.Unforsaken ConclusionThe Spirit-indwelt church is gathered before the...
Main QuestionWhat did Jesus mean by the beginning of sorrows, and how should His birth-pain image shape our understanding of the end times?Primary PassagesIsaiah 13; Jeremiah 30; Micah 4; Daniel 9; Matthew 24; Mark 13; Luke 21; Romans 8; 1 Thessalonians 4-5;...
Main QuestionWhat is the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, and where does it belong in the prophetic sequence?Primary PassagesRevelation 19 and 21; Ephesians 5; John 14; 1 Thessalonians 4; Matthew 22 and 25; and Isaiah 25.Unforsaken ConclusionThe Lamb's marriage is...
Main QuestionWhat does Paul mean by the Day of Christ, and how does that hope relate to the gathering, the Judgment Seat, and the Day of the Lord?Primary Passages1 Corinthians 1, 3, and 5; 2 Corinthians 1 and 5; Philippians 1-2; 1-2 Thessalonians; Romans 14; and...
Main QuestionWhat is the Day of the Lord, how broad is its prophetic scope, and where do the Rapture, Second Coming, Millennium, and final judgment belong?Primary PassagesIsaiah 13; Joel 2; Zephaniah 1; Zechariah 14; 1 Thessalonians 4-5; 2 Peter 3; and Revelation...
Main QuestionWho is Satan, what can he do, how did Christ defeat him, and how should believers resist him? Primary PassagesGenesis 3; Job 1-2; Matthew 4; Ephesians 6; Revelation 12; Revelation 20. Unforsaken ConclusionSatan is a fallen creature under God's rule....
