God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
¨The master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and in an hour that he does not know.¨ Matthew 24:50 (Reference Bible) What a wonderful thing it would be if we could agree that the most beneficial attitude a Christian could possibly attain would be the one of anxious... Continue Reading →
¨Concerning that day and the hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father.¨ Matthew 24:36 (Reference Bible) Jesus states this here and thereby the words are like written in stone. The text which comes previous to this one states that heaven and earth will pass away but... Continue Reading →
¨Likewise also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near at the doors.¨ Matthew 24:33 (Reference Bible) Jesus talks here of certain events and the way things are becoming. Then He tells us to learn from the fig tree, when the fruit is getting ripe. He with our text today He... Continue Reading →
¨And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.¨ Matthew 24:30 (KJV) Here it is; it comes straight from the mouth of... Continue Reading →
¨Wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.¨ Matthew 24:28 (Reference Bible) Why are we given words of prophecy? Throughout the Bible prophecies were given of things that were to come. When we read the Holy Scriptures we can see some of these prophecies unfold and others might not have occurred yet. ... Continue Reading →
¨So when you see standing in a sacred place the desolating abomination spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader note).¨ Matthew 24:15 (Byington) When we read certain texts in the Bible like ¨love your neighbor,¨ we are able to take it to mean many things. We can understand ¨love¨ to mean have compassion,... Continue Reading →
And in answer Jesus said to them: ¨Look out that nobody misleads you.¨ Matthew 24:4 (Reference Bible) It is good to read often the signs of the times that Jesus gave in Matthew 24 when asked about when we would be approaching the end of our age. It serves to bring to light just what... Continue Reading →
While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives the disciples came to him by themselves, saying ¨Tell us when this will be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the final time.¨ Matthew 24:3 (Byington) There seems to be growing within the body of so-called believers, a sensation of vagueness... Continue Reading →
And He answered them ¨You see all this, do you not? I tell you verily, there shall not be one stone left upon another here that shall not be torn down.¨ Matthew 24:2 (Byington) The words Jesus spoke as His disciples showed Him the wonderful buildings of the temple in Jerusalem would one day be... Continue Reading →
¨For I tell you, you shall not see me from henceforth until you say ´Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.´¨ Matthew 23:39 (Reference Bible) One could teach many wonderful truths buried like gems within the last three verses of Matthew 23. Like the thought of Jesus looking over His people... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 