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DO YOU BELONG TO A CHURCH LIKE THE CHURCH OF PHILADELPHIA?
Posted by Elfriede Copple
This week I am going back to our short study of the church of Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7-13).
We need to be aware that Satan has gotten his foot into the door of a number of churches, and is deceiving them. Therefore be on guard by checking God’s word to learn what He expects of His church the believers. The New Testament gives us clear instructions on how to meet and worship.
Posted by Elfriede Copple
Today our post is about a book with the title COUNTERFEIT JESUS by R.P. Amos who lives in Oregon City, Oregon. Randy Amos is an itinerant Bible teacher who has blessed us with his messages and books.
It is a book relevant to today’s times and an eye opener to who the Counterfeit is and how he got his foot in the door to deceive many.
In the introduction Randy states:
“In this book many authoritative statements are made. The authority for these statements does not come from some man-made council, some creed of a denominational headquarters, or a majority vote on certain issues. The authority for the many statements comes from no less a source than the Holy Scriptures (Bible) which is the Word of the living God.”
Continue reading “WHO IS THE COUNTERFEIT JESUS?”The Rapture is a frequent topic in our home. The Antichrist, the Tribulation Period, false prophets and today’s false teachers are the center of many discussions. Last week we started part 1 of “LET NO ONE DECEIVE YOU,” today we will continue with part 2:
2 Thessalonians 2:5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?
We remember from Acts 17:1 that Paul visited Thessalonica and helped “turn the world upside down,” and then travelled on to Berea, Athens, and Corinth. He is writing this Letter from Corinth. So he had verbally taught them, but since then, besides all the contradictory teaching being given to them since he left, they’ve also been fiercely persecuted. Between the false teaching and the suffering they were enduring, they must have thought the Tribulation Period had already begun. In troubles we all forget too easily and need to be constantly reminded of the great truths of our God. It is vitally important to stay focused by staying in God’s Word and by praying without ceasing.
Continue reading “LET NO ONE DECEIVE YOU (Part 2)”The Thessalonian saints were apparently confused mixing up a separate split-second event—the Rapture—with our gathering together to Him with the coming of our Lord Jesus.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 1Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come.
The Thessalonian saints were apparently confused concerning two different periods of time—they were mixing up a separate split-second event—the Rapture—our gathering together to Him with the coming of our Lord Jesus. The instantaneous Rapture happens first. Then the period of time begins. This period of time is called the “Tribulation.” Immediately, or nearly so, following our being raptured, the church age ends, and a period of judgment begins—a Day of the Lord—begins. The first event of the period of time is the seven-year Tribulation Period. Those seven years are given over to the false trinity to rule on earth. The first half of the seven years (3 ½ years) is a time of deception, and the second half of the seven years will be the Great Tribulation. At the end of the seven-year Tribulation Period, the next quick-as-lightening event is the Lord’s Second Coming. Immediately after that is our Lord’s 1,000 year millennial reign. That time will be followed by the destruction of this earth and heavens, and the Lord’s creation of a new heaven and earth. The words our gathering together to Him are referring to the Rapture.
Continue reading “LET NO ONE DECEIVE YOU (Part 1)”Romans 11:25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
“Come in” meaning ‘come in to the church’, as believers, that is.
Israel will believe after they see that the Rapture is true. They will realize this truth upon the church {all believers in Christ} disappearing, having been taken up into the clouds.
Continue reading ““The Rapture—The Hope that Comforts All Believers””Posted by Elfriede Copple
The Study Guide is in the last phase of design with the publisher and it should get to the printer next week. We are excited about the final layout!
Today, I want to share Mike’s response to the question:
“WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO WRITE YOUR BOOK?”
The inspiration for the book, Digging Deep into the Revelation of Jesus Christ, came from three important sources.
Continue reading “WHAT INSPIRED MIKE TO COMPILE A STUDY GUIDE ON THE BOOK OF REVELATION?”Posted by Elfriede Copple from the Study Guide “DIGGING DEEP INTO THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST” by Michael Copple (coming soon!)
Revelation 14:9-10
9Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
