Biblical Prophecy
Rejoice in the Coming Day of Christ
by John R Ecob I thank my God upon every remembrance of you ... being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:1-6). If you think you have problems just pause to reflect on...
The Diaspora – A Treasure Hid in a Field
by John R Ecob Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven to a treasure hid in a field which, when a man found, he purchased the field. Israel is God’s “peculiar treasure” (Exodus 19:5) buried among the nations. God promised that Abraham’s seed would be as “the stars of the...
Erroneous Theories About the Rapture
As one would expect, Satan will try to confuse the Biblical teaching of the Rapture to deprive the Lord’s people of confidence in the last days. A Gap Between the Rapture and the Tribulation? Some have taught that there will be a gap between the Rapture and the Great...
The Rapture is the Helmet of Salvation
Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day,...And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Ephesians 6:13-18). The helmet has been a standard piece of military equipment...
The Rapture is for the Bride of Christ
I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ (2 Corinthians 11:2). Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might...
The Rapture is a Resurrection
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must...
Babylon Will Never be Rebuilt
Construction of Babylon began in the days of Nimrod as recorded in Genesis 10:10. It was the Tower of Babel that brought the judgment of God and confusion of languages. Babylon became the centre of idolatry and the Babylonian gods were worshipped under different names in other countries. Babylon rose to be the sole world empire in the days of Nebuchadnezzar after he defeated the Assyrians in 612BC and the Egyptians in 570BC. God used the Babylonian Empire as an instrument of judgment and was called “the hammer of the whole earth” (Jeremiah 50:23) and was also the first of four world empires that would occupy Jerusalem; a period that Jesus called the “times of the Gentiles” (Luke 21:24). Literal Babylon was conquered by Cyrus in 538BC and declined thereafter but “mystery Babylon” exists in the Roman Catholic Church which is the greatest centre of idolatry in the world and will be burned in the Tribulation period (Revelation chapters 1&18).
The Rapture is a Sign to Israel
I tell you, in that night there shall be two in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. And they...
Who are the 144000 in the Bible?
When we think of 144,000 we naturally think of the Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs) who claim that they have among their number elite members who have been selected by God to immortality since 1918. They claim the number was almost complete by 1935. In 1988 they stated that...
The Rapture is the Last Trump
Some who refuse to believe that the Rapture occurs BEFORE the seven years of Tribulation point to the scripture that the Rapture will occur “at the last trump.” Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the...
The Rapture is “The Departure”
In the first chapter of his second epistle to the Thessalonians Paul gave thanks to God for the testimony of the Thessalonians and encouraged them in their time of persecution. In the second chapter he corrects some...
The Rapture is for the Church
There are different types of saints in the Bible. There are Old Testament saints, New Testament saints, Tribulation saints, and Millennial saints. These are individuals who are saved in different dispensations. All...