With the increasing anti-Christian sentiment and the decline of economic and social stability, many Christians today are anxious about the future. In times like these, people tend to look even more closely at the book of Revelation because it encourages Christians to keep hope alive. Background of the Book of Revelation The apostle John wrote … Read more
As Christians, knowing the will of God in our lives is very important as it will determine the way we think, act and plan our future. No wonder then that I often get the question: “How do I know the will of God in my life?” I was told that the best way to study … Read more
We hear this objection all the time: Jesus never really claimed He was the Son of God, or God Himself. Instead, this belief was superimposed on the Jesus tradition by His overzealous followers years after His death. Critics claim that the real Jesus saw Himself as nothing more than a rabbi. However, this is not … Read more
Few people get to know the real us up close and personal. Our parents, our spouse, our children, and our siblings are the only ones who really know us. We act so differently at home than we do at work. Yet, even our families do not know us completely. Only God does. In fact, God … Read more
The laying on of hands is an act in which one person places his hands upon the body of another person with some definite spiritual purpose. The laying on of hands has great significance as a religious rite or ceremony in the Bible and in the history of the Christian church. As a matter of … Read more
Updated: May 15, 2025 Have you ever wondered what it must have been like to sit at Jesus’ feet, hearing firsthand His roadmap for the End Times? Just imagine the hushed awe among His closest disciples as the Savior painted the future in vivid, urgent strokes. This powerful moment is captured in what we call … Read more
The next big event in God’s program for all believers is the coming of Christ to take them to be with Himself. Most theologians call this event the Rapture of the Church. But does the Bible give us any details on what will happen at the second coming of Christ? Yes, it does. The apostle … Read more
The Bible mentions several covenants that God made with certain individuals or a group of people, such as the covenant in Eden (Genesis 2:15-17), the covenant with Adam (Genesis 2:14-21, the covenant with Noah (Genesis 9:1-9), the covenant with Abraham, etc. But unlike the first three which were God’s general provisions for the entire human … Read more
The best-known covenant in the Bible is the one God made with Moses on Mount Sinai. This is the second of the theocratic covenants (after the one with Abraham) that elaborates on how God relates to His people as their sovereign Lord. Unlike the Abrahamic Covenant, the Mosaic Covenant was conditional as it is introduced … Read more
In the creation story, the very first command given to man by God was “to be fruitful and increase in number” (Genesis 1:27-28). Interestingly, Jesus gave the same command to His followers in John 15:16: “to go and bear fruit – fruit that should remain” (or that will last). But what fruit (or fruits) is … Read more
