A Picture of Imminence

A Picture of Imminence

by Steven Hayes – “Be patient, therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord . . . for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh … behold [He] standeth before the door.” (James 5:7-9). The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines imminent as “ready to take...
The Date-Setting Problem

The Date-Setting Problem

by Tommy Ice – At least six passages (eight if parallel passages are included) specifically warn believers against date-setting. Yet down through church history there has been an amazing amount of date-setting. About every two years there is usually someone who makes...
2 Thessalonians 2:13, A Rapture Passage?

2 Thessalonians 2:13, A Rapture Passage?

by George Gunn – Ἡμεῖς δὲ ὀφείλομεν εὐχαριστεῖν τῷ θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοὶ ἠγαπημένοι ὑπὸ κυρίου, ὅτι εἵλατο ὑμᾶς ὁ θεὸς ἀπαρχὴν εἰς σωτηρίαν ἐν ἁγιασμῷ πνεύματος καὶ πίστει ἀληθείας, “But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers beloved by the Lord,...