In His great discourse on the end time, Christ points to “the abomination of desolation” (Matt. 24:15), an image from the book of Daniel (Dan. 9:27, Dan. 11:31, Dan. 12:11) . God declared something an “abomination” when it was a serious violation of His law, such as idolatry (Deut. 27:15) or immoral sexual practices (Lev. 18:22). Hence, this “abomination of desolation” involved some sort of … Continue reading –>
False Messiahs. Have you ever met or heard about a person near you claiming to have supernatural powers and being a true representative of Christ? If this happens to you, what would you do or say? Besides warning us, what valuable gift did Jesus give us end-time followers to comfort and strengthen us? How will … Continue reading –>
The introduction to this week’s lesson tells us: Hymn 212, “Tis Almost Time for the Lord to Come”; and yes, Hymn 213, “Jesus Is Coming Again”. We are warned on Sunday: Hymn 617, “We Are Living, We Are Dwelling”. How are we to be prepared? – Ellen White says on Monday; Hymn 272, “Give Me the … Continue reading –>
Read Matthew 24:9 and Revelation 13:11-17. What parallels exist between what Jesus said here in Matthew and what He inspired John to write about in Revelation? Christ’s concern for His people in the end time includes a global deception that causes nations to oppose the true faith and to impose a false worship on the world. Those who … Continue reading –>
In the final days before the Cross, the disciples spoke with Jesus on the Mount of Olives. Imagine hearing Jesus say that the temple will be destroyed. Who knows exactly what went on in their minds, but the questions that they asked afterward indicate that they linked the destruction of the temple with “the end … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: Matt. 24:1-25, Rev. 13:11-17, Matt. 7:24-27 , Luke 21:20, Matt. 25:1-30. Memory Text: “For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect” (Matthew 24:24, NIV). In Matthew chapters 24 and 25, Jesus reveals important truths about end times and about how to be prepared. In a … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: The same dragon, Satan, who made war against God in heaven (Rev. 12:7) is the one who makes war with God’s people on earth, those who “keep the commandments of God” (Rev. 12:17; see also (Rev. 13:2, Rev. 13:4). In fact, Satan himself becomes an object of worship, too (Rev. 13:4). So the war against God, which Satan started … Continue reading –>
Friday’s section of this week’s lesson asks, “What is the problem with those who talk about the reality of sin and yet argue that God’s law has been done away with? What great inconsistency can you point out in that line of reasoning?” There are many inconsistencies when people try to do away with the … Continue reading –>
God’s law, the Ten Commandments, is still binding (see also James 2:10-12) , and that law includes the seventh-day Sabbath. Why, then, do so many Christians keep Sunday when there is no biblical justification for it? Daniel 7 talks about the rise of four great empires: Babylon, Media-Persia, Greece, and then Rome, the fourth and final earthly … Continue reading –>
You can view an in-depth discussion of “The Attempt To “Change” God’s Law” in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. (Adobe Flash Player version.) A Youtube version of this week’s lesson at Hope Sabbath School is below. You can download the video, the MP3 audio, and the lesson outline from the … Continue reading –>
Please help me think about how helpful the study of the “‘Change’ of the Law,” which focuses on the Sabbath issue, is in preparing for the End Time. 1 It seems to me that the lesson focuses on the Ten Commandments as “the Law.” So I’d like us to think whether we will we prepared … Continue reading –>
As we saw yesterday, the texts commonly used to promote the idea that Sunday replaced the Sabbath say no such thing. In fact, every reference to the seventh-day Sabbath in the New Testament reveals that it was still being kept as one of God’s Ten Commandments. Read Luke 4:14-16, Luke 23:55-56. What do these passages tell us … Continue reading –>
