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The End Times

Romans 8:18-25 – A Passage of Hope

Most Christians have a favorite verse or passage in the Bible. I have a few myself, and I want to tell everyone about one of them today. In my opinion,...

Will Hell be Literal Fire?

One of the many things that Christians learn about hell is that it is a place of fire. Jesus talks about “eternal fire” (Matthew 25:41) and the book of Revelation...

Hell in the Book of Revelation

I have previously written about the teachings of Jesus and Paul on the topic of hell. Both of them clearly teach that hell will be eternal and an utter place...

What did the Apostle Paul teach about Hell?

Last week, I wrote about the teachings of Jesus on the eternal destination of those who will reject him. Jesus taught about the reality of hell, and that it will...

Will the Antichrist be Resurrected?

There are a wide range of beliefs about the Antichrist. Opinions differ on where he will come from, what religion he will ascribe to, and other aspects of his nature...

What did Jesus teach about Hell?

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Many of you know who this man is, but maybe not his name. Dodgson was the real name of Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland...

Is President Obama the Antichrist?

I’ll never forget a student coming up to me with his cell phone and keying in Obama’s name on the number pad. O =6; b = 2; a = 2;...

What is the Present Heaven like?

Every Christian at one time or another will ask the question “where do Christians go when they die?” Of course, the answer is heaven. But as we have seen throughout...

Heaven and the Meaning of Life

As I have written in another essay, I believe that our eternal home will be on this earth (see here). This current world will be purified and turned into a sinless...

What will the Resurrection Body be like?

The resurrection body is one of the most important topics in Scripture. This resurrection, as scholar Cornelis Venema says of it, is “the restoration and renewal of the whole person,...