My mother became a Christian at the age of 10 in a Baptist church Sunday School class. My father was about the same age when he accepted Christ. His family was Presbyterian, but started attending a Baptist church in Des…
Where do priests get their authority?
Soon after my wife and I married, we visited a relative of hers who, along with a son and daughter had joined the Mormon Church. While visiting these relatives on my way to my assignment in the Philippines, we were…
Who will be the Antichrist?
I heard a preacher say once that the only thing we knew about the antichrist was the number of his name; that is 666. There is, however, a lot more information about the antichrist in the Bible. There are more…
The Four Returns, part 3
For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom. I Corinthians 1:22 Return 4: The host of heaven In previous articles I wrote that there are four returns in the last days. The first return is the return of…
The Four Returns, part 2
Return 3: The Assyrian and Assyria After WWII there was an increase in discussions about the identity of the antichrist and his kingdom, the revived Roman Empire. These discussions happened because of several movements in politics. First Israel became a…
The four returns – part 1
“Once you have permitted the principle of allegory, you have delivered yourself, bound hand and foot, to the caprice of the interpreter” Frederic William Farrar Return 1: Israel The diaspora of Israel and their return has been prophesied in hundreds…