When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

The Bible is a complex book filled with difficult language and plenty of seemingly insignificant detail. This is because God has written it in a way that has enabled Him to hide a great deal of information from mankind until He decided it was time to open up our understanding. We didn’t even realize God was hiding truth until relatively recently, but now He is revealing a lot of previously hidden information to us.

We now know that the Great Tribulation is exactly 23 years in length, not seven like many of us previously thought. Contrary to what most of us have been taught, the Great Tribulation has absolutely nothing to do with the politics of this world. Instead, it is a spiritual tribulation. The Rapture will occur at the end of the Great Tribulation (again, contrary to what many of us have been taught). We can discover in the Bible that we are currently living in the 23-year Great Tribulation, which means the Rapture is just around the corner.

There was a time when if I had opened a book and read the kinds of things stated in the previous paragraph it would’ve been enough to make me seriously doubt the author’s grasp of truth. I grew up in the church where my parents held teaching and leadership positions. I was a leader in the youth group during and after high school. My best friends have become pastors. I understand the mindset of a typical churchgoer. I know what it’s like to immediately be skeptical of any teaching that contradicts what I’ve grown up believing.

I realize this information does not line up with most people’s current understanding of the end-times timeline. Most churchgoers would probably ask questions like, “What about the antichrist?” and “What about the mark of the beast?” Those are fair questions because what we’ve always been taught about the end-times events seemed biblically accurate. (And we will address those questions in this book.) We can’t fault the theologians of the past for their interpretations of the end-times events. The Bible is filled with confusing language and they did their best to piece it all together, but they were living in a time when the end-times prophecies were sealed by God. Therefore, even the most diligent theologians didn’t stand a chance at understanding them. But now we have reached the time when God has removed the seals and is revealing that much of how we’ve previously understood the end-times prophecies has been completely wrong.

Remember, the Bible is the living Word of God. It is not a dead book that we just read like any other book. The Bible is God speaking to us. We have to ask ourselves, “Do I really take that fact seriously?” Most churches will call the Bible the living Word of God, but in practice we have been taught to study it in a way that is not dissimilar from how we’d study any other book.

I strongly encourage you to set aside a few hours of your life to read this book. I realize it’s not a short book and I know it’s hard to find the motivation to spend time reading something that, so far, appears like it’s going to present teachings that you perhaps don’t agree with. It’s natural to want to close yourself off to it and not take it seriously. It is my hope that, in spite of all that, you will read through this book carefully and then prayerfully consider the information presented within it. I’m not suggesting that you take my word for anything that is written on these pages. In fact, please do not do that. You should examine this material on your own by checking it all out in the Bible.

I am not claiming to have received special information from the Bible that others have not seen. I’m nobody of any significance. God is revealing these previously hidden truths to careful Bible students around the world. A search on the internet will reveal that there are a number of websites out there discussing these very same things. We are all learning from each other because there is just so much new information pouring out of the Bible in our day. There isn’t an “About the Author” page in this book because it doesn’t matter if someone is a college professor or a high school student. God is not a respecter of persons (Acts 10:34), so our level of intelligence or position in the world is irrelevant when it comes to God’s program of revealing of truth to believers.

The Book Has Been Opened

For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil.

So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading. 

My husband and I are in the process of short-selling our home.  My husband and I are both real estate agents (but I just help out with office work) and the broker of our office is negotiating the short sale. 

My husband was in an accident about 18mths ago and spent many months in the hospital and in and outpatient therapy.  By God’s grace he has recovered and is now able to work.  However, the economy and market on top of his time off of work (I was not able to work either as we have small children and I had to be with him in the hospital and take him to therapy as well. 

After cashing out IRA,s and selling whatever personal items we could – and with very little income as he started back in real estate, we finally made the decision to do the short sale.  We now have a contract submitted to the bank and are awaiting approval.

I have these questions:

1) What can our broker do in negotiating to help ensure a better outcome for us – actually our 1st will not be a short sale – just the second.  Our loan is with Wells Fargo and we live in the state of GA (the 2nd is a home equity line, but it was used in initally purchasing the home – we have never refinanced since we lived here – bought in 2005).

2) What can we expect our repercussions to be from the short sale?

3)HOw long will it be before we can buy another home – we have heard conflicting answers from different lenders. We are currently 60+ days behind on our first and second.

4) any other info you can give that you think is necessary in negotiating short sales?  My husband is currently helping some others try and short sell their homes ans well and absolutely does not want to lead anyone astray.

 I appreciate any info you may be able to give.  It is very difficult to find definitive answers – especially applicable to our state regarding short sales.

THanks so much.

Christina (more…)

Honour all [men]. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. 

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.  For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. 

Sunday Bible Message

Where in the Bible does it state, separation of Jews and Christians? Why did Jesus follow the Torah and we don’t as christians? Like the sabboth?

Kevin (more…)

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 

Short sell the wife.

I’m married and own a house that I want to short sale. The loan and title are all in my name since I owned it before we married. If I short sell the place, will my wife assets be included in the documentation? She has some money in a bank account that she would like to keep and not be subject to my downfall. Is that a possibility?

Sean (more…)