Will You Be “Left Behind”?

September 15, 2017September 25, 2019 bigspringschurch1 thessalonians 4, great tribulation, left behind, millennium, revelation 20, secret rapture

Download the eBooklet (PDF) Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:17). “Will you be ‘left behind?’ Evangelical Christianity knows this question well. It has been inundated with the pre-tribulational, pre-millennial, secret rapture of the church for the last century. In fact, just last week Dallas Theological Seminary advertised a free ebook on social media, The Truth and Timing of…

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Is Armageddon World War III?

May 24, 2017September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchArmageddon, Megiddo, Mount of Assembly, Mount Zion, Revelation 16, World War III

May 28, 2017 • Download this article (PDF) 1. Most evangelicals equate the word “Armageddon” to World War III. 2. “Armageddon” comes from Revelation 16:16, “And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.” 3. Revelation 16:12-16 is the vision of the sixth bowl of judgment. a. God dries up the river Euphrates. Armies from the east would then pour into Israel for a great end-time battle. b. Euphrates protected Babylon from invasion by eastern kings, such as the Medo-Persian King Cyrus in 539 B.C. He diverted…

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Satan’s Spiritual Warfare Against Christians Through Counterfeiting

April 25, 2017September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchAntichrist, Beast, counterfeit Trinity, Dragon, False Prophet, Great Prostitute, Revelation 12, Revelation 13, Revelation 16

Based on The Returning King by Vern Poythress Download this article (PDF) 1. The Dragon is a Counterfeit God. The Dragon is a picture of Satan (12:9), a counterfeit God. He disguises himself as “an angel of light” (2 Cor 11:14). 2. The Beast (13:1-10) is a Counterfeit Christ The Beast is the image of the Dragon. Satan imitates God creating man in his own image (Gen 1:27). Christ the Son of God is “the image of the invisible God” (Col 1:15). Satan made the Beast in his own image,…

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Have I Committed Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit?

November 15, 2016September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchblasphemy against the Holy Spirit, demon-possessed, Mark 3, Matthew 5, unforgivable sin

This is a very common question Christians ask their pastors after they commit what they think are serious or heinous sins, such as murder or adultery. We know from Scriptures that King David was forgiven by God of these two sins. Jesus speaks of this blasphemy as the “unforgivable sin.” This is a most serious question, one that often causes a Christian sleepless nights and nightmares. Three parallel passages in the New Testament concerning this subject are: • Matthew 12:31-32: Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be…

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7 Big Reasons Why Peter Was Never the “Bishop” of Rome, and the Pope the “Vicar” of Christ

September 22, 2015September 23, 2015 bigspringschurchPeter, Pope, Roman Catholic Church, Rome, Vicar

The Roman Catholic Church claims that the first Bishop of Rome was the Apostle Peter himself. They base this on Jesus’ promise, “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church” (Matt 16:18), and “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven” (Matt 16:19). But did Jesus really mean to say that he will build his church…

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The Biblical Doctrine of Sickness and Healing

September 19, 2015September 19, 2015 bigspringschurchanointing oil, extreme unction, faith healers, James 5, praying for the sick, Word-Faith

September 19, 2015 * Download this article (PDF) The Meaning of James 5:14-15 This morning, in our Men’s Bible Study of the Epistle of James, we arrived at James 5:13-20. Most of the discussion dwelled on the role of elders in praying for the sick, and on the use of “anointing oil.” So here’s a short summary of what the Bible says about sickness and healing. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with…

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Six Reasons Why the “Millennium” is Simply Heaven-on-Earth Escapism

August 24, 2015July 10, 2017 bigspringschurch

August 24, 2015 Download this article (PDF) Most Christians believe in a “millennium,” a period of 1,000 years during which Christ reigns over an earthly kingdom from his throne in Jerusalem. They believe in the following series of events in the endtimes, with two major resurrections separated by the millennium: But there are at least six endtime Bible passages that are unaware of two resurrections separated by 1,000 years. (All emphases added.) 1. Daniel 12:1-2: “At that time… many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,…