The word millennium means “one thousand years” (from Latin millennium, “thousand years”). The term comes from Revelation 20:4-5, where it says that certain people “came to life, and reigned with Christ a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.” Just prior to this statement, …
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This week we will conclude our discussion of the return of Christ. There Is Disagreement Over the Details of Future Events Christians differ over specific details leading up to and immediately following Christ’s return. They differ over the nature of the millennium and the relationship of Christ’s return to the millennium, the sequence of Christ’s …
The study of future events is often called “eschatology,” from the Greek word eschatos, which means “last.” The study of eschatology, then, is the study of “the last things.” Unbelievers can make reasonable predictions about future events based on patterns of past occurrences, but in the nature of human experience it is clear that human …
This week we will complete the general discussion about spiritual gifts from the previous few weeks and examine the gift of Word of wisdom/Word of Knowledge and Distinguishing between spirits in more detail. We will not consider every gift mentioned in the New Testament, but will focus on several gifts that are not well understood …
We will build on the general discussion about spiritual gifts from the previous few weeks and examine the gift of Tongues and Interpretation in more detail. We will not consider every gift mentioned in the New Testament, but will focus on several gifts that are not well understood or whose use has aroused some controversy …
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We will build on the general discussion about spiritual gifts from the previous weeks and examine the gift of healing in more detail. We will not consider every gift mentioned in the New Testament, but will focus on several gifts that are not well understood or whose use has aroused some controversy today. We will …
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We will build on the general discussion about spiritual gifts from the previous two weeks and examine several specific gifts in more detail. We will not consider every gift mentioned in the New Testament, but will focus on several gifts that are not well understood or whose use has aroused some controversy today. We will …
Before finishing our discussion, I want to remind all of our definition of spiritual gifts: A spiritual gift is any ability that is empowered by the Holy Spirit and used in any ministry of the church. This broad definition includes both gifts that are related to natural abilities (such as teaching, showing mercy, or administration) …
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Before beginning the discussion, however, we may define spiritual gifts as follows: A spiritual gift is any ability that is empowered by the Holy Spirit and used in any ministry of the church. This broad definition includes both gifts that are related to natural abilities (such as teaching, showing mercy, or administration) and gifts that …
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