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May 6, 2016 | by: Kendell Easley, prepared by Dave Maniquis | 0 Comments

In the introduction, I made the following claim: I [Kendell Easley] have written from a broadly evangelical perspective. My treatment is sensitive to areas where there are major differences of opinion, such as dispensational eschatology, Calvinism, Pentecostal issues, and the sacraments or ordinances. On the other hand, I affirm as a foundation th... Keep Reading

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Category: Last Things, Word: HEAVEN

April 29, 2016 | by: Kendell Easley, prepared by Dave Maniquis | 0 Comments

52. HEAVEN For I will create a new heaven and a new earth; the past events will not be remembered or come to mind. (Isaiah 65:17) But based on His promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness will dwell. (2 Peter 3:13) DEFINITION: Heaven is the supernatural location of God’s presence displayed far beyond the ... Keep Reading

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Category: Last Things, Word: FINAL JUDGMENT

April 22, 2016 | by: Kendell Easley, prepared by Dave Maniquis | 0 Comments

51. FINAL JUDGMENT Let them say among the nations, “The Lord is King!” Let the sea and everything in it resound; let the fields and all that is in them exult. Then the trees of the forest will shout for joy before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth. (1 Chronicles 16:31-33) DEFINITION: God through Christ will bring abo... Keep Reading

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Category: Last Things, Word: MILLENNIUM

April 15, 2016 | by: Kendell Easley, prepared by Dave Maniquis | 0 Comments

50. MILLENNIUM Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over these, but they will be priests of God and the Messiah, and they will reign with Him for 1,000 years. (Revelation 20:6) DEFINITION: The millennium (Latin for 1,000 years) refers to the reign of God’s people—especia... Keep Reading

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Category: Last Things, Word: SECOND COMING

April 8, 2016 | by: Kendell Easley, prepared by Dave Maniquis | 0 Comments

49. SECOND COMING They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come in the same way that you have seen Him going into heaven.” (Acts 1:11) DEFINITION: The second coming refers to the personal, visible, bodily victorious return of Jesus Christ ... Keep Reading

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Category: Last Things, Word: TRIBULATION AND WRATH

April 1, 2016 | by: Kendell Easley, prepared by Dave Maniquis | 0 Comments

48. TRIBULATION AND WRATH For all that time there will be great tribulation, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again! Unless those days were limited, no one would survive. But those days will be limited because of the elect. (Matthew 24:21-22) DEFINITION: “Tribulation&rdquo... Keep Reading

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Category: Last Things, Word: RAPTURE

March 25, 2016 | by: Kendell Easley, prepared by Dave Maniquis | 0 Comments

47. RAPTURE For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the archangel’s voice, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are still alive will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17) DEFINITION: The rapture refers to... Keep Reading

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Category: Last Things, Word: GLORIFICATION

March 18, 2016 | by: Kendell Easley, prepared by Dave Maniquis | 0 Comments

46. GLORIFICATION So it is with the resurrection of the dead: Sown in corruption, raised in incorruption; sown in dishonor, raised in glory; sown in weakness, raised in power; sown a natural body, raised a spiritual body. 1 Corinthians 15:42-44 DEFINITION: Glorification involves two balanced but distinct aspects. First is God’s work o... Keep Reading

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Category: Last Things, Word: HELL

March 11, 2016 | by: Kendell Easley, prepared by Dave Maniquis | 0 Comments

VIII. LAST THINGS   Teaching on the fulfillment of Bible prophecy still brings a crowd. Sometimes the approach is sensational. Well-meaning Christians (who understand that they shouldn’t read horoscopes or go to fortune tellers) sometimes fall prey to preachers with the latest twist on the signs of the times. This becomes their way to ... Keep Reading

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Category: Church and Discipleship, Word: FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT

March 4, 2016 | by: Kendell Easley, prepared by Dave Maniquis | 0 Comments

45. FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23) DEFINITION: The fruit of the Spirit refers to the character traits growing in believers as they mature. The Spirit producers these. Further, these tra... Keep Reading

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