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The History of Eschatology
The word Eschatology comes from the Greek word eschatos meaning “last”. Eschatology is the study of "last things” or the “last days”. It covers all aspects of Bible prophecy relating to the end times. It is true that...
Introduction to the Rapture
The Biblical teaching about the rapture, or catching away, of christians is not taught in many churches and when many church members are asked if they know about the rapture of the Church they frequently answer that they...
A Wrong Version of the Virgin
Many people in the Catholic Church have been given a wrong version of the Virgin Mary. Catholics are correctly taught that Christ was born of the Virgin Mary, as the Bible indicates in both the Old and New Testaments. Isaiah the prophet foretold the virgin birth some...
Origen’s Replacement Theology
by John R Ecob DD I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan (Revelation 2:9). Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are...
A Mary Christmas
by Vince Wall At this time of the year numbers of Catholics will display cribs depicting the manger scene in their homes - with Mary of course being prominently displayed along with Joseph. In many manger scenes Mary is often depicted as a white woman dressed...
Did the Israelites cross at the Red Sea?
by John R Ecob About 1,500 BC Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt after God had sent plagues upon the land. The journey to the promised land began at Rameses where the children of Israel had been working for...
A Piece of Cake
A Piece of Cake A little boy is telling his Grandma how everything is going wrong; School, family problems, severe health problems, etc. Meanwhile, Grandma is baking a cake. She asks her grandson if he would like a snack, which, of course, he does. “Here, have some...
What’s Wrong with Whaling?
Originally Published in The Herald of Hope Magazine, October 2013 The International Court in the Hague has heard charges brought against Japan for whaling in the Antarctic oceans and a decision is likely to takes months....
Did the Church Start at Pentecost?
by John R Ecob DD Some teach that the Church did not begin until Acts 13 when the Gospel was preached to the Gentiles, and that baptism for believers was therefore only a Jewish rite that does not apply to the Church....
The Archangels: Michael, Gabriel and Lucifer
by John R Ecob DD There are only two angels named in Scripture; Michael and Gabriel. Michael is the only angel called an Archangel or “chief angel”. In many places we read of “an angel” without any identification but it...
Replacement and Remnant Theology
by John R. Ecob DD The relationship between Israel and the Church is fundamental to a right understanding of Scripture and there are two major errors. Replacement Theology Replacement Theology is Christendom’s dominant...
Baptism: Optional or Essential?
by Vince Wall Today in Australia there are many Christians who believe that is relatively unimportant which church they attend. As consequence, churches that practice believer’s baptism, are receiving members who regard...