Does Revelation 3:10 Teach an “Any Moment” Rapture?

By Rev. Roger Best “Because you have kept the word of My perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell upon the earth.” (Revelation 3:10) This is a crucial verse...

The Meaning and Significance of Revelation 16:15

By Rev. Charles Cooper “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.” –Revelation 16:15 Some conclude that this verse appears in a most unusual place in the sequence of...

End Time Charts

By Gary Vaterlaus & Scott Holmgren Rapture Positions Compared This chart provides a simple comparison of the four general positions that are taken in reference to the timing of the Rapture in relation to Daniel’s 70th Week – the seven-year period at...

Why the Gap?

Why the separation between the sixty-ninth and the seventieth weeks of Daniel? By Rev. Roger Best We are introduced to the seventy weeks of Daniel in his book, chapter 9 and verse 24: “Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish...

The Blessed Hope

By Rev. Roger Best ” . . . looking for that blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus.” Titus 2:13 WHAT IS HOPE? As humans who are born into the world sinners because of the sin nature we inherit, we live in...

The Day of the Lord: The Wrath of God

By Rev. Roger Best In both the Old and New Testaments we often read about “the day of the Lord,” “the day of Christ,” or even “that day,” and frequently there is much confusion surrounding the meaning of these phrases. In this brief...

Not Left Behind

By Rev. Bill Lee-Warner Will there be a great revival during the 70th Week of Daniel? A common misconception among pretribulationists is that there will be some kind of great revival during the 70th Week of Daniel, the final seven years of history (the...

Is Jesus Coming Like a Thief in the Night?

By Rev. Roger Best Back a number of years ago there was a very popular Christian movie entitled, “A Thief In The Night.” The film was shown in many churches and depicted the events immediately following the rapture of the church. Suddenly there was a great...

The Parousia of Jesus Christ

By Rev. Charles Cooper The Greek language is generally conceded to be the most effective vehicle ever developed for expressing thought. Its possibilities of subtle distinction in the expression of thought are vast, and the writers of the New Testament were remarkably...