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The Second Resurrection
April 24, 2024 20:32The bible indicates that offering salvation to all human beings comes in stages 1 Corinthians 15:22-26. ALL will be made alive but each in turn: First - Christ is raised from the dead to eternal life Then - those who are His followers are raised to eternal life at Christ's return Then - "the end" - those who have never become followers of Christ, or even had the opportunity to do so will be raised and enter into a period of judgment. "the end" marks a momentous time which, when finished,...
Eating the Passover - the 14th or the 15th?
April 18, 2024 20:31Jesus' example of observing and eating the Passover on the evening that marks the beginning of the 14th day of Nisan was a conscious reset of the Passover. It would be a reset to the original pattern established and recorded in Exodus 12. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "The Gospel of the Kingdom" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddAKz1 This message will walk through the new covenant Passover observed by Jesus... and the old covenant Passover first observed in Egypt. Photos...
The Death of the Firstborn, the Passover, and the Blood of the Lamb
April 18, 2024 20:26Under the terms of the OC Israel observed Passover each year to remember their deliverance from bondage in Egypt and protection from the death of the firstborn in all the land of Egypt. Under the terms of the NC the Church observes Passover each year to remember the foundational event of salvation. The death of Jesus Christ as our Passover. Through Him we are redeemed from bondage to sin and death. Its where we begin. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "The Gospel of the Kingdom" Full details...
the Plagues Upon Egypt
April 04, 2024 16:35Pharaoh had been warned that this confrontation would lead all the way up to the death of every Egyptian firstborn son... unless he humbled himself and submitted to YHWH. Each of the successive plagues upon Egypt would be an increasingly intense warning of impending death.
Moses Returns to Egypt
March 14, 2024 15:46The time has come for Moses to return to Egypt. God intended for Moses to have face to face interaction with Pharaoh. What’s really going on is that through Moses God would have His demand delivered directly to the man at the top. But God warned Moses that Pharaoh would refuse to listen. Jesus gave us the same warning, “if they reject me, they will reject you", "you will be persecuted for teaching what I tell you". https://ucgraleigh.blogspot.com/2024/03/moses-returns-to-egypt.html
The Preparation and Calling of Moses
February 28, 2024 18:42Moses would only become the person God could use to deliver His holy nation after additional training. The great man of words and action needed meekness, humility, and patience. He would learn these traits through 40 years as a shepherd in the wilderness of Midian. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Really Happens After Death?" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddB0yb
Oppression of Israel In Egypt
February 20, 2024 21:51Exodus is part of an unfolding story. It's a continuation of the Genesis account of Abraham's family. But their history is also your history.
Sound Doctrine
February 02, 2024 03:51Sound doctrines and beliefs must be based on the word of God... absorbing the content... teaching it to others... supporting those who teach... supporting the authority that is behind it... intellectually... administratively... emotionally... financially... and spiritually. If we do this in the proper balance of word, authority, and spirit we will be growing in grace and knowledge.
The Paradox of Jonah - Challenging Assumptions About Biblical Prophecy
January 18, 2024 15:32Jonah’s story challenges assumptions. Assumptions about what it means to be “chosen”… not a free ticket but a responsibility. Assumptions about the power of human freedom within the framework of prophecy and the will of God. The account we have of Jonah sticks out as very unique within the 12 minor prophets. Putting Jonah among the 12 minor prophets asks us to consider it in relation to those books and their message. The story of Jonah questions overly simplistic ideas some people, may ha...
Who Was the Prophet Jonah and Where Did His Loyalty Lie?
January 03, 2024 04:32Jonah 1:1 this verse allows us to find Jonah in 1 Kings 14:23-25. He came from a town in northern Israel on the south coast of the sea of Galilee near Nazareth. He appears to be a part of the company of prophets surrounding the king of the norther tribes… Jeroboam II. The time frame would be 780 BC.... about 50 years before northern Israel would fall to the Assyrians. Why was Jonah giving Jeroboam II prophecies of victories at the same time Amos and Hosea were dishing out such hard critic...
Dressing for Sabbath Service
December 12, 2023 01:54How we dress (especially for special occasions) comes and goes as the decades and centuries roll by. Given enough time jackets and ties will disappear… but the principle of dressing for the occasion will not.
Is the Holy Spirit a Person
December 07, 2023 01:37Why Proper Teaching About the Holy Spirit Matters Teaching the holy spirit is a third person in a trinity causes confusion. What the bible actually reveals is a better, and more functional, explanation about how God is at work within you… of how you can and will be at one with God… how you can become like Him in mind and character… and how you can enter into the universe ruling God family. The trinity teaching makes God more remote, self contained, and strange than actual scriptural teach...
Knowing & Understanding God.. the Trinity
December 07, 2023 01:30Knowing & Understanding God Jeremiah 9:23-24 God wants us to know and understand Him... and He wants us to then pattern our lives after what we know. Because that is how we will get joy and pleasure from the gift of eternal life. We know and understand Him through 1) what He does (hesed, exercises kindness, grace, mercy) and 2) what He says (guidelines for justice and righteousness). What He Does: the record of Israel's history... is there to show YHWH in action… ready to bless with eve...
The 7th Day Sabbath is Sign Between God and His People
October 31, 2023 00:46The seventh day of the week is the Sabbath of the Most High God. On this day we are to rest from our work and assemble ourselves before Him. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "The Church Jesus Built" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/daGx69 The Creator made the Sabbath for multiple functions: it is a day of instruction, it is a prophetic shadow of things passed, and things yet to come, and it is a sign of recognition between the Most High God and the people He is working with....
I Come as a Thief in the Night - Stay Alert, Watchful, and Sober
October 19, 2023 15:33We proclaim the coming kingdom of God... like Jesus did, like the apostles did… and the early Church did. We know the rule of God on earth does not come about by human efforts or pretensions of progress... the rule of God on earth begins with the return of Christ preceded by clear signs and events foretold by Jesus and the prophets. Like the disciples we ask and wonder... when will it come?
A New Covenant Day of Atonement
September 27, 2023 00:18The relevance of the day of Atonement for new covenant believers is covered in the book of Hebrews. It directly addresses two of the four main themes of the day. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Really Happens After Death?" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddB0yb The Day of Atonement Has Meaning For Our Time Hebrew 9:8-10 - one of the features of the day of atonement is: our present separation from God... lost at Eden... cast out from His presence… the way back guard...
A Day of Resurrection - The Gift of Eternal Life, the Hope of All Humanity
September 27, 2023 00:15Resurrection from the dead and the gift of eternal life is the “hope” of all mankind. To no longer fear or anticipate death. The scriptures teach that ALL will be raised (John 5:28) but that there is an order in which the dead will be resurrected. The Feast of Trumpets celebrates and proclaims the resurrection of those who are in Christ at His return. the resurrection of the just… the better resurrection. God has the power to give you this… He wants to give it to you. Get a FREE copy of...
The Prophet Joel's Plague of Locusts - A Call to Repentance
September 12, 2023 22:48Joel uses a contemporary plague of locusts to issue a general call to repentance in light of the coming Day of the Lord. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "The Horsemen of Revelation" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddAzcX the trumpet calls the believers to the sacred assembly. To consider the terrifying things they have heard and seen... to repent and seek deliverance. Those who minister before God have a special task... to lead the entire community in a prayer of repentance...
Prayer as Spiritual Self Discipline
August 30, 2023 21:51Today, lets look at prayer as a form of self discipline. We'll discuss some helpful techniques to improve and focus your prayer life and then a brief discussion on the content or prayers. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Really Happens After Death?" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddB0yb Photos by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
The King of the North and the King of the South - Daniel's Final Prophetic Vision
August 23, 2023 02:53Daniel 10-12 The Final Vision: King of the North and the King of the South This is the longest and most detailed of the visions given to Daniel. It adds detail to previous visions but without the symbolism or riddle. The focus of the vision is the person who will rise up at the end time... a.k.a. the man of lawlessness, the anti-Christ, the beast. The coming of this person is one of the key pieces of information Jesus gave His followers in answer to their question "what will be the sign of...
Hostility & Enmity - The Sin Lists of Paul - Part 4
August 02, 2023 19:18Sins of hostility and enmity are about how we think about others. Do we think of a treat others as friends, or enemies... are they family or are they rivals? This applies within the Church and outside the Church. If God is going to raise you up to be seated with Christ and assist Him in the millennial rule and beyond... you have to build a positive outlook towards others. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Really Happens After Death?" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddB...
From Holy to Profane
July 26, 2023 21:16Holiness can be undermined by bitterness… leading to defilement… leading us to becoming godless and profane. Along the way I’m going to add definition to: Holiness - set apart for a God given purpose Bitterness - focusing on the negative Defilement - caused by disobedience Profane - unable to see, unwilling to acknowledge God’s purpose The path from holy to profane, is a path from life with purpose to a life with no purpose. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Really Happens After Deat...
Sexual Sins - the Sin Lists of Paul - Part 3
July 21, 2023 21:32Sexual Sins When I first introduced the sin lists of Paul I pointed out to you that sexual sin seemed to be at the top of most of the lists. If order is a form of ranking then overcoming sexual sin is a priority issue. Regulating our sexual behavior according to biblical lines is challenging. Desire and promiscuity seem to be written into our genetic code... acknowledging that raises hard questions: if we are designed that way isn't placing limits and establishing boundaries going agains...
70 Weeks Prophecy and the Restoration of Israel
June 21, 2023 21:04The 70 weeks prophecy is the essential prophecy of the bible: ◾ It ties into Persian history with the proclamation which allows us to figure out the start of the countdown ◾ It provides numbers that allow us to predict when events would happen ◾ These numbers correspond to the time of the crucifixion which then mesh with the 3 days and 3 nights, the holy day sequence, and the lunar solar calendar ◾ It provides a quick summary of God’s goals for both Israel and the Church All these detail...
Sins of the Tongue - the Sin Lists of Paul - Part 2
June 15, 2023 03:01On all these sins of the tongue I hope that looking into the meaning helps you identify and avoid “sins of the tongue”. They are... Deceit Whispering Backbiting Reproach Reviling Clamor Hater of God Evil Speaking Filthy talk Foolish talk Jesting Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Really Happens After Death?" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddB0yb Keep Reading »
Quarreling - The Sin Lists of Paul - Part 1
June 07, 2023 02:18Intro Paul’s Sin Lists Digital media company Buzzfeed made a billion dollar business out of click-bait headlines like “10 things you must do now if you want to…” or “7 Reasons You Shouldn’t…”. People love lists! You’ll even find lists in the bible [ex. the Women’s discussion group is going over the “7 things God hates”]. The apostle Paul is known for providing interesting lists of spiritual virtues and vices commonly known as “the sin lists”. There are 8 of them. Your bible contains oth...
The Great Spiritual Harvest Pictured By Pentecost
June 01, 2023 02:59The biblical holy days are presented to us as 3 seasons of harvest, two grain harvests in spring and early summer, then a produce harvest in the fall. The first festival season is Passover and Unleavened Bread, the second is the Feast of Weeks, the final is the Festival of Tabernacles. The United Church of God teaches that the second grain harvest… the harvest of wheat which happens at the same time as the festival of Pentecost … is a picture of the great spiritual harvest taking place NOW....
Christ the Head of the 7 Churches of Revelation
May 03, 2023 22:43Christ as Head of the 7 Churches of Revelation Revelation chapters 2 & 3 contain messages written for and sent to the 7 Churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. l Each receives its own short, personalized message from the head of the Church, the resurrected Jesus Christ. l Each message follows a pattern of noting their accomplishments, their faults or shortcomings, their trials, and they are reminded of the glorious outcome for those who overcome...
Leave The Sin That So Easily Entangles
April 27, 2023 02:41Leaving Sin Just as Israel was commanded by God to march boldly out of Egypt… you have been told [and are being reminded today] to come out of sin. Sin is violations of God holy perfect commandments… but beyond actions and trespasses, sin is also a way of thinking and acting that has no positive future. It has no future because through sin you have become separated from God… and separated from the tree of life… cut off from the potential of entering eternal existence. So, you need to get...
Mary Magdalene - First to See Jesus Raised From the Dead
April 19, 2023 14:06Mark 16:9-11 as a human being… Mary Magdalene was nobody special really. What made her special is Jesus’ appearance to her... Likewise, you are nothing special, [not a gathering of the beautiful, the rich, the elite] what makes you important, significant, noteworthy is that you have been brought into the body of the resurrected and living Christ. Keep Reading »
Discerning the Body of Christ
April 09, 2023 14:11Jesus’ Baptism Matthew 3:13-17 1. Jesus came to John to be baptized even though He had no sins to be forgiven and washed clean from. 2. When John questioned Him about submitting to baptism Jesus said that it was necessary to establish an example “let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness”. 3. This was a full immersion baptism, Jesus “ came up out of the water” 4. Jesus received the holy spirit [represented by a descending dove]. In this way Jesus ...
The Sin We Must Remove From Our Lives
March 28, 2023 15:06https://ucgraleigh.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-sin-we-must-remove-from-our-lives.html Sin is an action of a sort that is likely to be strongly condemned. Outside the bible, the specific behaviors we condemn are constantly changing. What was unacceptable 50 years ago could today be considered morally neutral... or even migrate from the category of sin to the category of virtue. So... outside of the "biblical context" sin is what we say it is. The spirit of political correctness in not new. G...
Jesus Death By Crucifixion: Did it Really Happen?
March 23, 2023 19:07Did Jesus Death By Crucifixion Really Happen? Since the very beginning there has been opposition to God's truth and His church. Some opponents even make the bold claim that Jesus death by crucifixion never happened. Keep Reading »
The Passover Lamb is a Prophecy
March 15, 2023 15:15God put the first Passover in place among the people of Israel just days before they would gather up all their stuff leave behind the slavery they had known in Egypt. Egypt did not want to let them go… God fought the Egyptians for the freedom of His people. He did this through a series of devastating plagues attacking everything the Egyptians held sacred. The last of these plagues was the death of every precious firstborn in the land. This final blow took place on the night of the Passove...
The Mission and Purpose of the Messiah
March 02, 2023 02:33The 3.5 year period Jesus spent preaching and teaching was filled with amazing activity. He healed the sick, raised the dead, quieted the storm, cast out demons, and proclaimed the coming kingdom of God... Yet, out of the tens of thousands He reached, He was misunderstood and rejected by almost everyone. Only 120 people were there when the Church of God began with the receipt of the holy spirit. Some of that misunderstanding was cleared up by the NT writings of the apostles… some remains...
When God Became a Human Being - The Word Becomes Flesh and Blood
February 15, 2023 15:22The Word who was God and was with God became flesh and blood and lived like one of us. But how can a God become a human being? Many people stumble and become confused about the person and life of Jesus. “Was he a real human being just like us… or was he a human being with incredible super powers?” Or “when He was a human being, was He still God?” Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Really Happens After Death?" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddB0yb Hebrews 5:7-9 Jesus l...
The Prayer of Daniel - Confession of Sin and Restoration for His People
February 01, 2023 19:03In the year 538 BC. the prophet Daniel was watching the ancient prophecy of Judah's return from Babylon after 70 years of captivity come to pass before his very eyes! We might expect Daniels prayer to be filled with joy and thanksgiving... but he responds with a prayer confession the sins of Israel and requesting merciful forgiveness. This is a model for us. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Really Happens After Death?" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddB0yb
The World Before Adam and Eve
January 27, 2023 01:32Contemporary research has determined that one of the main reasons young people abandon God, scripture, church is confusion and doubt about Genesis 1. What is the biblical explanation for the world before Adam and Eve? Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Really Happens After Death?" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddB0yb
The Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation
January 18, 2023 18:06The spirit of wisdom and revelation is a spiritual blessing from God. Through revelation we are given to know truths about reality we would not otherwise know. Through wisdom we are able to use these truths to grow in grace and knowledge. This is how we begin thinking with a sold biblical foundation. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Really Happens After Death?" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddB0yb
Rebellion That Causes Desolation - Antiochus Epiphanes Great Abomination
January 04, 2023 03:00The Rebellion That Causes Desolation Daniel 8:1 Most bible reading people agree that Daniel chapter 8 is a vision providing greater detail concerning the Greek empire that will follow Persia in the succession of gentile kingdoms. So it expands upon Neb's dream of the metal statue [focusing on the transition from the arms and chest of silver to the belly and thighs of brass... and Daniel's own vision of the 4 savage beasts where the bear gives way to the leopard. The details provided con...
Was Elijah Taken Up to Heaven? How to Read this Bible Verse
December 28, 2022 21:16Did Elijah Really Go to Heaven? 2 Kings 2:11 The average person reads about the fiery chariot that swoops down and takes Elijah up into heaven and assumes it means that Elijah was taken up into the spiritual realm where he would then live forever in the presence of God. It seems like a logical conclusion… especially for people who believe that human beings possess an immortal soul which never dies. But its a false conclusion that is inconsistent with many clear statements found in script...
Does Belief in an Immortal Soul Come From the Bible?
December 14, 2022 23:20What Is a Human Being? Is it a spiritual soul temporarily encased in a physical material body... is the spiritual soul good while the flesh and blood material body is bad?... What happens at death? ... The material body obviously disintegrate into atoms and molecules... But does a spiritual/soul live on? Does it suffer consequences for what was done in the flesh... can it experience bliss... where does it live? What does the bible say? Do you know? What do most people think the bible...
Why Is There Evil In The World
December 09, 2022 01:41God's plan for salvation and eternal life involves a confrontation with evil. Our confrontation with through a 7 step program of repentance, forgiveness, overcoming, spiritual discernment. Then the final two steps are direct intervention by Christ, and destruction of the source of evil. Keep Reading »
Son of Man and Daniel's Vision of the 4 Beasts
November 15, 2022 04:07The 7th chapter of Daniel is the turning point in the book. The first half of the book gave us the story of Daniel's life and background: a man of impeccable character, a man of great wisdom, great skill, a trustworthy spokesperson of Israel and the one true God of heaven. The second half of the book [chapters 7-12] switches from Aramaic to Hebrew and is a record of the prophetic visions delivered to Daniel rather than the king of Babylon Daniel 7:1. Keep Reading »
The God of Peace Will Be With You
November 09, 2022 13:01Philippians 4:1-3 Now we get to the real-life circumstances that caused Paul to write this letter to the congregation in Philippi. Up to this point Paul has given instruction on unity, and positive interactions among the members of the congregation. He covers these themes in great detail because there is friction between two women in Philippi, Euodia and Syntyche. Keep Reading »
Creation Issues... in the New Testament
November 03, 2022 18:25We live in the age of technology, or science applied to solving the practical problems of life. Discoveries in physics, chemistry, math have allowed us to develop complex machines, to invent powerful drugs, to peer into the structure of atoms, and to discover truths about the vast universe. Human knowledge and ingenuity have accomplished much. And because of the huge success of technology in addressing the comfort, convenience and needs of human beings... we assume that physicists, chemist...
How Spiritually Mature People Think - Philippians 3
October 26, 2022 20:17How Spiritually Mature People Think Philippians 3:1 we begin with a call to rejoice which is one of the over-arching themes of the letter. Because we understand the truth of what God is accomplishing in the world we can have a positive, uplifting outlook on the events and circumstances life throws at us. Hebrews 12:2 the joy Jesus had was not based on material circumstances, rather it was based on knowing that what He was experiencing had purpose and was leading toward a positive outcome. ...
Living Worthy of the Gospel
October 21, 2022 19:58Living Lives Worthy of the Gospel In the 1st chapter of Philippians, Paul lets the members know about the dangerous situation he finds himself in. He might be put to death for preaching the gospel, although he expects a better outcome. Paul considered the situation as a net positive for getting the message out to more people. In the next section He offers us some life lessons. Regardless of the circumstances we should always work towards living our lives in a manner worthy of the kingdom ...
The Three Woes of the Seventh Seal
September 30, 2022 00:09Christ's second coming to planet earth is announced by a mighty trumpet blast Matthew 24:31-32. Two long awaited event take place at His coming: 1) the resurrection of those who are in Christ 2) the time when he will take up His rule as king of kings announcing condemnation upon the governments, cultures, and false religions of humanity. 1 Corinthians 15:52 Paul tells us this trumpet blast is "the final one" indicating there are some other trumpets sounded prior to this final blast. http...
The 5th and 6th Seals of Revelation - What Will Be The Sign of Your Coming?
September 28, 2022 01:35What Will Be The Sign of Your Coming? First let’s review Jesus’ first coming… Scripture tells us the Word [who was God and was with God] set aside His glory to come to us in the form of a flesh and blood human being. Furthermore, we are told that He did not come into the world to condemn it. His purpose was to save those who were willing to listen and heed God's call to repentance, baptism, and the receiving of the holy spirit. Through His own life and death He opened up the doorway to li...