Duane Shippy

This article is a little different, veering off the prophecy path for a tour through apologetics. It's important to be able to defend our faith and the Bible.  If we claim to live "by every word that comes from the mouth of God," then understanding all of those words is highly important for us. Context is king when it comes to understanding a statement.  For example, back in 2010 did ...

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Are you a Republican or a Democrat?  Maybe a libertarian or with the green party?  Why do we have more than one political party in the USA?  We all like to think we are fair-minded people, we all see the same situation in our country, but we arrive at different interpretations of the situation. In the same way there are generally three camps that theologians fall into when answer...

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Depiction of Fire Falling from Heaven Perfect EnvironmentRevelation chapter 20 gives us the wrap up of human history during the in-person reign of Jesus.  The future Millennium, 1000 years of Jesus ruling on this Earth, is portrayed throughout the Bible as a wonderful time to be alive, peace and prosperity are the hallmarks, along with the opportunity to worship God in person.  (Isaiah ...

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Past fulfillment of Revelation is a major theory subscribed to by some very knowledgeable theologians.  They say that 2000 years ago the end-times prophecies were fulfilled and that the past couple millennia of Christianity is the symbolic Millennial Kingdom of Jesus.  This article will evaluate this theory against the Bible and historical records. There's a fair amount of alignment b...

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Mystery CompletedThe prophets of the Old Testament announced some highly anticipated events with the coming of the Messiah to rule Israel as foremost of importance of those prophecies.  However, that prophecy wasn't a mystery, it was generally understood.  On the other hand, the first advent of Jesus and His death was not fully understood.  The subsequent times of the Gentiles wer...

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Revival in Israel is an important goal today with countless organizations pursuing that agenda both in Israel and around the world along with many individual leaders supporting Israel (couple lists here and here).  It's also an important prerequisite for the return of Jesus. Quick review of why Israel's repentance is important.  Jesus foretold that He will not come again until Is...

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1948 provided a fascinating mix of modern history and Biblical prophecy.  Interesting to see how God choreographed the series of events and even the replacement of a world leader to accomplish His purpose.

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For years I've had a blasé response to the Biblical passages that call for us to be prepared for His return thinking that if I'm a Christian why do I need to be watchful for Jesus' return?  I'm ready, right?  After reading this explanation on the Bible Ref site it dawned on me I was missing half of the point of the warnings. I was thrown off by thinking that it is only the exac...

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The scroll referenced in Revelation chapters 5-8 is central to the entire book of Revelation and to the future fate of this world. The taking and opening of the scroll dictates the end-times phases and universal events that befall our world. When the 7 seals have been broken there is nothing further to accomplish, the full gamut of judgements in the book of Revelation will complete and the retur...

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In the movie trilogy "Left Behind" those who were "taken" were Christians raptured up to be with the Lord.  Those left behind were unbelievers who remained on Earth to live through the devastating Tribulation.  So is this true to what the Bible says? What Does the Bible SayThere are just two actual passages in the Bible that refer to people being taken, both are part of the Olivet Dis...

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