Acts 1
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Carolyn Anne Venable wrote a new blog post: Christ will come again! 1 year, 2 months ago · View
We confess this frequently at my church: “Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.” These are foundational Christian beliefs. Do you believe Christ is coming again? Many,many Scriptures reference the Lord’s Coming. Some of these just reference the “Day” or the “Revelation” but are included to show how foundational the Second Coming [...]
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Carolyn Anne Venable commented on the blog post Portrait of the AntiChrist 1 year, 11 months ago · View
Yes, I think that these Scriptures establish a pattern that points to continuing significance and ultimate fulfillment: Romans 15:4; Col 2:16 & 17; 1 Peter 1:12; 1 Cor 10:11. Also since Jesus Christ has not returned yet ”in like manner” as he ascended (Acts 1:11), His prophecies in Matthew 24-25 decidely have a double fulfillment [...]
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Carolyn Anne Venable wrote a new blog post: Coming with the Clouds 2 years, 4 months ago · View
Revelation 1:7 Someday, every eye will see Christ Jesus the King! Some of us will see Him as Our Blessed Hope (Titus 2:13); others will squirm, trying in vain to hide from His majesty. Surely we’ll all be in awe! Acts 1:9-11 The apostles of Christ had a foretaste of Christ’s return. They actually saw [...]
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Richard Venable wrote a new blog post: Sky 2 years, 10 months ago · View
The Apostles watched as Jesus ascended into the sky and disappeared behind a cloud. How did they feel watching him leave? I imagine they felt an overwhelming confidence that Jesus really was the Messiah, but they were also anxious for him to begin “restoring the kingdom to Israel” (verse 6). His response to their anxiety was [...] -
Alan Collins commented on the blog post Conversion? 2 years, 11 months ago · View
Acts 1:6-7 tells us that the disciples were still confused about the purpose of Jesus’ ministry even when He was about to ascend.They still thought of him as a political messiah, or at least in part. We can read in the other Gospels how the disciples were gobsmacked when Jesus appeared to them in person [...]