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06/05/2026

Revelation 6-18 is not about the antichrist persecuting the world. It is about Jesus pouring out divine wrath upon the antichrist and his kingdom.

Revelation 6-18 Isn’t about the Antichrist’s Persecution TylerR Tue, 06/02/26 2:00 am Series - Revelation Antichrist Eschatology Book of Revelation Image Temple of Justice (Washington State Supreme Court), Olympia, WA This is a series of short expositions of Revelation 4-22 from a futurist persp...

06/04/2026

Historically, periods of technological acceleration almost always produce the illusion of metaphysical transformation. The tools change rapidly, but the underlying philosophical assumptions change very little.

Life Beyond the Algorithm: Timeless Meaning in an Age of Artificial Intelligence (Part 1) Christopher Cone Mon, 06/01/26 12:00 am Ecclesiastes Meaning of Life Image Life Beyond the Algorithm: Timeless Meaning in an Age of Artificial Intelligence The Crisis of Meaning and the Logic of Under the Sun T...

06/01/2026

Those who hold these varying opinions have one thing in common: They cannot fathom a future for Israel of any spiritual significance. For proof, they point to the fact that the people of Israel today are largely in unbelief and are even capable of committing egregious sins.

What Is So Easy to Miss about Israel Paul J. Scharf Fri, 05/29/26 11:53 am Israel Eschatology Image Everywhere we turn, it seems that Israel is in the news—often in a negative light. Some celebrated commentators have come nefariously close to laying all the world’s problems at the feet of Israel...

05/29/2026

What’s the significance of this? It tells us that the image of God is not a “one-shot deal” effective for just a single generation or birth. It continues; Adam passes that image and likeness on to his offspring, who pass it on to theirs. We’re all, all of us, in that image and likeness.

Why Creation Matters, Part 2: From the Beginning DOlinger Wed, 05/27/26 12:00 am Creation Young Earth Genesis Series - Why Creation Image Read the series. Moses himself, the author of the creation account, begins to interpret and apply almost immediately. He finds his opportunity in two specific eve...

05/29/2026

How does a Christian respond in faith to this kind of problem? Hopefully, most of us get quickly to where the article’s author did: “My reaction was to pray immediately.” But how should faith shape the prayer? At least four options are available (or some combination of them).

Myths of Faith #4: God Will Say “Yes” to My Prayer Aaron Blumer Tue, 05/26/26 12:00 am Faith Prayer Series - Myths of Faith Image Read the series.I groaned when I read the first sentences of a WORLD magazine article that appeared a while back: “My husband lost a week’s pay. It must have fall...

05/26/2026

Why does God desire for people to organize themselves into nations? There are numerous reasons, but perhaps the most obvious is that there is significant danger with any system that unites all people.

How God Uses Nations Paul J. Scharf Fri, 05/22/26 12:00 am Memorial Day Government Image Another Memorial Day is upon us—a wonderful time to remember those who sacrificed to preserve our freedom, and to reflect upon all who have passed a spiritual legacy forward to us and blessed us—even in our ...

05/23/2026

When it comes to the Pastoral Epistles there is a wealth of good choices. The top four in the following list are all excellent high-level works. I would personally go for Knight and Marshall if money were no object (although Mounce and Towner would be just fine).

Personal Thoughts About Commentaries: The Pastoral Epistles Paul Henebury Thu, 05/21/26 12:00 am Pastoral Epistles Commentaries Books Series - Commentaries Image Read the series. When it comes to the Pastoral Epistles there is a wealth of good choices. The top four in the following list are all exce...

05/21/2026

“ ‘Pastor, pastor—I just met my surgeon, and guess what? He is a CHRISTIAN!’ I must bite my tongue in the moment, but I’m thinking to myself, ‘But is he a good surgeon?’” https://sharperiron.org/filing/47215

05/19/2026

This scroll is the trigger for everything that happens in the rest of the book of Revelation. What is this writing? What does it mean? It’s clearly a document of great importance: “And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, ‘Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?’”

Revelation 5 TylerR Mon, 05/18/26 2:00 am Book of Revelation Eschatology Series--Revelation Image This is a series of short expositions of Revelation 4-22 from a futurist perspective. Follow along with a timeline here.John now looks up from the worship of the elders and the seraphim and fixes his ey...

05/18/2026

What collided was my faith in what God could do and my uncertainty about what He would do. Many teach a perspective on faith that would erase these collisions. They counsel that living by faith means absolute, unwavering trust that God will certainly do some specific thing.

Myths of Faith #3 - It's Being Sure of What God Will Do Aaron Blumer Fri, 05/15/26 12:00 am Faith Series - Myths of Faith Image When my dad was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer years ago, I experienced a faith-collision. On the one hand was the strong likelihood that glioblastoma was going to ta...