Today I am going to share something that I have been thinking about for a while. It’s about how Jesus executes justice when He returns a second time. Many of us think that He is going to do it with great violence.  You know, before Jesus was born, many Jewish people were desperately waiting for…

Today, I want to explore the role of grace in the Seventh-day Adventist understanding of eschatology—by that, I mean the Last Days events. A quick disclaimer: Some of the thoughts I share may seem a little bit controversial or maybe even out there, but my intention isn’t to provoke or challenge anyone’s faith. Instead, I…

Good morning, and thank you for joining me once again as we continue to navigate the intricate and often challenging terrain of the Book of Revelation. As I said last week, I am no theological expert on this complex text, and though I’ve come to appreciate Dr. Weaver’s warning about the “theological challenges” scattered throughout…

Fig. 1. Site of the coming final battle between Good and Evil: Tel Megiddo (a.k.a. Armageddon), containing archaeological remains from the Bronze and Iron Ages. Source: Avram Graicer – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36308008 Good morning, and thank you for this opportunity to explore what global scriptural prophecies—particularly those from the Bible and most…

Today’s class is mostly taken from previous classes. In it, I would first like to answer a question Carloyn asked about the glory of God. Second, I will attempt to answer the question, what is this grace upon grace that we’ve been given according to Jesus. Jesus encourages obedience, which we’ve defined as “doing things…

Genesis 1:1-5 – “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth… And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.” Have you ever noticed that God created time on the very first day of creation? By doing so, He established time as sacred, setting it apart to mark His will and the…