How sinful is man? To what extent are we sinful? Does sin effect our wills and our thoughts as well as our actions? When God's moral law is neglected in a society, why do we see sin expressed in more extreme ways? Does God restrain sin and if so how does He do this? These questions and others are answered in today's message.
Next Week's Message: The All Sufficiency of Christ's Atonement (Luke 5:31-32)
Pastor Ferdinand Duyaguit leads a Bible Study in a home in the Philippines. Three of these people recently accepted Christ. Through gospel radio broadcasts, Pastor Ferdinand proclaims the message of salvation each week to the mountain people on Negros Island in their own native tongue. Please help reach the unreached with the gospel through radio missions.
Today, the popular dispensational view of Christ’s Second Coming includes a period of time called the great tribulation. This is said to last seven years. It is preceded by the rapture of the church. After this tribulation which effects primarily Israel and the Jews and the end time world, the millennium begins with Jesus reigning on his throne from Jerusalem. This view is very popular today and is reflected in such publications as the Left Behind series. All evangelical Christians believe in the Second Coming of Christ. This is not in question. The question this article is concerned with is this popular view of the great tribulation. Is the popular view correct? What exactly does the Bible say? Is it possible to have a different view of this great tribulation than the popular view stated above and still be biblical?
Alex Dodson serves as president of Watchmen Radio Ministries International and as a staff evangelist. He has been in the gospel ministry for over thirty years. He was ordained in 1974 and has served as both a pastor and evangelist. He is a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary and is presently a member of International Ministerial Fellowship. He has also done postgraduate studies at the School of World Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary. He and his wife Susan live in Portland, Oregon in the beautiful Northwest.