Line Upon Line

Moving from the prophetic warnings of the man of sin to the believer's great salvation, Pastor Miles teaches that salvation is wholly a work of God—rooted in His love, choosing, sanctifying, and calling—while man's responsibility is to believe the truth, stand fast, and persevere. He works through 2 Thessalonians 2:13 to the end of chapter 3, addressing election versus free will, the comfort and establishing work of God, the importance of prayer and the preached gospel, and the call to remain in rank and not be disorderly.

A verse-by-verse study of Isaiah 29 through 31 in which Pastor Miles examines God's pronouncement of "woe" upon Jerusalem (Ariel) for empty religiosity, pride, rebellion, and misplaced trust in Egypt rather than the Lord. The teaching shows how God uses the coming Assyrian judgment to purify His people, then patiently waits to be gracious to all who will turn back to Him.

In 2 Thessalonians 2, Paul corrects the church's confusion that they were already experiencing the day of the Lord's wrath, teaching that two events—the falling away (apostasia) and the revealing of the man of sin—must come first. Pastor Miles surveys the premillennial framework, the four rapture views, and ten characteristics of the Antichrist, exhorting believers not to be deceived but to keep their focus on Christ and their work.

Teaching through Isaiah 28, Pastor Miles examines God's pronouncement of judgment against the prideful, drunken northern tribes of Ephraim and then against Judah and Jerusalem, who mocked Isaiah's repetitive "line upon line" message. He shows that all human refuges of lies are swept away by God's righteous standard, leaving Jesus Christ as the only sure foundation laid in Zion.

An introductory study of 2 Thessalonians, setting the historical context of Paul's second letter to the persecuted Thessalonian church and walking through chapter 1's themes of grace and peace, the church's growth in faith, hope, and love, and the coming righteous judgment of God upon those who reject the gospel.

A verse-by-verse study of Isaiah 25-27, beginning with the prophet's song of praise after the judgment of Isaiah 24, showing that God is faithful and true to His word, a refuge for His people, the destroyer of His enemies, and the one who will swallow up death and wipe away every tear. The teaching emphasizes that the Lord keeps in perfect peace those whose minds are stayed on Him, and that God's chastening of Israel was for purification, ending with His promise to restore and regather His people.

In Paul's closing exhortations to the Thessalonians, Pastor Miles teaches that believers are to know, respect, and esteem their God-ordained leaders, live at peace with one another, and practice a dozen sanctifying works. He concludes that our complete sanctification is God's faithful work in us—accomplished through the Spirit, the Word, the admonition of elders, and fiery trials—readying us for eternity.

Isaiah's final burden against Tyre—the wealthy "Babylon of the Sea"—reveals God's judgment on human pride and commercial arrogance, a judgment historically fulfilled by Assyria, Babylon, and Alexander the Great. Isaiah 24 then expands this picture into the worldwide day of the Lord, traced through Revelation, Joel, and Matthew 24, with the assurance that the church is not appointed to wrath but to salvation in Christ.

On Resurrection Sunday, Pastor Miles teaches from 1 Corinthians 15:1 that the gospel is grounded in three historic events—Christ's death, burial, and resurrection—and dwells especially on the often-overlooked burial of Jesus, showing its meaning through Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus and its application to the believer's death and new life in Christ.

A Palm Sunday teaching that moves through Matthew 21's triumphal entry into a verse-by-verse meditation on Psalm 118, the last of the Hillel Psalms sung by pilgrims entering Jerusalem. Pastor Miles shows how "Hosanna" ("Save now, we pray") finds its only answer in Jesus, the rejected stone who became the cornerstone of our salvation.