The parable of the five foolish virgins is often used as a metaphor for the rapture of the church, yet this Jewish wedding story holds important clues which must be rightly interpreted. We mustn’t forget, in this famous parable Jesus refers to ten virgins, not ‘brides.’ Who or what exactly, do these mysterious virgins represent? […]

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The church is a restraining influence in the earth; our very presence stems the tide of evil. The Apostle Paul made it clear the Antichrist or ‘Son of Perdition’ cannot manifest in bodily form until the rapture takes place. Some teachers claim the church needs to prepare for the coming tribulation, but our ‘blessed hope’ […]

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Did you know that the Apostle Paul and Moses have much in common? They both spent lengthy periods in the Arabian desert, receiving deep revelations from God from that region. It was during a three-year sabbatical within the Arabian Desert that God revealed to the Apostle Paul, the ‘catching away’ of His church, which he […]

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The Bible is clear, we should look for the soon return of Jesus Christ, never the Antichrist. The Rapture of the church is a fundamental doctrine which has come under attack in recent years. Carl begins a three-part series today, addressing the ‘rapture’ or ‘blessed hope,’ in its proper scriptural context. The rapture is not […]

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The Bible warns against philosophy but there’s a particularly nefarious philosophy which supersedes all others. ‘Hegelianism,’ or ‘The Hegelian Dialectic,’ stems from a German philosopher of the 19th century, named George Wilheim Friedrich Hegel. Karl Marx was a big fan of Hegel’s philosophy and it later became the launchpad for his Marxist manifesto. This deleterious […]

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The Bible explicitly states that ‘God is love’ but few realize God’s love is both nurturing and corrective. The corrective side of God is often underplayed in our society which exploits love as a vehicle for all kinds of immoral behavior. Yet, true love (or charity in the King James Bible), sets moral boundaries, being […]

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To some Christians tithing is merely an Old Testament practice which has been done away with. But what if tithing existed prior to the law and was always performed ‘by faith’? What exactly is the meaning of ‘tithe’? What did Jesus have to say about tithing? Should we tithe today? Are preachers just after your […]

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In this broadcast, Carl describes the two Holy Spirit outpourings. Every Christian has experienced the Spirit ‘within’ as newness of life resides within each of us at the new birth. However, not everyone has experienced the Spirit ‘upon.’ This second outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit is described in the Book of Acts as ‘coming upon’ […]

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We need guts to do the Lord’s work in these last days, as there are perilous times ahead. God’s word proclaims His, ‘righteous are as bold as a lion’ (Pro 28:1). A lion (or lioness) is emblematic of courage and ferocity. This courage was demonstrated by the first century apostles, in the face of much […]

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Is money your God? The Bible says you cannot serve both God and money…it’s time to choose. Ironically, money will never make you happy, because the more you have, the more you’ll want! Jesus spoke more about money than any other topic in the Bible. Eleven of Christ’s thirty-nine parables refer to mammon. Jesus warned […]

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