G od spent a lot of time on prophecy in Scripture, almost one-third of it, and even pointed to it as evidence that He is God (Isaiah 41:26 and Isaiah 46:9-10). It is frequently on my mind. I avoid talking about it because I don’t want to come across as one of those nuts with an end-times billboard. I leave that to the lovable homeless couple on the avenue, the ones who have the sign that reads, “The End is Near!” on one side and “Have a Nice Day!” on the other. They also have a sign that reads, “Be Positive!” I am positive. I’m positive I don’t want to be quite that colorful. I also doubt the tactic of carrying around a big, scary sign would be an effective strategy for me. I certainly don’t feel called to do it. I do, however, know that Jesus chastised those who did not understand or believe Bible prophecy (Luke 19:44 and 24:25), so this is an important subject that needs to be addressed somehow. Sadly, many teachers either mock it or teach messages that do not full...
On CBS Sunday Morning, when discussing his latest movie, Disclosure Day , Steven Spielberg asked, "Is God our God only on this planet? Or is God a god for every system where there's civilization and intelligent life, and even developing life?" I find the question, which I'm sure he thought was deep and profound, to be something so simple and obvious that even a Sunday School student could answer it. Especially given the fact that the only religion addressed in the movie was Christianity. Any Christian, who is a Christian in fact and not in name only, knows the answer to that. Scripture says in Genesis 1:1: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." Nehemiah 9:6 says, "You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you." This tells us there are multit...