Signs of the Times (Part 2)

Dennis McCallum

Luke 21:11

Plagues and pestilence is one of the signs of the last days. Studies in the last ten years point more and more towards God's prophetic words on the end times. Scientific research is telling us that more diseases and common bacterial infections are becoming less likely to be cured by common antibiotics. It is safe to say that the reality of a future of pestilence is probable, like the Lord declared.

Signs of the Times (Part 1): The Fig Tree's Shoots

Dennis McCallum

Revelation 9:15-16

One prophetic sign of the end times is an increased population, famine, and pollution. All these signs that are laid out in scripture are associated with the final war and the second coming of Christ. Scientific data is pointing more and more towards increased world population that is leading to an unpleasant future for the world's resources.

Prophecy

Dennis McCallum

2 Peter 3:3

Jesus, on the Mount of Olives, discusses the end of the age and his second coming with his disciples. Jesus warns them not to be misled. He gives them many prophetic signs so that they will know when the end is near. These prophetic signs include ecological, technological, sociological, political, and theological signs.

The Mystery Hidden for Aeons

Dennis McCallum

Matthew 11:1-15

God purposefully kept the identity of the predicted Messiah hidden from Satan, His enemy, in three different ways. First, none of the Old Testament predictions of the Suffering Servant ever clearly name him as the Messiah. Second, the Old Testament presents the Messiah's first and second comings as though one follows the other immediately. Third, the Old Testament never explicitly states that there will be two separate comings of the Messiah. The mystery was fully revealed in Christ's first coming; Jesus was the predicted Messiah. The mystery unveiled proves God's sovereignty and unconditional love for the world and allows us to freely approach Him in confidence through faith.\r\n

John the Baptist

Dennis McCallum

2 Corinthians 5:21

John the Baptist was a "type" of Elijah the prophet who prepared the way for Jesus Christ. John the Baptist baptized people in water; this was symbolic of their need for forgiveness. John baptized Jesus, and when he did, God the Father sent the Holy Spirit to affirm that Jesus was the son of God.

The Genealogy of Christ

Dennis McCallum

Luke 3:23-38

Jesus (the Messiah) was born a descendant of King David, in Bethlehem, as had been predicted in the Old Testament. Jesus fulfilled prophecies that he had no control over, this is just one way God has shown His sovereignty in His plan for this world.