Surely most of us want competent Government. When will BBC Panorama make a programme on the incompetence of the UK Government under Sir Keir Starmer and of the SNP Scottish Administration? Why do I ask? Because it has just made a programme about the USA's Trump Government, apparently to warn or at least inform its …
Who are the 144,000?
Who are the 144,000 mentioned in the Book of Revelation? "I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel." Revelation 7:4 The Book of Revelation is a mystery to most people. Although we are told …
A three-in-one question
"As Jesus sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of Thy coming, and of the end of the world?" Matthew 24:3 My last blogpost looked at Jesus' teaching on the current and future character of His …
When will the five wise virgins waken up?
Jesus spoke this parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were wise and five were foolish. While the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept." Gospel of Matthew 25:1-2,5 This describes the Christian church at present – some are …
Jesus’ extraordinary conversation
Some of Jesus' quotations are well-known, such as: "Render to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's", but people do not sufficiently appreciate how extraordinary are Jesus' answers. This was not simply a comment but it was a quick-fire answer to the Pharisees who set out to entangle …
The danger of not studying the Book of Revelation
Jesus pronounced a blessing on those who read the Book of Revelation Rev 1:3, but many people do not read the Bible at all. Of those who do, many find the Book of Revelation too difficult to read and give up, far less to study it. So why should they read and study it, and …
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False beliefs in science
False beliefs among scientists, politicians and opinion-makers is having detrimental effects on public health and education. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry into the 2020-2021 coronavirus pandemic highlighted a culture of secrecy in the UK Cabinet Office at the beginning of the pandemic. The evidence to the Inquiry demonstrated false beliefs among those at the highest level …
The errors of Seventh-Day Adventism
Seventh-Day Adventism has many errors but the fundamental one which keeps it separate from mainstream Christianity is boldly declared in its name. It does not observe the Christian Sabbath on the first day of the week, when Jesus rose from the dead, but it continues to observe the seventh-day sabbath. There are other groups who …
Jehovah’s Witnesses and their fundamental error
Jehovah’s Witnesses are very zealous with door-to-door evangelism. They will usually engage people with their views about God's kingdom on Earth, and they call their meeting houses Kingdom Halls. However, they have a fundamental error. They do not believe that Jesus Christ is God. They believe that the Son of God is the first and …
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And the Books were opened
The wicked need to know what awaits them after death, in the hope that they will change their minds and behaviour while they still have time. The Bible tells us: "I saw a great white throne, and Him Who sat on it ... I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the …
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