One thing all Christians agree upon is that Jesus will come back one day. There is, however, much debate about when he will come back, specifically in reference to the Great Tribulation (Rev. 7:14). In this article, I will argue why I think that Jesus will come back after the Great Tribulation. The position I’m going to put forward is called “posttribulationalism” and it differs from the “pretribulational” position in one primary way. The pretribulational position says that Jesus returns before the tribulation to gather the church, but does so [...]

When a scribe asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” (Mk. 12:28), Jesus answered with two different passages from the Old Testament. First, he quoted Deuteronomy 6:4-5, saying that we should “Love the Lord your God with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our mind and with all our strength” (Mk. 12:30). Then he quoted from Leviticus 19:18, saying that we should “Love our neighbor as ourselves” (Mk. 12:31). Jesus said that these two commandments are the most important commandment. They are [...]

“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 Christmas is a beautiful season – probably my favorite time of year. The beauty of the season is found in the reason for the season. The coming of God into our world is a profoundly beautiful truth. Why did God come into the world he made? The Bible gives lots of answers to this question. One of them is in Mark 10:45, “The Son [...]