Who Are "The Least of These"?
Read Matthew 25:31-46
Two very different interpretations of “the least of these my brothers” (25:40) have gained wide acceptance. One identifies...
Read MoreUse It or Lose It
Read Matthew 25:14-30
The “it” in 25:14 is “the kingdom of heaven” as in 25:1. The kingdom of heaven “will be like a man going on a...
Read More. . . As Illustrated in the Parable of the Ten Virgins
Read Matthew 25:1-13
The scene is an ancient wedding feast, an elaborate celebration which would take place at the groom’s house. The parable turns on the...
Read MoreThe Only Safe Strategy Is to Be Ready All the Time . . .
Read Matthew 24:29-51
Jesus has told us much about the end-times, but warns against the kind of “date-setting” for the return of Christ that many...
Read MoreAntichrist and Christ
Read Matthew 24:15-28
The first biblical foreshadowing of the coming antichrist came in 168 B.C. in the person of Antiochus Epiphanes (“God manifest”)...
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