Features
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Fast Forward to the Future
From Now to Eternity
Scott MacGregor
Have you ever been reading a suspenseful book and peeked at the last page to find out how it ended, or have you ever fast-forwarded a movie to see how the plot was going to develop? Have you ever wished you could do that with time itself—fast forward to find out what’s in store for this world of ours? Well, you can.
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World Government
Scott MacGregor
July, 2008
The most outstanding and ominous sign of the end of the world as we know it, to which the Bible devotes numerous chapters, is the rise of a Devil-possessed tyrant known as the Antichrist, or “the Beast,” who is given authority “over every tribe, tongue, and nation” (Revelation 13:7). Is the world heading towards a global government, as this verse seems to imply?
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The King's Return
John Weaver
“This time He’s not coming as a meek and mild babe in a manger, but as the almighty King of kings.”
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National ID Cards and the Mark Of the Beast
Joseph Candel
The technology needed to institute the coming “mark of the Beast” economic system, as foretold in the Bible, is progressing rapidly. So is the media campaign that will help put it in place. As governments worldwide debate the use of microchips in national ID cards and passports, as RFID (radio frequency ID) chips gain more widespread use commercially, and as microchip implants in pets and even humans become more common, new questions are being asked and old debates are being reopened. This month’s question:
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When Does the Mark of the Beast Begin?
Joseph Candel
The book of Revelation predicts that before Jesus’ return a world dictator known as the Antichrist will rise to power and rule for seven years. He will abolish all religions and insist that the world worship him. He and his chief minister, whom the book of Revelation refers to as the “false prophet,” will also institute the “mark of the Beast” in an effort to exercise total economic and political control.
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Tribulation Triumphs
David Brandt Berg
The Great Tribulation, the last three and a half years of the Antichrist’s rule that immediately precedes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, is sadly misunderstood by many people. They envision the Tribulation as a time of complete defeat and a terrifying time of hell on earth for all believers in the true God. But I can prove from the Bible that this is not the case, thank God!