Bible Prophecy Daily

Ron Wallace kicks off our April epsiodes teaching from Malachi 3:1. The prophecy about a future coming of Elijah has a dual focus: it looks to both the first coming of the Messiah and His second coming. At both advents, Elijah will have a special ministry to woo the Jewish people back to a covenant relationship with God. The leaders and the people need to change their mind about their current belief system that revolves around Mosaic legalism. They need to believe that Jesus is the promised Messiah and trust in Him as the Savior of the world.

Dr. Alan Kurschner answers this question of whether the seals in the book of Revelation express God's future eschatological wrath. First Four Horsemen Seals He began with the first four seals showing that these are natural events in contrast to the supernatural judgment elements in the trumpets and bowls. The first four seals will purify the church before Christ returns. He also responded to the pretrib ignorant claim that "God would never bring tribulation to the church"; for example, noted is 1 Peter 4:17: "For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?" Fifth Seal The fifth seal is deeply problematic for pretribulationism. It was demonstrated that the fifth seal thoroughly refutes the pretrib notion that the seals are the day of the Lord's wrath. The fifth seal depicts martyrs, showing that they rightly recognize the day of the Lord's wrath has not come. In 1 Thessalonians 5:9, we have a promise from God that no believers will experience the day of the Lord's wrath. Pretribs would have God breaking his promise by claiming that the fifth seal is God's wrath. Sixth Seal Dr. Kurschner explained that the sixth seal is also problematic for pretribulationists because the depiction of the wicked conveys that the wrath of God is impending, not that it has already started in the past. In addition, Joel 2:30–31 explicitly states that the celestial disturbances happen before the day of the Lord. He also noted Luke 21:25–28 and Matthew 24:29–30 which corroborates that the day of the Lord happens after the great tribulation. Seventh Seal Finally, it was explained that the two groups of people being delivered between the opening of the sixth and seventh seal demonstrates that the day of the Lord's wrath has not happened because they are being protected before God pours out his wrath with the opening of the seventh seal containing the trumpet and bowl judgments. There is a progression in the final seals: the fifth seal promises wrath, the sixth seal portends wrath, an interlude in Revelation 7 protects from wrath, and the seventh seal pronounces wrath. It is wrong to claim that because Jesus opens the seals himself, the seals, therefore, contain God’s wrath. Instead, it means that he is sovereignly orchestrating eschatological history—for the ungodly and the godly. The seals function as conditions that must be first met before the scroll is opened. The overarching question in the book of Revelation is: will you be an overcomer?

Jake McCandless recently returned from a trip to Israel with the ministry Generation 2 Generation. The trip was to show solidarity with Israel and to learn first-hand what happened in the 10/7 attacks. He was able to tour locations that were attacked and speak with a long list of people on the ground ranging from survivors to IDF officials. Jake gained incredible insight while on the ground with 360-degree views of the attacks which which he is sharing here, over a series of episodes. In previous episodes, Jake has talked about what he learned about the attacks and the current conflict. In this episode, he will begin a multi-part installment on the fulfillment of Bible prophecy he felt was being fulfilled before his eyes. This first prophecy discussed does not have to be seen on the ground in Israel, for it is currently in the news and that is the start of the sacrifices and the building of a new Temple. To make sure we accurately understand what is actually prophesied in the Word, Jake begins this Part 1 by discussing the prophecies surrounding resumption of the sacrifices and a new Temple. You can also learn more at www.standfirmministries.com.

Nelson Walters asks the pointed question, “Is there such a thing as a ‘tribulation saint’?” It depends on what the term “tribulation saint” means. There are obviously saints in the Tribulation, also known as the 70th Week of Daniel, but how do they get there? What happens to them? And how does this apply to you and me today? Listen to today's episode, as Bible Teacher Nelson Walters presents this thoughtful consideration.

In this episode, Ron Wallace will show that the saints who were raised at Christ's resurrection were not resurrected, but were brought back to life. They were believers who had recently died; were resuscitated by the power of Christ's resurrection; and then appeared to people to testify about the saving work of Jesus and the promise of future resurrection.