Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings 2 studies
Reliability of the Scriptures and other doctrinal topics 5 studies
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
-
PAR016
The Faithful Servant
The parable of the budding fig tree, recounted by Matthew, Mark and Luke in their eschatological discourse, invites the disciples to discern the signs heralding the Messiah's return. Just as buds announce summer, world events announce the nearness of the Kingdom of God. Christ's word is eternal and sure: heaven and earth will pass away, but it remains.
Mark 13.28-31 (King James Version) :Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org -
PAR017
The Ten Young Girls
The parable of the budding fig tree, recorded in Matthew, Mark and Luke, invites the disciples to read the signs of the times with watchfulness and hope. Just as buds herald summer, events in the world herald the Messiah's return. Jesus' sure and eternal word guarantees the fulfilment of all his promises concerning the Kingdom of God.
Matthew 24.32-35 (King James Version) :Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org
Reliability of the Scriptures and other doctrinal topics
-
APO000
The Book of Revelation
A general introduction to the book of Revelation, written by John of Patmos in the 1st century. The article explains the title, the apocalyptic genre, the structure in symbolic cycles (seals, trumpets, bowls) and the purpose of the text: not a calendar of catastrophes, but a book of hope proclaiming the victory of the Lamb. Parallels with Daniel are announced for a verse-by-verse study of the 22 chapters.
Revelation 1.1 (King James Version) :The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org -
APO005
The Throne at the Center of the Vision
Exegetical study of Revelation 4, the vision of the heavenly throne that marks the turning point of the book. After the messages to the seven churches, John is carried up into heaven and beholds a throne surrounded by twenty-four elders and four living creatures. Every symbolic detail, lights, colors, sounds, expresses the sovereignty, holiness and divine authority that structure and govern history. This foundational vision sheds light on all the prophetic events to come.
Revelation 4.3 (King James Version) :And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org -
APO009
The First Seal, the First Horseman
APO009 analyzes the first seal of Revelation (Rev 6.1-2) and the appearance of a rider on a white horse. Two theories compete: does this rider represent the victorious Messiah Jesus, or an impostor, even the Antichrist? The article sets out both positions, stresses that the exegetical debate remains open, and announces a parallel with Jesus’ discourse on the Mount of Olives.
Revelation 19 (King James Version) :And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org -
APO010
The Second Seal, the Second Horseman
The article APO010 analyzes the second seal of Revelation (Rev 6.3-4): a red horse whose rider receives a great sword and the power to take peace from the earth. Through four symbols — the red horse, the rider, the sword and the peace taken away — the study explores the reality of war as divine judgment and human responsibility, stressing that only Christ can bring true and lasting peace.
Daniel 9.24-27 (King James Version) :Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org -
APO012
The Fourth Seal, the Fourth Horseman
The article APO012 studies the fourth seal of Revelation (Rev 6.7-8) and the appearance of the pale horse ridden by Death. As the culmination of the three previous horsemen, this rider is given power to kill a quarter of humanity by war, famine, plagues and wild beasts. The article stresses the divine sovereignty that frames this terrible judgment, and places this event within the prophetic unfolding of the end times.
Ezekiel 14.21 (King James Version) :For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org
-
ANN101
The prophetic unfolding of the end times
This article examines the concept of the end times in the Bible, distinguishing between "the end times" and "the end of the world". It emphasises…
-
ANN102
The signs heralding the return of Jesus the Messiah
The article "ANN102 - The signs heralding the return of Jesus the Messiah" explores biblical prophecies about Christ's return, without setting the…
-
ANN119
The eschatological discourse on the Mount of Olives
Cet article explore le discours eschatologique de Jésus sur le mont des Oliviers, discuté dans les Évangiles de Matthieu, Marc et Luc. Jésus met…