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What is the meaning of Rev. 2:27 - God will smash nations?

In Revelation 2 we read this: Rev. 2:27 and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of the potter are broken to pieces, as I also have received authority from My Father; This passage is a quote from Psalm 2:9. To understand the mea...
28 May 2016
Are the 144,000 saved prior to the Tribulation?

The 144,000 Jewish evangelists of the Tribulation will not be believers until after the Tribulation begins, according to Revelation 7, for if they had been believers beforehand, then they would have been removed from the earth at the Rapture with ...
2 February 2016
Will raptured saints be able to view the Tribulation?

There is some mystery regarding what those who have died know about events on earth after their departure, including during Tribulation. The only answer to solving that mystery is found in Revelation 6: Rev. 6:9 When the Lamb broke the fifth sea...
2 February 2016
Does Amos predict the end of the U.S.?

Regarding the prophecy you quoted in Amos 8, the prophet was writing to the people of Israel, not to the citizens of any Gentile nation including the United States. Therefore, the words of that prophecy are only relevant to the Jewish people. Noti...
2 February 2016
Who is standing on the seashore?

In Revelation 13, the verse in the original Greek does not offer a proper noun for the one doing the standing. Neither the words “dragon” nor “I” appear in the original Greek text, therefore the interpreters had to assume the subject of the senten...
28 September 2015
Explain life in the Kingdom?

A full description of life in the Kingdom would require a very lengthy explanation, but fortunately VBVMI already offers such a description in our Revelation Bible study (see Lessons 20B & 20C). To summarize, the Church saints will play a ro...
1 August 2015
Why is the Tribe of Dan Missing in Revelation 7?

The absence of Dan in the list of tribes in Revelation 7 is a source of much interest among Bible students. The text itself offers no explanation, but we can speculate based on some analysis. First, it’s important to note that there are 13 named ...
14 July 2015
Will I be able to hug Jesus when I see Him?

Pastor Armstrong’s teaching on life in the Kingdom is necessarily limited by what scripture itself provides. Therefore, we must caution against making too many assumptions one way or another about how we will experience the presence of the Lord. ...
12 June 2015
Who are the saints that came out of the tombs?

Regarding Matthew 27, we read: Matt. 27:50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Matt. 27:51 And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were spli...
21 March 2015
How can the Rapture be imminent if 10 kingdoms come first?

You are correct that Daniel says there must be 10 kingdoms over the world before the start of the Tribulation and the rise of the antichrist, but the Bible also teaches that the resurrection (i.e., rapture) is imminent for every generation of Chri...
19 January 2015