In the Church of God (COG), we often hear about “the Millennium”, the time when Christ will return and setup His Kingdom for 1,000 years. It will be marked on both sides by evil. First, Satan will be put away for the 1,000 years, and then at the end he…
I have posted this ahead of time, but I’ve been there before. It is a good time, but it is also a sad time. The Feast of Tabernacles goes far too quickly, it seems. The children of Israel were to make their booths of green palms and other trees. By…
One thing I put on my list of things I like about the Feast was hope. Hope is the opposite of despair. Evil brings despair. Before the Feast of Tabernacles was an MSNBC.com article about ”3 children found shot dead after custody battle”. A divorced man was afraid of losing…
Some of the things I like about the Feast, in no particular order: 1. Concentrated time to study and worship God. It can be difficult in our day to day lives sometimes to properly study, pray, meditate and worship. The Feast gives us an opportunity to make up any deficiencies…
We often compare the idea of a Christ-ruled Millennium as a time of rest. It is compared to the Sabbath on occasion, and that’s not without good reason. However, there will be work to be done in the Millennium – lots of work. Garden of Eden Sometimes, we think about…
Interesting question. I think it partly depends upon your interpretation of some events that are prophesied. Even with Satan put away, there will still be human nature to contend with. Satan is just one of three enemies Christians today have to face. The other two are carnal nature and the…
Today is the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles, or sometimes called the Feast of Booths. “Booths” or “tabernacles” are basically temporary shelters. A tabernacle is basically a large tent, but a booth is slightly more sturdy. Why celebrate it? Because Gods wants you to! Isn’t that reason enough?…
Tonight begins the Feast of Tabernacles for many in the Church of God movement. Some few may start on a different day due to calendar concerns, but the majority will celebrate it at the same time as the Jewish festival of Succoth (which basically means “booths” or “tabernacles”). On an…
Many of you have already started your travels to the Feast of Tabernacles. Some of you are still packing, getting ready to leave. I wish all of you safe travels, and I pray you have a physical, emotional and spiritually uplifting Feast. We are nothing in and of ourselves, yet…
From time to time, I cover topics here that might be controversial, but many of them are quite mundane. Sometimes, while I diligently attempt to explain where we have come from in terms of teachings, doctrines and beliefs, I offer counter-evidence to another point of view. Why? We need to…