Posts Tagged: Tribulation Rising

Awaken Biblical Prophecy Commentary – Making Christianity Great Again in the 10-40 Window

Posted by Gary Ritter |

That’s not just a silly title for the Commentary, it’s a stupid and impossible thought. But if that’s the case, why isn’t making Christianity great again in America a foolish idea?

Christians in this country have a very parochial view of Christianity. We tend to consider America as the apex place for all things Christian. This is probably one reason for the rise of the New Apostolic Reformation, a.k.a. NAR, a.k.a. Dominionism, a.k.a. Kingdom Now Theology. At its core what do these various-named movements have in common? It is that the church must clean up the world so as to pave the way for the return of Christ.

Awaken Biblical Prophecy Commentary – Surveillance, AI, & A Child of God

Posted by Gary Ritter |

There have been a lot of factors lately that have gotten me thinking about the surveillance state and the role of artificial intelligence as it grows more potent. Intimately coupled with these highly intrusive technologies are the concepts of power and authority. For the Christian, we must consider our response to these issues as the world grows darker, yet knowing the urgency of the hour to accomplish what God would have each of us do in these times.

Awaken Biblical Prophecy Commentary – Leprosy Just a Skin Disease?

Posted by Gary Ritter |

Perhaps you’ve noticed in your own Bibles when reading either Old Testament or New Testament accounts, that whenever leprosy is mentioned, there’s inevitably a footnote. Regardless of the context, the footnote reads something like: Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases. Now that’s all well and good, but for the most part – in context – does this make sense?

Awaken Bible Prophecy Update 1-24-24 – Preterist Pretensions

Posted by Gary Ritter |

A friend sent me a link to an online message from about three months ago in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 atrocity of Hamas terrorists attacking Israel. In this Prophecy Update I’ll go over what the pastor said, why he’s wrong despite how self-assured he was, and discuss why it’s so hard to find common ground in the Christian community when our eschatological, i.e. our end-times, beliefs vary so widely.

Awaken Bible Prophecy Update 11-1-23: Jews Aren’t Really Jews & Other Follies

Posted by Gary Ritter |

Psalm 137:5-6 recounts the ode of the Jewish people:

If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget its skill!
Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth,
if I do not remember you,
if I do not set Jerusalem
above my highest joy!

Given the fact that the whole world is drunk with hostility toward Israel and the Jews, including a large portion of the professing Christian community, just like this psalm, we also must continue keeping God’s Promised Land and His Chosen People front and center.