UNDERSTANDING THE TIMES
Thank you to Pastor Wayne Edwards for another edition of his outstanding News Clips. I include a link for the full set of clips below, and reproduce the last clip by Jan Markell of Olive Tree Ministries, link to Olive Tree here: because I think it is most relevant at this time of confusion in your Churches. Gibber! Gibber! Chugley Link to full set of News Clips: https://www.fastmailusercontent.com/jmap/download/uc8f34144/G73e620ac836aa76b33fe938ff05096f795a11d91/Pastor’s%20Handouts%20for%20July%206%2C%202022.docx?type=application%2Fvnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document&u=c8f34144&access_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJkNzg1MzMwODU4YTNmY2ZjN2ZhODhhNjk3MDIyZWJhMiIsInN1YiI6IjdJendLY0NzVFFDWkgxRzVtMEJUbHNtV1ZZRXFLMEtiaURRTjM5MXlXQ28iLCJpYXQiOjE2NTcxNzM2MDB9.bvhF_CWluOtKg3Zo2wjLSup9r4WWGtXNQLQed_uhhWo Why Many Churches Today Can Never Understand the Times False doctrine – Bible prophecy By Jan Markell – July 10, 2021 I recently did a Facebook/YouTube live presentation with my colleagues, Amir Tsarfati and Pastor Barry Stagner. It was titled “Doctrine Matters.” And indeed, it does! We considered a number of theologies that do not allow their followers to understand the times or become watchmen on the wall. I thought I would summarize that discussion in this magazine format. Please understand that not every church in a particular denomination or stream of theology holds to some of this aberrant theology! A good illustration of this is many in the Assemblies of God are pushing back against Kingdom Now/ Dominion Theology, so prevalent in some charismatic churches today. I’ll explain in a moment. So, here’s a short list of theologies you might want to understand, and particularly if you are looking for a new church. I suggest you avoid any church that embraces: Amillennialism: The Millennium Began at the Cross and We’re in it Now! Tragically, almost all major denominations embrace this today. The Millennium is not literal, in spite of the fact that Revelation 20 says it is a thousand years multiple times. It’s not that they deny a Millennium; rather, they don’t believe it is literal. They believe that Jesus is sitting on the Throne of David in heaven, and that this…