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Rightly Dividing Acts 10: The Truth About Cornelius

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/969859/fan_mail/new] When we carefully read the account of Cornelius in Acts chapter 10, several fascinating, if not puzzling, questions arise.  Did Cornelius become a Christian in the same sense as believers are saved today? Was Cornelius baptized into the church, the body of Christ? Since Cornelius is a Gentile, is Acts 10 the beginning of the church, the body of Christ? Or, did Cornelius become a Jewish proselyte? Did Cornelius hear the gospel of grace, or something else?  I will answer these questions as we progress through this study.  At first glance, the events that took place in Cornelius’ home look very similar to Pentecost in Acts chapter 2. Peter preaches about Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit falls upon the listeners, who begin speaking in tongues. But when we carefully compare Acts 10 with the later writings of the Apostle Paul, an important question arises.  Paul says this about his own salvation:   “Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.” 1 Timothy 1:16.  Paul became the pattern for those who would afterward believe. So, how should we understand Cornelius's experience in Acts 10?  BreadofLife.media

Why Did the Holy Spirit Come in Acts 2? The Timing Explained!

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/969859/fan_mail/new] Most Christians know what happened in Acts chapter 2. The Holy Spirit came, tongues of fire appeared, and Jesus’ apostles began speaking in other languages.  And most believe that was the start of the church, the body of Christ.  But is that the truth or mere tradition? The appropriate question is rarely asked. Why did the Holy Spirit come at that precise moment in history? Why not earlier? Why not during Jesus’ ministry? Why not after Paul's conversion? The Holy Spirit’s coming in Acts chapter 2 was not a random or unexpected event. It happened at the precise moment God had already foretold in prophecy.  To understand Acts 2, we will examine three topics: The promise of the Spirit The prophetic timing The national call to Israel BreadofLife.media

Carrying the Death of Jesus — Revealing the Life of Christ

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/969859/fan_mail/new] This is the great paradox of the Christian life:  God hides resurrection power inside fragile people.  Today, we are going to examine what that means.  What does it mean to carry the dying of Jesus?  And how does His life become visible through vessels like us? BreadofLife.media

Revelation 17 - MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/969859/fan_mail/new] Previously, I did a video on Revelation 17, the woman who rides the beast.  In that video, I showed that the woman represents the religious system of the last days, especially during the Tribulation, which begins after the Rapture of the Church. She is Islam! Islam has been in continuous control of the Middle East for 1300 years and shows no sign of leaving.  The other day, I found myself reading Revelation 17 again.  I asked the Lord to show me anything I might have previously missed. And He did!  When I got to verse 9, I read “And here is the mind which hath wisdom.” I stopped and spoke, “Lord, I want a mind that has wisdom, please give me wisdom.” I paused and then read the next sentence: “The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.”   The words leaped off the page! Wow! That is the key to understanding the woman. That explains why her name begins with the word “Mystery”.   BreadofLife.media

Daniel 2 Misinterpreted! The Legs of Iron True Identity.

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/969859/fan_mail/new] What the Biblical text actually says about the Iron Kingdom.   From the courts of Babylon, above the shimmering rivers of the Near East, a vision was given to King Nebuchadnezzar of a great statue, its form divided like the kingdoms of men.  In this telling, we shall behold the statue anew— the head of gold that gleamed with Babylon’s glory, the silver breast and arms of the Medo/Persian order, the bronze loins of Alexander’s swift dominion… and at last, the iron kingdom that followed, stark and terrible.  For centuries, Christians heard but a single narrative—the fourth kingdom, the legs of iron, is the Roman Empire whose feet of iron and clay—a latter day revived form of ancient Rome.  But what if that long-held tradition is wrong? What if the prophecy itself—when compared with real geography, real history, and real Scripture—points in an entirely different direction? BreadofLife.media