New Heavens and a New Earth

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/NewHeavensAndANewEarth.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Isaiah 65:17-25   I.         A frequent mistake made in reading the Scriptures is to recognize the meaning of a phrase in one area of the Bible and then assume that the phrase has the same meaning everywhere it is used.             A.        An example of this is found in Isaiah 65:17.                         1.         Some…

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Are we approaching the end times?

Question: II Tim 3:1-4; Matthew 24:12; I Corinthians 7:26-27. Are we approaching the end times? Between now and then, can we expect things to get worse and not better? e.g. sins like greed, immorality, suffering, etc. Is it better and safer to be unmarried and childless in current times if things are going to be…

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The End of the World

by Irvin Himmel via Truth Magazine, XV: 38, pp. 8-10, August 5, 1971 Among many religionists, there is an expectation that Christ will come again and reign on earth. Some believe that the eternal abode of the righteous will be on the same globe which we now inhabit, following a remodeling, renovating, and purifying. Many…

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Will the summer and winter seasons switch just before the end of the world?

Question: Thanks for clearing up many questions I had regarding the Flaws in the “Iraq – Interesting” E-Mail.  I received it yesterday and knew it was incorrect but didn’t know where I could get some answers without extensive Bible study. I’ll check your site often to read your articles. I have a question: I’m told that in the Bible…

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Will the earth be destroyed?

Question: Will the earth be destroyed? Answer: “Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of…

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Will the world end on December 21, 2012?

Question: I have heard from several predictions that the world is coming to an end on 12/21/2012. These predictions were made hundreds of years ago. These people who had calendars stop in 2012. Is it true or not that the end of the world is coming? Answer: I have no idea when the world will…

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The Battle of Armageddon

by Mark Roberts Armageddon is a term that has slipped easily into today’s vocabulary. One hears of “nuclear Armageddon” and the “final battle” in both political and religious speeches. What does it all mean? Are premillennialists, like Hal Lindsey, correct when they tell us the last battle will involve Israel and Russia? What does the…

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Will the Earth Remain?

by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalm 37:1-22   I.         I believe that all here understand that the earth was never created to be a permanent home to mankind             A.        In contrast to Jesus’ words, the earth and its heaven will cease – Mark 13:31             B.        God is eternal, but the world He made will wear out and be…

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