Is there going to be a physical millennial reign of Jesus and His true saints on the Earth? Does the New Testament teach this? What about the Hebrew scriptures? What will it be like? Why do some say it will last one thousand years? What did God inspire the Apostles Peter and John to write related to that? Did early Christian leaders like Papias and Melito teach the millennial reign? Did Greco-Roman saints like Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, and Hippolytus write about it? Did any believe that the weekly seventh-day Sabbath was related to the millennium? …
Are You Qualifying or Disqualifying?
This message is a 21st century update of a message given at the Feast of Tabernacles in 1982 by the late Pastor General of the old Worldwide Church of God, Herbert W. Armstrong. In this sermon, Dr. Thiel goes over scriptures about the role of Christians as kings and priests in the kingdom of God, the influence and flaws of Satan, and humanities choices …
Should Christians Keep The Feast Of Tabernacles?
Most people who profess Jesus …do not observe the Feast of Tabernacles. But should they? What does the Bible teach? While it is commonly realized that Jesus, the Apostles (including Paul) kept that feast, most do not realize that faithful Christians kept the Feast of Tabernacles with the understanding that it pointed to the coming millennial kingdom of God.
Millennial Kingdom of God
Did early Christians teach the millennium? Did they tie it in with the Sabbath? Did early Christians believe that Jesus would return 6,000 years after Adam & Eve? What about the Jews? Was the millennium an original catholic doctrine? Did Nazarene Christians tie the keeping of the Feast of Tabernacles with the millennial kingdom of God ? …
Opening Night Message: Feast of Tabernacles 2022
This message is for the opening night of the Feast of Tabernacles for 2022 by the Continuing Church of God (CCOG). It discusses aspects of God's plan, including peace that will ensue after Satan is bound. Dr. Thiel discusses scriptural command's, Jesus' observance, festival tithe, daily attendance, eating, alcohol, rejoicing, exhorting others, the role of resurrected …
Nazarenes: Christians or Heretics?
The term 'Nazarene' was applied to early Christians by the Jews. It was also derisively applied to 'separatist' Christians who held to the Sabbath, biblical holy days, were binitarian, taught three resurrections, and believed in the millennium? Were the Nazarenes the same or different than the Ebionites when it came …
God's Atonement and Fasting Plan
The Day of Atonement is part of God's plan. It pictures that Jesus paid the penalty for sins and that Satan will bear guilt for his actions. What does it mean to 'afflict your soul'? Why do many connect this with fasting? If Christians should fast, is drinking water okay as part of a biblical fast? What are some of the lessons of the Day of Atonement and fasting?…
Atonement Offerings?
The Apple of God's Eye
Trumpets Offertory: Your treasure and the Day of the Lord
On the first day of the seventh month of the biblical calendar, it is a day of blowing the trumpets. Also a special offering was taken up then. What did Jesus say about your treasure, your needs, and worry? What will happen to currencies like the British pound and US dollar? Why might people throw their gold and silver into the streets? …