Since there are at least 200 scriptures in the Hebrew Bible that Jesus fulfilled, why do most Jews not accept Jesus as the prophesied Messiah? Is the claim in the 'Jewish Encyclopedia of 1906' that "there appears to be no evidence of any Jewish conception of a Messiah suffering through and for his people" true or misleading? What do Jewish writings, including those in the Babylonian Talmud (Mishnah and Gemara) and various Targums reveal? What about the Dead Sea Scrolls? Was the timing of Jesus' arrival and death consistent with any Jewish writings or records? Do any Jewish writings point to Jesus miraculously …
Last Great Day: God is Love
This was a message for the biblical holy day the Jews call Shemini Azeret, but those in the Churches of God normally refer to as the Last Great Day. In i …t Dr. Thiel explains that the all knowing, all wise, all powerful God of love, does have a plan of salvation that will result in nearly all being saved. He cites scriptures as well as historical writings to show that this is a biblical concept. Will God truly offer salvation to all?
Doubt
Why Holy Day Offerings?
Why Eternal Life?
Do humans possess immortal souls? What does the Bible teach? What about early Christians? Is death like sleep? Will the wicked be annihilated and burned up? What is God's eternal plan for the resurrected? What about the 'beatific vision'? Will eternity be boring? Does God have a specific purpose for you and a place for YOU? May you be one who will give …
Endurance and Persecution
When Does the 6000 Years End? 2031? 2035?
Jews, Christians, and Greco-Roman Catholics have taught that just like God re-created the Earth in six days, then rested on the Sabbath, that He also has a similar plan for humanity. Yet, instead of six literal days, followed by another literal day, that this is 6,000 years, followed by a 1,000 year millennium. Could God have a 6000/7000 year plan? If we are in "the last days," when might the last days have began? According to Jews, there was to be a …
The Millennial Kingdom of God
Did Jesus proclaim the gospel of the Kingdom of God? Does the Bible teach a millennial reign? Are resurrected saints to be kings and priests and rule with Christ during the thousand year period known as the millennium? Is this world Satan's world according to the Bible and Herbert W. Armstrong? What about Satan during the millennium? Will the world be productive? Will there be peace and prosperity? Is all the world to receive a witness of the coming Kingdom of God? …
Behind the Work 2023: Using Radio
A lot has been going on related to the use of radio in the Continuing Church of God. This message discusses the use of radio to reach the world. It features presenters from North America, the South Pacific, and Africa. Steve Dupuie and Dr. Thiel also mention the commercial networks that the Continuing Church of God is using as well as two shortwave platforms and online radio. Censorship issues are also discussed.
Let's Talk About The Earthly Millennium
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? …