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Papers Written By Martin Luther King, Jr. Reveal He Was Not A Christian And Preached Social Justice And Not Salvation In Jesus Christ Alone

Martin Luther King, Jr. is not his real name. The civil rights leader was born Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929.

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MLK had no conversion experience, he had no relationship with Jesus Christ of any kind. In all of his writings he speaks of the Saviour in the same manner in which someone who had never been to outer space would speak of the stars.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is not his real name. The civil rights leader was born Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929. In 1934, however, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther.

“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 (KJV)

As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his 5-year-old son. He was such a gifted student that he entered college at the age of 15, going on to receive his doctorate in Systematic Theology from Crozer Theological Seminary. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a lot of things, but if we take him at the written word of his own testimony, he was not a Christian by an sort of Biblical definition.

An Autobiography of Religious Development

MLK Jr. wrote a large assortment of papers that have been recorded in the online archives of Stanford University. One of those papers entitled “An Autobiography of Religious Development” reveals a treasure trove of biographical information on King. Here are a few highlights from that paper:

Martin Luther King, Jr. never became born again: Jesus, in the third chapter of the book of John, tells Nicodemus that he “must be born again” to enter into Heaven. MLK says that event never took place in his own life. Instead, MLK said he accepted religion but not a relationship with Jesus Christ as the One who paid his sin debt as the Bible teaches. “Conversion for me was never an abrupt something. I have never experienced the so called “crisis moment.” Religion has just been something that I grew up in. Conversion for me has been the gradual intaking of the noble {ideals} set forth in my family and my environment, and I must admit that this intaking has been largely unconscious.” source
Martin Luther King, Jr. denied Jesus rose again: If Jesus Christ never rose from the grave, then take the Bible and throw it in the trash bin. Remove the Resurrection from the Bible and it’s just another book. MLK in no way believed that Jesus rose from the grave on the third day. “At the age of 13 I shocked my Sunday School class by denying the bodily resurrection of Jesus. From the age of thirteen on doubts began to spring forth unrelentingly. At the age of fifteen I entered college and more and more could I see a gap between what I had learned in Sunday School and what I was learning in college. This conflict continued until I studied a course in Bible in which I came to see that behind the legends and myths of the Book were many profound truths which one could not escape.” source
Martin Luther King, Jr. denied a literal interpretation of the Bible: Again, if the things mentioned in the Bible that we are told to hang our entire eternity on are not literal, then what good is it? MLK said that all the major tenants of the Christian faith could not be taken literally. “As stated above, my college training, especially the first two years, brought many doubts into my mind. It was at this period that the shackles of fundamentalism were removed from my body. This is why, when I came to Crozer, I could accept the liberal interpretation with relative ease.” source
Martin Luther King, Jr. call to ministry was not from God: Amazingly, MLK never says that his “call to ministry” was even from God. Rather he talks about the humanistic nature of his call to work not for the salvation of souls, but to better humanity. ” I had felt the urge to enter the the ministry from my latter high school days, but accumulated doubts had somewhat blocked the urge. Now it appeared again with an inescapable drive. My call to the ministry was not a miraculous or supernatural something, on the contrary it was an inner urge calling me to serve humanity.” source

What Experiences of Christians Living in the Early Christian Century Led to the Christian Doctrines of the Divine Sonship of Jesus, the Virgin Birth, and the Bodily Resurrection

Actually, the bullet points listed above are more than sufficient to make and open and shut case for the fact that MLK was neither born again as the Bible commands nor was he a Christian. That is to say a disciple of Jesus Christ. By his own testimony, he is attracted to religion in order to make the world a better place, something not taught anywhere in the Bible.

He had another paper entitled “What Experiences of Christians Living in the Early Christian Century Led to the Christian Doctrines of the Divine Sonship of Jesus, the Virgin Birth, and the Bodily Resurrection” in which he said the following:

Martin Luther King, Jr. denied the deity of Jesus Christ: MLK in no way believed that Jesus was born of a virgin as stated in both the Old and New Testaments. “The first doctrine of our discussion which deals with the divine sonship of Jesus went through a great process of development. It seems quite evident that the early followers of Jesus in Palestine. We may find a partial clue to the actual rise of this doctrine in the spreading of Christianity into the Greco-Roman world. Through philosophical thinking the Greeks came to the point of subordinating, distrusting, and even minimizing anything physical. Anything that possessed flesh was always undermined in Greek thought. And so in order to receive inspiration from Jesus the Greeks had to apotheosize him.” source
Martin Luther King, Jr. denied the virgin birth: No commentary needed on this one. “First we must admit that the evidence for the tenability of this doctrine is to shallow to convince any objective thinker. To begin with, the earliest written documents in the New Testament make no mention of the virgin birth. Moreover, the Gospel of Mark, the most primitive and authentic of the four, gives not the slightest suggestion of the virgin birth. The effort to justify this doctrine on the grounds that it was predicted by the prophet Isaiah is immediately eliminated, for all New Testament scholars agree that the word virgin is not found in the Hebrew original, but only in the Greek text which is a mistranslation of the Hebrew word for “young woman.” How then did this doctrine arise? A clue to this inquiry may be found in a sentence from St. Justin’s First Apology. Here Justin states that the birth of Jesus is quite similar to the birth of the sons of Zeus. It was believed in Greek thought that an extraordinary person could only be explained by saying that he had a father who was more than human. It is probable that this Greek idea influenced Christian thought” source
Martin Luther King, Jr. denied that Jesus rose again: We are mentioning this twice because MLK wrote about more than once. In this paper, he states that the apostles “were captivated by the magnetic personality of Jesus” which caused them to “have faith” that Jesus rose again. That’s utter nonsense. The apostles believed Jesus rose again because they SAW HIM ALIVE on the third day after watching Him die earlier on the cross. Faith was not needed, all they had to do was LOOK and see that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead. MLK never even mentions this fact one time. Amazing. “The last doctrine in our discussion deals with the resurrection story. This doctrine, upon which the Easter Faith rests, symbolizes the ultimate Christian conviction: that Christ conquered death. From a literary, historical, and philosophical point of view this doctrine raises many questions.⁶ In fact the external evidence for the authenticity of this doctrine is found wanting. But here again the external evidence is not the most important thing, for it in itself fails to tell us precisely the thing we most want to know: What experiences of early Christians lead to the formulation of the doctrine? The root of our inquiry is found in the fact that the early Christians had lived with Jesus. They had been captivated by the magnetic power of his personality. This basic experience led to the faith that he could never die.” source

Conclusion

Martin Luther King, Jr. did many good things. MLK stood against racism and intolerance, which I applaud. It absolutely disgusts me that any one race could ever think they were better than any other race based solely on skin color. MLK advocated, like Gandhi, non-violent protest and resistance to injustice. I applaud that as well. But sadly, MLK, though he is known as a Baptist preacher, was never Baptist in his doctrine and did not preach salvation by faith through grace alone in Jesus Christ which is the hallmark of any Christian preacher over the last 2,000 years.

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8,8 (KJV)

The last work we will quote MLK from is called “A Conception and Impression of Religion Drawn from Dr. Brightman’s Book“, and like the others, is quite revealing. King wrote this essay as the first paper for the second term of Davis’s Philosophy of Religion course. Although the essay derives largely from Brightman’s Philosophy of Religion, King grapples with the various conceptions of God, a topic he would later discuss in greater depth in his dissertation. In contrast to his firm adherence to theism in early 1950, King, after reading Brightman’s book, admits to being “quite confused as to which definition [of God] was the most adequate.

“How I long now for that religious experience which Dr. Brightman so cogently speaks of throughout his book. It seems to be an experience, the lack of which life becomes dull and meaningless. As I reflect on the matter, however, I do remember moments that I have been awe awakened; there have been times that I have been carried out of myself by something greater than myself and to that something I gave myself. Has this great something been God? Maybe after all I have been religious for a number of years, and am now only becoming aware of it.” source

MLK had no conversion experience, he had no relationship with Jesus Christ of any kind. In all of his writings he speaks of the Saviour in the same manner in which someone who had never been to outer space would speak of the stars. He was on the outside looking in, and nothing more. MLK had a religion, that’s for sure, the religion of good works, good deeds and social justice. But that is not salvation, and that does not get you to Heaven or even close to it.

I have a friend and Christian brother in the Lord named Mitch who runs a barber shop. Every day that he works, his barber chairs are his pulpit and he preaches Jesus Christ to all who sit for a haircut. Many people have been saved through his ministry. Talk to Mitch about Jesus, and with tear-filled eyes he will happily tell you about how Jesus saved his soul one glorious day. He doesn’t question the virgin birth, the resurrection or the deity of Jesus Christ. Why not? Because my friend Mitch has a personal relationship with Jesus, and the Holy Spirit inside him which tells him these things are so. MLK had no such credentials.

MLK admitted that whatever his “awakening” was, that he remained unsure if it was even from God or not. Someone who had become born again has no doubts of what has caused their change. It’s not religion or even a religious experience with some generic God. It’s a relationship between the sinner, you, and the Saviour, Jesus Christ.

“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3 (KJV)

Martin Luther King, Jr. had a worldwide platform to preach the gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ, but instead he used it to preach the worldly gospel of social justice which saves no one. He gave rise to an entire generation of unsaved churchgoers doing good deeds and righting wrongs who remained unsaved when they died.

“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” Matthew 16:26 (KJV)

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THE BIBLE BELIEVERS SUNDAY SERVICE: The Heresy of Dispensationalism

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The So-Called ‘Heresy Of Dispensationalism’ Is Believing That God Meant What He Said When He Made Promises To Israel And Gave Instructions To The Church

We live in a day and age where since Bible doctrine is no longer being taught, that passionate discussions and arguments arise concerning what does and does not constitute doctrine. One of these areas is dispensationalism, often called heresy by those who disallow it. They accused Paul also of teaching heresy because he brought them something new that changed the spiritual trajectory. To say it simply and plainly, a dispensation is defined as an “administration or stewardship” of revelation from God given to an assigned person to reveal it. People like Moses, Noah, Abraham, David, the prophets, the apostles specifically Paul. Nothing too hard to handle so far, right?

“But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:” Acts 24:14 (KJB)

A dispensational reading of the Bible is what removes the apparent confusion and seeming contradictions. Jesus shows us people in the New Testament who lose their salvation after receiving it, while Paul says not only that we can never lose our salvation, but when we get saved, God seals us in unto the day of redemption. How do you reconcile that? Obviously Jesus and Paul are talking to two different groups of people. Jesus says that only those believe who endure to the end will be saved, Paul says our salvation is complete and finished, with no works required on our part. In the book of Acts, we see believers performing miracles at the beginning of the Church Age, the age of grace, yet no one living today is able to perform any of them. What happened? Why did it stop? Dispensationalism is the only application of scripture that removes 100% of any apparent contradiction because it puts everything in its proper place by putting everything in its proper order. On this Sunday Service, we tackle the heresy of Dispensationalism. TO THE FIGHT!!!

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THE BIBLE BELIEVERS SUNDAY SERVICE: The Heresy of Dispensationalism

The Heresy of Dispensationalism

We have a command from our apostle Paul that appears in its entirety in none other version of the Bible than the King James. The command to study the word of God, and to rightly divide what you read. Right division is the beating heart of dispensationalism.

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15 (KJB)

Overview: We live in a day and age where since Bible doctrine is no longer being taught, that passionate discussions and arguments arise concerning what does and does not constitute doctrine. One of these areas is dispensationalism, often called heresy by those who disallow it. They accused Paul also of teaching heresy because he brought them something new that change the spiritual trajectory.

There is no doubt that God has revealed His purpose progressively and has given different responsibilities to different people at different times. The Bible was not written by a single person at one time, but rather by 40 very diverse and different people, from paupers to kings, who wrote as the Holy Spirit led them over a 1,500 year period. Rightly dividing means understanding those distinctions so that we interpret His words faithfully and obey His instructions correctly.

Here is another key nugget for understanding dispensationalism:

The whole Bible is written for you, but the whole Bible is not written to you.

“For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.” 1 Corinthians 9:17 (KJB)

“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:” Ephesians 1:10 (KJB)

“If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:” Ephesians 3:2 (KJB)

“Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;” Colossians 1:25 (KJB)

To say it simply and plainly, a dispensation is defined as an “administration or stewardship” of revelation from God given to an assigned person to reveal it. People like Moses, Noah, Abraham, David, the prophets, the apostles specifically Paul.

God commissions Paul:

“Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;” Titus 1:1-3 (KJB)

God commissions Moses:

“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.” Exodus 3:2-5 (KJB)

God commissions Noah:

“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.” Genesis 6:8-14 (KJB)

Jesus came to bring both the kingdom of Heaven and the kingdom of God to the Jews, but the Jews didn’t want it. So He prophesied about the day when the kingdom of God, a spiritual kingdom for born again believers, would be taken from the Jews and given to the Gentiles. We call this event the start of the Church Age, an excellent illustration of what a dispensation is.

“Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.” Matthew 21:42-45 (KJB)

This prophecy of Jesus was fulfilled at the end of Acts 7 with the stoning of Stephen as the Holy Ghost spoke to Israel through him. It is here that the Church Age – Jews and Gentiles in one Body – begins. But Paul says that when this “pause” or “parenthesis” is complete, then God returns to deal with national Israel.

“For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.” Romans 11:25-29 (KJB)

Lastly, all scripture is written to one of the following 3 groups. It is up to you, the reader, to rightly divide what you read, in the context you read it in, and apply it where it needs to go. Promises made to Israel are not transferred to the Church just because Israel is in apostasy. Paul places the responsibility of understanding the Bible on the reader, not on some all-knowing High Priest or magisterium like the Roman Catholic Church to tell you what it says.

“Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:” 1 Corinthians 10:32 (KJB)

I. Dispensations and Dispensationalism Are Bible Doctrines

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“If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:” Ephesians 3:2 (KJB)

“Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:” Ephesians 3:5,6 (KJB)

Truth

The word “dispensation” comes from Scripture itself. Paul identifies an administration of grace entrusted to him, then distinguishes revelation in other ages from revelation now made known.

Notice the progression:

Other ages: The mystery was not made known as it now is.
Present revelation: God has revealed it through the Spirit.
Its content: Believing Gentiles are fellowheirs and members of the same body.

The revelation concerns more than God blessing Gentiles. It explains their shared position in Christ’s body.

Application

Study Paul’s epistles to understand the Church’s position, calling, and responsibilities. We cannot assume that every earlier audience possessed the revelation God later supplied.

Teaching question: If everything was revealed equally in every age, what distinction is Paul making here?

II. God Gives Different Instructions At Different Times

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“These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Matthew 10:6 (KJB)

“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:” Matthew 28:19 (KJB)

Truth

In Matthew 10, Jesus restricted that mission of the twelve to Israel. After His resurrection, He commissioned His disciples to teach all nations. Both instructions came from Jesus Christ. Both were correct in their setting. But the scope of the mission changed. Understanding when the instructions were given explains the difference. This demonstrates why identifying the audience and circumstances is necessary for obedience.

Application

Before applying a command, ask:

Who gave it?
To whom was it given?
Under what circumstances?
Does later revelation change its application?

Teaching question: Could we use Matthew 10:5 as our mission policy today and refuse to evangelize Gentiles?

III. Law and Grace Are Different Dispensations

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“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.” Romans 6:14 (KJB)

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:8-10 (KJB)

Truth

Paul explicitly distinguishes being under law from being under grace. He also establishes the relationship between salvation and works:

Salvation is God’s gift through faith.
Works cannot purchase that gift.
Saved people are created in Christ Jesus unto good works.

We serve because we have been saved; our service does not purchase salvation.

Different administrations also do not mean that animal sacrifices could accomplish redemption:

“For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.” Hebrews 10:4 (KJB)

The saving work belongs to Jesus Christ. The sacrifices could never accomplish what His offering accomplished.

“Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:20-26 (KJB)

Application

Preach salvation through Christ without adding law keeping as its price. Then teach believers to live obediently under grace.

“What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.” Romans 6:15 (KJB)

Grace establishes our freedom from sin’s dominion and our responsibility to serve God.

IV. The Church Does Not Cancel God’s Promises To Israel

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“Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:” 1 Corinthians 10:32 (KJB)

“For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:” Romans 11:25,26 (KJB)

“For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.” Romans 11:29 (KJB)

Truth

Paul distinguishes Jews, Gentiles, and the Church. In Romans 11, he then explains Israel’s blindness and promised salvation.

Three expressions deserve particular attention:

“In part” identifies the character of Israel’s blindness.
“Until” identifies a limit to its duration.
“Jacob” identifies the people whose ungodliness the Deliverer removes.

The dispensational conclusion is that God has preserved a future for national Israel. (dispensationalism is often referred to a ‘futurism’, and I’m fine with that. There are many Old Testament prophecies that remain to be fulfilled.) Dispensationalism teaches that the secular state of Israel that exists today in 2026, is going to be replaced by the Messiah when He returns at the Second Advent. And it will! The Church’s present blessings do not require the cancellation of Israel’s promises. Believing Jews and Gentiles presently belong to the same body in Christ. Israel’s future salvation likewise comes through the Deliverer. The Church Age is God’s plan for this present age, but when it is complete, He will once again turn His attention back to the Jews and Israel to finish what He started.

V. The Coming King and the Coming Kingdom

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“He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.” Luke 1:32,33 (KJB)

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.” Isaiah 9:6,7 (KJB)

Truth

Gabriel identifies a particular throne and a particular people:

The throne belongs to David.
The people are the house of Jacob.
The promised King is Jesus Christ.
His kingdom will have no end.

A dispensational reading expects those promises to be fulfilled with their stated meaning intact. Christ’s present heavenly authority does not exhaust the promise of His Davidic reign.

Application

Read prophecy with attention to its people, places, promises, and literary setting. Recognize symbols where Scripture supplies them, while retaining the realities those symbols describe.

Teaching emphasis: Our responsibility is to preach the gospel and serve faithfully while awaiting the King.

VI. There Are 7 Raptures In The Bible

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There are 7 separate occasions in scripture where we see a rapture take place. Enoch, Elijah, Jesus, The Church, the 144,000, the Two Witnesses and the Tribulation saints. The Pretribulation Rapture of the Church is just one of them, yet another proof of dispensations and the urgent need for rightly dividing.

There Are 7 Raptures In Your King James Bible, And The Pretribulation Rapture Of The Church Before The Start Of Jacob’s Trouble Is Only One Of Them

“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 (KJB)

“For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,” 1 Thessalonians 5:9 (KJB)

Paul describes an actual event:

The Lord descends.
The dead in Christ rise.
Living believers are caught up together with them.
They meet the Lord in the air.
They remain with Him forever.

This is bodily resurrection and gathering, and Paul commands believers to draw comfort from it. The distinction between the Church’s appointed salvation and divine wrath is central to the dispensational case for the pretribulation Rapture. Its timing is established by comparing these promises with the other prophetic passages.

Application

Teach believers to anticipate Christ’s coming with confidence and faithful service. Distinguish divine wrath from the persecution Christians experience.

Prophecy should strengthen our service today because our future with Christ is secure.

VII. Rightly Dividing Helps Us Use The Whole Bible Correctly

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“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” 2 Timothy 3:16,17 (KJB)

“For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.” Romans 15:4 (KJB)

Truth

All Scripture is inspired. All Scripture is profitable. Identifying a passage’s original audience preserves its meaning and helps us apply it correctly. Paul expressly teaches the value of earlier Scripture for our learning. Bible study in the book of Acts was Old Testament.

“Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul: And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.” Acts 11:25,26 (KJB)

For example, the Sermon on the Mount provides some beautiful spiritual comfort for the Christian in our age, but it is written as doctrine for people living in the Millennium when all those “beatitudes” will literally come to pass. The “meek” literally inherit the Earth when King Jesus is on the throne, the “poor in spirit” at that time will live in the Kingdom of Heaven, the “pure in heart” will see God because, He’ll be there in the flesh. We can learn faith from Abraham, courage from Joshua, repentance from David, and God’s faithfulness throughout Israel’s history without assuming every command given to those people is our direct instruction.

Finally, a dispensational reading of the Bible is what removes the apparent confusion and seeming contradictions. Jesus shows us people in the New Testament who lose their salvation after receiving it, while Paul says not only that we can never lose our salvation, but when we get saved, God seals us in unto the day of redemption. How do you reconcile that? Jesus says that only those believe who endure to the end will be saved, Paul says our salvation is complete and finished, with no works required on our part. In the book of Acts, we see believers performing miracles at the beginning of the Church Age, the age of grace, yet no one living today is able to perform any of them. What happened? Why did it stop? Dispensationalism is the only application of scripture that removes 100% of any apparent contradiction because it puts everything in its proper place by putting everything it proper order.

“Let all things be done decently and in order.” 1 Corinthians 14:40 (KJB)

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Trump Answers GOP Midterm Disaster By Promoting His ‘Wartime Consigliere’ Stephen Miller To Chief Of Staff In Ominous Harbinger Of Impending Unrest

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2 days ago

November 7, 2026

Geoffrey Grider

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Donald Trump doubles down by promoting ‘Wartime Consigliere’ Stephen Miller to Chief of Staff putting America on a wartime footing to at least 2028

At the end of WWII, Hitler’s answer to Germany’s impending defeat was to issue the ‘Nero Decree’ to burn Berlin down to the ground. Donald Trump’s answer to a Republican election disaster is to hand more power to Stephen Miller as his new Chief of Staff, that’s doubling down with a vengeance. After Americans elected a Democratic Congress, Trump elevated one of the principal architects of the aggressive immigration policies that helped drive the backlash. Roughly six in ten midterm voters said the administration’s immigration enforcement had gone too far. Trump’s response was to promote the man who helped take it there. Roger Stone calls Miller his “wartime consigliere,” and that description ought to make Americans pay very close attention to whom this White House actually intends to fight. Civil war, anyone?

“Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;” Isaiah 10:1 (KJB)

Miller publicly pushed a minimum of 3,000 ICE arrests every single day, with the number supposed to keep climbing. Reuters reported that he urged officials to pursue immigration offenders broadly and suggested Home Depot and 7-Eleven locations where workers gather. Think about the machinery that creates. Washington demands numbers, officials feel pressure to deliver, and the people easiest to grab become the easiest way to satisfy the demand. Every person swept into that machinery has a name, a family and circumstances that deserve examination. An arrest tally tells Americans nothing about whether justice was served. A government can fill detention facilities while at the same time still fail the very people it claims to protect.

ProPublica documented immigration agents smashing vehicle windows with children or pregnant women inside, injuries during arrests, and force used against people without known criminal records. Miller then publicly assured ICE officers that they had federal immunity in conducting their duties—an assurance that overstated their protection against prosecution for unlawful conduct. Demand more arrests, push enforcement into everyday life, and tell the officers they are protected: that combination should alarm anyone who believes government power requires restraint. Stephen Miller’s promotion rewards the direction he helped establish, and that’s not good at all.

Now his ‘wartime consigliere’ as Chief of Staff will help run the White House as an opposition Congress prepares to investigate Trump’s misdeeds. Congress has every right to demand records, question officials and expose misconduct. An election does not become illegitimate simply because the president dislikes the consequences. Oversight does not become persecution because it reaches his friends. The American government belongs to the American people, and Donald Trump’s personal grievances carry no authority to override that ownership. Christians who voted for him owe him the truth, including the truth about failure, broken promises and abuses committed under his administration. We can demand secure borders and demand humane treatment. We can insist on enforcing the law and insist that the people enforcing it obey it. Trump has chosen escalation after defeat. He owns that choice—and every American has the right to hold him accountable for what follows. One thing’s for sure. From now to at least 2028, you can expect America to be on a wartime footing.

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THE PROPHECY NEWS PODCAST: How God Used Donald Trump And The MAGA Movement As Judgment To Usher In The Most Idolatrous Government America’s Ever Had

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3 days ago

November 6, 2026

Geoffrey Grider

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THE DESTROYER: Trump Promised Peace And Prosperity, Delivered War And Division, And Opened The Door To The Very Political Forces We Elected Him To Stop, Now The Reckoning

The Bible is crystal-clear about how God views nations that fall into idolatry, whether it be His chosen people of Israel, or the Gentile nations round about them. Back in 2009, on the very day that NTEB was first launched, we warned you about the coming betrayal of America at the hands of our leaders. That betrayal was present and building during the 8 years of the Bush administration, it began to rapidly advance during the 8 years of Barack Hussein Obama, the open mockery of the 4 years of pretend president Joe Biden, finally reaching its stunning climax on Tuesday night. Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement has ushered in our most radical, most godless, the most idolatrous government ever.

“They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.” Hosea 8:4 (KJB)

We voted for Donald Trump in 2024 because we wanted him to keep his promises. We understood the man’s flaws, but we were hiring a president to deliver the specific agenda he promised us: no new wars, a prosperous economy, $2.00 gasoline, secure borders, and an America respected abroad. Then came the Iran war, a massive betrayal of his promise. Then came the tariffs and the kinetic economic disruption. Americans who voted for stability watched their president making decisions that were ushering in chaos and confusion. The consequences reached the gas pump, the grocery bill, with Republican candidates struggling to explain why voters should give their party more time. Trump owned those decisions. It was his name, his authority, his policies—and now his responsibility. You cannot campaign as the man who will fix everything and then demand immunity from blowback when your own decisions fail spectacularly.

And while Americans begged for relief, Trump only wanted to talk about war, golden statues, Reflecting Pools, bunker ballrooms, and lavish cavier and drag parties at Mar-a-Logo. What an extraordinary picture of misplaced priorities: a president celebrating the grandeur of his surroundings while the people who elected him worried about the cost of living. Republican advisers were hearing that frustration directly from voters, yet the renovation spectacle continued. Americans hired a president to improve their country, we did not hand him the country as a personal renovation project. Then came the reckoning.

THE END TIMES COUNTDOWN:

Today is day 1,716 of the Russia-Ukraine War
Today is day 2,426 of 15 Days To Flatten The Curve
Today is day 251 of World War Trump in Iran
Today is day 28,665 of The Regathering Of Israel

On this episode of the Prophecy News Podcast, on Tuesday night, the very same broad coalition that had ushered Trump into his 2024 landslide victory became the very same one that, finally, pulled the plug on him. But talk about locking the barn door after the cow has already gotten out. Because of Trump and the unchecked MAGA Movement, the most radical and godless candidates for office have won election. Today we are going to show you some of them, it’s not a pretty picture. This is what happens when a nation turns against the true and living God of the Bible, opting instead for man worship. Today’s podcast is a clarion call to the remnant born again Church to stand strong in these last days…the last days fight we told you was coming is here. TO THE FIGHT!!!

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