Apollo 11 Moon Landing – a dedication to my father
Aug 30
My father, Kenneth J. Bateman - was the light and navigation engineer for NASA working under contract with the Lear Siegler Instrument Division; and was a major design/contributor for ALL space shots from "Redstone to Challenger."
Proverbs for Christians – Wisdom
Mar 25
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Proverbs 1:7 If there were ever a time for Christians to ask for and possess God’s wisdom, it is now. We are living in the shadows of church wide apostasy, false signs and wonders, denominational bondage, political upheavals, economic and ecological collapse, sword rattling around the world and loss of integrity.
Local Island Natives Laugh at Latest Tsunami Warning
Mar 19
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga — A strong 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Friday near Tonga, generating a tsunami with the potential of striking coastlines in the South Pacific, officials said. There were no immediate reports of damage. The quake struck about 130 miles south-southeast of the Tongan capital of Nuku'Alofa at a depth of 6.2 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Police in the Tongan capital, Nuku'alofa, said there were no immediate reports of injury or damage.
“Near Miss” Asteroid sign of Things to Come
Mar 18
“And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea. And the third part of the sea became blood. And the third part of the creatures in the sea, those having souls, died; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.” Revelation 8:8-9 MOSCOW, March 18 (RIA Novosti) - A newly discovered asteroid will fly past Earth on Wednesday at little more than twice the altitude of a geosynchronous telecom satellite, the Spaceweather prediction center reported on its website.
Does Covenant Theology Make God Out a Liar?
Oct 19
Question: "What is Covenant Theology and is it Biblical?" Answer: Covenant theology is based on the theory that God has only one covenant with men (the covenant of grace) and only one people, represented by the Old and New Testament saints—one people, one church and one plan for all. These beliefs require the adherents of covenant theology to interpret prophecy in a nonliteral way. Dispensationalism, on the other hand, is a system of theology with two primary distinctives: (1) a consistently literal interpretation of Scripture, especially Bible prophecy, and (2) a distinction between Israel and the Church in God's program. Those who hold to covenant theology believe that there is, and has always been, only one people of God. They believe that Israel was the Church in the Old Testament, and the Church is Israel in the New Testament. The promises of land, many descendants, and blessing to Israel in the Old Testament have been “spiritualized” and applied to the Church in the New Testament because of Israel’s unbelief and rejection of their Messiah. Those who hold to covenant theology also do not interpret prophecy in a normal sense. As an example, in Revelation 20, the thousand-year reign of Christ is spoken of. Covenant theology would say that the number 1,000 is symbolic and really does not mean a literal 1,000 years. They would say that we are in the millennium right now, that the reign of Christ with His saints is going on in heaven right now, and that the 1,000-year period is symbolic, beginning with the first coming of Christ and ending when He returns. Scripturally, covenant theology is wrong in both how Israel is viewed and how prophecy is interpreted. The proper method for interpreting Scripture is to read it in a normal sense. Unless the text indicates that it is using some kind of figurative language, it should be taken literally. When Scripture speaks of Israel, it is not referring to the Church, and when the Church is spoken of, it is not referring to Israel. God has one plan for Israel and another for the Church.
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