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Today I’d like to highlight Beverly Y. (@Beverly55698443).
Her profile reflects a heart devoted to the Lord Jesus Christ, a love for Israel, and an eager anticipation of His return:
“Born again by the Blood of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Awaiting His soon return. Proud Zionist. Maranatha!”
In a generation that often compromises truth for acceptance, Beverly consistently stands for:
✡️ God’s covenant faithfulness to Israel
📖 The authority of God’s Word
👑 The blessed hope of Christ’s return
🙏 Encouraging and uplifting fellow believers
Scripture reminds us:
“Let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works.” (Hebrews 10:24)
The watchmen are stronger when they stand together. If you enjoy connecting with believers who love Jesus, support Israel, and are watching for His appearing, consider giving Beverly a follow.
“Maranatha. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” (Revelation 22:20)
May the Lord richly bless you, Beverly. May He strengthen your faith, increase your joy, establish the work of your hands, protect your family, and continue to use your voice for His glory. May His favor rest upon you, and may you abound in grace as we await the return of our King. Amen. ✨🙏✡️👑
All this world has to offer is nothing compared to what Jesus Christ gives you when you deny yourself, pick up your cross daily, and follow Him. (See Luke 9:23)
The world yields vanity; our Lord grants eternity.
WHY IS DISPENSATIONALISM SO HATED?
Why does a theology built on taking God's promises literally generate so much hostility?
Because if God still means what He said to Israel, entire theological systems collapse.
Dispensationalism simply insists that God means what He says.
📖 When God promised Abraham a land, He meant a land (Genesis 12:1-3; 13:14-17; 15:18-21; 17:8).
📖 When God promised David a throne, He meant a throne (2 Samuel 7:12-16; Psalm 89:34-37; Luke 1:32-33).
📖 When God promised a Kingdom centered in Jerusalem, He meant Jerusalem (Isaiah 2:2-4; Micah 4:1-8; Zechariah 14:4,9,16).
The same God who literally fulfilled the cross will literally fulfill the crown.
That is where the controversy begins.
❖ ⚔️ IT REFUSES TO LET ISRAEL DISAPPEAR
At the heart of the debate is not dispensations.
It is Israel.
Dispensationalism refuses to erase the nation God chose, preserved, and promised to restore.
"Has God rejected His people? By no means!" (Romans 11:1)
"A partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in." (Romans 11:25)
"The gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable." (Romans 11:29)
"If this fixed order departs from before Me... then shall the offspring of Israel cease from being a nation before Me forever." (Jeremiah 31:35-37)
"I will plant them on their land, and they shall never again be uprooted." (Amos 9:15)
If God can permanently abandon Israel, what assurance do believers have that He will not abandon them?
❖ 📖 IT RESTORES A CONSISTENT LITERAL HERMENEUTIC
Every major prophecy concerning Messiah's first coming was fulfilled literally.
Born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2).
Riding a donkey (Zechariah 9:9).
Pierced (Psalm 22:16; Zechariah 12:10).
Betrayed for thirty pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12-13).
Buried with the rich (Isaiah 53:9).
Why then should the prophecies of His second coming suddenly become symbolic?
"We have the prophetic word more fully confirmed." (2 Peter 1:19)
Literal fulfillment should lead us to expect literal fulfillment.
❖ 🇮🇱 IT FORCES PEOPLE TO EXPLAIN ISRAEL
For centuries many claimed the Jewish people would disappear.
Many claimed Israel would never return.
Many claimed Jerusalem would never again become the center of world attention.
Yet God declared:
"I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land." (Ezekiel 36:24)
"I will bring them back to their own land." (Jeremiah 16:14-15)
"He will assemble the banished of Israel." (Isaiah 11:11-12)
Against all historical odds, the Jewish people survived.
Their language survived.
Their identity survived.
Their nation returned.
The existence of Israel does not fulfill every prophecy, but it certainly forces people to wrestle with the promises God made.
❖ 👑 IT PROCLAIMS A FUTURE EARTHLY KINGDOM
The prophets saw more than a spiritual reality.
They saw a King reigning from Jerusalem.
"Out of Zion shall go forth the law." (Isaiah 2:3)
"A King shall reign and prosper." (Jeremiah 23:5-6)
"This is the place of My throne." (Ezekiel 43:7)
"The LORD shall be King over all the earth." (Zechariah 14:9)
Jesus promised His apostles:
"You who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel." (Matthew 19:28)
Even after the resurrection they asked:
"Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" (Acts 1:6)
Jesus corrected their timing, not their expectation.
❖ 🐉 IT EXPOSES SATAN'S WAR AGAINST ISRAEL
The conflict began in Eden.
"I will put enmity between your seed and her seed." (Genesis 3:15)
It continued throughout Israel's history.
"The dragon was enraged with the woman." (Revelation 12:17)
If God's future purposes involve Israel, Satan has every reason to oppose Israel.
If Satan opposes Israel, he benefits whenever believers forget God's promises concerning Israel.
The battle is not merely theological.
It is spiritual.
❖ ⏳ IT CALLS THE CHURCH TO WATCHFULNESS
Dispensationalism teaches that history is moving toward a climax.
Christ is coming.
The nations will be judged.
The King will reign.
Therefore believers are commanded to watch.
"Watch therefore." (Matthew 25:13)
"When these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." (Luke 21:28)
"Looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing." (Titus 2:13)
"Everyone who thus hopes in Him purifies himself." (1 John 3:3)
A theology that expects Christ's return challenges complacency, compromise, and worldly ambition.
❖ 🌍 IT EXPOSES THE COUNTERFEIT KINGDOM
Scripture predicts a coming world ruler and a false peace before the true King arrives.
"The fourth beast shall devour the whole earth." (Daniel 7:23)
"He shall make a firm covenant with many for one week." (Daniel 9:27)
"Then the lawless one will be revealed." (2 Thessalonians 2:3-8)
Revelation 13 shows the Beast's kingdom.
Revelation 17 shows Babylon's system.
Revelation 19 shows Christ's return.
One is man's attempt to rule the world.
The other is God's.
The real issue is not Dispensationalism.
The real issue is whether God means what He says.
If Bethlehem meant Bethlehem...
If Calvary meant Calvary...
If the empty tomb meant an empty tomb...
Then Israel means Israel (Jeremiah 31:35-37).
Jerusalem means Jerusalem (Zechariah 14:4,9).
The throne means a throne (Luke 1:32-33).
The Kingdom means a Kingdom (Isaiah 9:7; Revelation 20:1-6).
And the King is still coming (Acts 1:11; Revelation 19:11-16).
"For I am the LORD, I do not change." (Malachi 3:6)
"The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this." (Isaiah 9:7)
This is horrific. My daughter was diagnosed with spina bifida in the womb. The doctor in California pushed an abortion.
I chose life.
She was born at 29 weeks. She did not have spina bifida. She had a harmless sacral dimple.
@SarahisCensored So does a sacral dimple look like spina bifida & have the same symptoms. I’m curious cause that’s a diagnose that was missed really bad
Lol the funny thing is most churches in this country teach that the church replaces Israel. Your hatred runs so deep you can’t see why a nation that is hated by Muslims, Hindus, Gnostics, Agnostics, the occult & most of Christianity is still standing. Maybe one day you’ll see that God has a plan for Israel
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Bryce (@Brycethevet) is a Christian voice stepping into church history, prophecy, and Israel with boldness and a willingness to wrestle with truth. He’s engaging solid teachers and asking the right questions. That matters.
Give him a follow and help sharpen the conversation.
“The Lord bless you and keep you Bryce; the Lord make His face shine on you…” (Numbers 6:24–26)
Y’all act like there hasn’t been research done at this location before. You obviously haven’t looked into the research done in the past. Regardless it doesn’t matter cause God will unveil it at His time. The problem is people will idolize it like they did the serpent snake Moses made or how like some today treat the Shroud of Turin. I believe the ark is up there. I believe God specifically had Noah pitch the wood on the outside & inside to help preserve it. There’s no reason to pitch it on the inside. My guess is God has a plan for the ark
I’m SO sick of this type of comment.
Let me help any of you who believe this.
NOTHING changes for me if the rapture doesn’t happen- absolutely NOTHING.
Do you know why?
Because my faith is in CHRIST- not an EVENT.
If the rapture doesn’t happen, then I will GLADLY endure hell and die for Christ, because I am ready for that NOW.
This statement is also so incredible prideful and filled with arrogance- it’s saying your faith is stronger than ours.
It’s saying that all believers who believe in pre-trib don’t actually have a firm foundation in Christ. It’s actually saying we aren’t truly saved.
TRUE believers can’t lose their faith if an event doesn’t happen.
Again- why? Because our faith is in CHRIST- not an event.
HE IS OUR FIRM FOUNDATION THAT CANNOT BE DESTROYED.
It’s always fascinating to me to see the rude, arrogant, degrading and argumentative comments that arise with mention of a pre-trib rapture.
Almost like the enemy hates it because it’s the truth.
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If you’re looking for someone who stands firmly on the authority of Scripture, champions the eternal security of salvation, and unapologetically affirms God’s covenant promises to Israel, ARVS (@osas4eva) is worth your attention. His content reflects a clear commitment to biblical truth, pre-millennial hope, and a bold defense of God’s unchanging Word.
There’s a refreshing clarity in his posts—no compromise, no confusion, just a steady emphasis on grace, identity in Christ, and God’s faithfulness to His people. Following him will sharpen your perspective and keep you grounded in what Scripture actually says.
“May the Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” — Numbers 6:24–26
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Is the Jesus of Islam the same as the Jesus of the Bible?
Many people say, “We both believe in Jesus.”
That sounds peaceful and respectful. But the real question is not whether both religions use His name.
The real question is:
Who is Jesus?
Because once you define Him, the similarities collapse.
The Jesus of Scripture is not merely a prophet, a moral teacher, or a miracle worker. He is the eternal Son who took on flesh.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”
John 1:1, 14
“For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.”
Colossians 2:9
The Father did not present Jesus to the world as one prophet among many.
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”
Matthew 17:5
That is foundational. Christianity does not merely teach that Jesus was sent by God. Christianity teaches that Jesus is the divine Son, one with the Father, worthy of the same honor.
“That all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.”
John 5:23
Now compare that with Islam.
Islam does not simply “understand Jesus differently” in some minor sense. It directly denies the very truths that define Him in the New Testament. The Qur’an explicitly rejects divine Sonship.
“He neither begets nor is born.”
Surah 112:3
“It is not befitting for Allah to take a son.”
Surah 19:35
That is not a side issue. That is not semantics. That is a direct theological rejection of the Sonship of Christ. So when someone says Islam honors Jesus, a Christian must answer carefully:
It honors a figure called Isa.
But it denies who Jesus actually is.
That is why the issue is not respect. The issue is identity.
The Jesus of the Bible is the Son of God.
The Isa of Islam is explicitly not the Son of God.
Those are not two perspectives on the same person. Those are conflicting claims.
And the cross makes the divide even sharper.
Scripture places the death and resurrection of Christ at the center of salvation itself:
“Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.”
1 Corinthians 15:3–4
“Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.”
Hebrews 9:22
“The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Mark 10:45
The cross is not incidental to Christianity. It is the center of the gospel. Remove the cross, and you do not have biblical Christianity left.
But Islam denies the crucifixion. From a Christian perspective, that is not a small doctrinal disagreement. It is the denial of the very act by which Christ purchased redemption.
Even the prophets anticipated His piercing:
“They will look on me, on him whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him.”
Zechariah 12:10
So the divide is total.
Christianity says:
God the Son came in the flesh, died for sins, rose bodily, and reigns as Lord.
Islam says:
God has no Son, Jesus was not crucified, and He is not Lord in that sense.
Both cannot be true.
And this is where Islamic eschatology becomes especially important.
In Islamic end-times teaching, Isa returns. That sounds familiar on the surface, and that is exactly why clarity matters. The name is familiar. The role is not.
In Muslim eschatology, Isa returns as a servant of Allah and a defender of Islamic truth. He descends from heaven, defeats Dajjal, and then takes actions loaded with theological meaning. He is said to break the cross, abolish jizya, and establish justice in submission to Islam.
That matters. Not because of the symbolism alone, but because of what those acts are saying.
To break the cross is not just to destroy an object. From a Christian perspective, it represents a rejection of the meaning attached to the cross: atonement, substitution, reconciliation, and the glory of the crucified Son.
To reject the cross is to reject the gospel.
To return in order to correct Christians is even more serious. In that framework, Jesus comes back not to receive worship as the risen Son, but to deny Christian claims about Himself. In other words, the returning Isa of Islamic eschatology does not affirm New Testament Christology. He overturns it.
That is the key point.
He does not come to confirm that He is the Son of God.
He does not come to affirm that He died for sins.
He does not come to vindicate the gospel preached by the apostles.
He comes, in that system, to deny those things.
So from a Christian perspective, that is not the true Christ returning. That is a radically redefined Jesus functioning in opposition to the biblical gospel.
And Scripture gives categories for that.
“But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.”
Galatians 1:8
“Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.”
1 John 2:22
“Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God.”
2 John 9
And Jesus Himself warned that end-times deception would be centered around false representations of Himself:
“For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.”
Matthew 24:24
It is entirely possible that what Islam expects in their Mahdi and their Jesus is exactly what the Bible describes as the Antichrist and the False Prophet.
- John MacArthur
Jesus asked:
“Who do you say I am?” (Matthew 16:15)