Our goal for these Words for the Week is to cover timely, important issues from a biblical perspective, with the depth needed to not only know the truth but to be able to stand on it. Understanding what is called “the beast” in Revelation and how it will attempt to rule the earth through its power...

“And he causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, and he decrees that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of...

Listen to The Book of Revelation, Part 43 by MorningStar Ministries - Word for the Week on hearthis.at The Lord warned in Matthew 24:12 about the time of the end of the age that we are now in: “Because lawlessness is increased, most people's love will grow cold.” Lawlessness begins when we start to...

As we study the seven churches Jesus addressed in Revelation, we need to see how they apply to their time, our time, our churches, and to us personally. As we see our connections with the church in history, we will see how closely the history of our own local church can mirror the churches in...

In these times when lying and deceiving to gain political advantage are so prevalent, we must become even more devoted to the truth. As we’re told in 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10, God will destroy “… the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, and with all the deception of...

We can be humble and contrite as the ones the Lord is seeking to build His house with, but this will not guarantee that we will not fall into the same traps as others have. Being humble and contrite is a good foundation for the other qualities we need, but there is more needed. Our trust cannot be...

We must keep in mind that God is as gracious as He can be to all people because He loves all. So, He prefers mercy over judgment. He will bless things done for Him as much as He can, but He will only inhabit what He initiates and what He builds. Much of the book of Revelation is about the conflict...

Presently, the Scriptures only give us sketchy details about our life after the resurrection and in the kingdom of God that is coming to earth. They’re awesome sketches, and we’re promised that the reality is going to be much better than our present minds can even conceive. He has only given us...

The greatest hope for the world is in Revelation 21:1-5: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her...

When the Lord blessed Israel in the wilderness by giving them the meat that they demanded, was it actually judgment or a curse? Consider that if you give a child what they are demanding when they throw a tantrum, you are hardening their heart by causing them to think they can control others with...