by Dr. James and Natalie Ricks Jesus, The First of the Firstfruits Jesus was resurrected as the embodiment of the first harvest of Israel. All the rituals in Israel at the Tabernacle were really all about the plan of God with Christ as the central figure. They foreshadowed Jesus Christ, the Messiah. The first ritual…
Gridlock and endless investigations destroyed Rome – Is America Next? by Dr. James & Natalie Ricks Political warfare and paralysis undermined the Roman republic. Scholars believe that political stalemate helped destroy the Roman Republic. Rome had grown as a republic to great heights as the world’s only superpower. Then important decisions went undecided. Nothing was…
By Dr. James & Natalie Ricks Christ Reigns for One Thousand Years A future age of judgment is revealed in the Bible. In the book of Revelation this age is described as the “great white throne judgment period.” All who have ever lived will get a chance to understand God’s will, repent of their sins…
By Dr. James Ricks Jesus Demands Obedience to God’s Laws Did Jesus want more or less obedience to the written law than the Pharisees? Did the Pharisees have higher, tougher standards than Jesus? One issue is divorce. The religious leaders of Israel saw in the law the ability to divorce one’s wife. Christ told them…
by Dr. James Ricks The internet is buzzing about Pope Francis authenticating the latest discovery of the Apostle Peter’s bones. It is a fascinating story of an American billionaire and an Italian archaeologist who worked for many years. They found the bones in Rome and an inscription that was translated by the one person who…
By Dr. James Ricks The World’s Desperate Search for the Sabbath Changing Scripture The world does not want to admit that they inherited Sunday from the Roman Catholic Church. The Catholic Church copied it from the Roman Empire’s pagan sun worship. The Catholics boldly state that Protestants are following Papal authority when they accept Sunday…
By Dr. James Ricks One of the more intriguing prophesies of the end of this age is the coming “famine of the Word.” When and how will it happen? Are we starting to see some of the symptoms of this curse upon society today? Are western nations starting to fall fast away from bedrock…
By Dr. James Ricks A movie and book series is now very popular and established. It is called Left Behind. The movies and books are based on the rapture doctrine. This is a very popular modern doctrine in our world that obscures the true doctrine of the resurrection. A person does not need to be…
Truth Reversed to Create the Biggest Lie Possible For years academia and the media have convinced people that the conservative movement is fascist. The truth is just the opposite. Fascism has common roots with modern day progressives. It can be seen that the tactics of modern progressives are similar to ones used by fascists. Many…
The commentaries usually agree that the primitive church of the first century, in which the apostles lived, kept the Sabbath and Holy Days. It wasn’t until much later that it was altered to the day of the sun god. When Saul wanted to find Christians to persecute in the first century where did he go…
