by Ray Viola | Mar 14, 2022 | Devotionals
That blessed hope has encouraged saints in all generations, and the anticipation of the second coming of Christ is to have an effect on my conduct before others: Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. The fact that Jesus could come for His...
by Ray Viola | Dec 25, 2021 | Contemporary Issues
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old times by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. We Christians certainly live in very exciting times. The...
by Ray Viola | Jul 19, 2021 | Devotionals
This morning we conclude our series, “O Come Let Us Adore Him” with the blessed hope that we have in Jesus Christ. This blessed hope of Christ’s return will be the answer of the prayer, “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10)...
by Ray Viola | Apr 8, 2021 | Devotionals
One thing that can so easily be overlooked in our curiosity to rightly divide eschatology (the timing and mechanics of end time events) is this one most certain promise: we shall be with The Lord! Paul told the saints in Corinth: “We are confident, I say, and willing...
by Ray Viola | Dec 12, 2020 | Christmas
Christmas time is a message that primarily focuses on the birth of Christ, and His first coming. But, we can never forget that the birth of Christ and His Second Coming are inseparable doctrines of Scripture that are equal components of the gospel message. This...