In today's episode, the Smiths continue their presentation from Matthew 24, which is often referred to as the Olivet Discourse. Here Jesus answers an important question asked by His disciples about the signs of His coming and the end of the age. Craig reminds us that while they follow the literal interpretation of Scripture to arrive at their premillennial, pre-tribulation rapture beliefs, this does not mean you'll never find any analogy references within the literal translation. As an example, Jesus compared His second coming to a pregnant mother and the birthing process. The initial contractions mark the beginning of the process, while the full painful labor can represent the full painful time of The Great Tribulation, and the final push that delivers the baby can be seen as Christ's second coming which ends all the pain and the world enters into the new Millennial age. From there, the Smiths transition from a thematic review of eschatology to a Scriptural overview of many verses that support each of the bullet points of the thematic review. This is where the Scriptures come alive as God's Word lays out just what will happen throughout the stages of the end time prophetic events to come. It's an exciting journey into both Old and New Testament passages all directed at things to come. Are you ready, dear friend, for Christ's imminent return? The Bride of Christ needs to have her lamps all trimmed and burning as we await the consummation of marriage when we are finally united with Christ throughout eternity. What exciting days await us! And there's still more to come!

In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith continue to unpackage the response of Jesus to four of His disciples in Matthew 24 as they asked Him what would be the signs of His coming and the end of the age? In what's commonly referred to as the Olivet Discourse, Jesus lists a wide variety of signs that would need to be fulfilled in preparation for the rapture of the church, the Great Tribulation period, His second coming, the Millennial reign, the Great White Throne Judgement, and the new heaven and new earth. This singular teaching constitutes the most comprehensive insights we are given to help us prepare to meet the Lord when He comes again to planet earth. Don't forget to go to the Smiths website, tribalrescue.com, and download and print their timeline document that is found on the site's home page right next to the podcast player. it will help you keep track of the different aspects of end time events. Craig and LaDonna hope and pray that this series will be helpful to you in your walk with Christ. Knowing He is coming soon should be an important motivation for godly living and active service for Christ. He's coming soon, friend. Let's all be ready in great anticipation as we live out a victorious Indigenous Faith!

In today's very important episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith launch their in-depth study on the Second Coming of Christ in a series they are calling, The King is Coming! After presenting eight preliminary episodes that help give proper context to the end times which are all based on God's Holy Word, they leave the starting gate into future world events that will usher in the end of the ages as we know it and Bring Back the King! The Smiths remind their listeners that eschatology teaching is found in both the Old and New Testaments in a variety of books that when understood properly, give a true and accurate picture of future events. Much of today's episode centers on what is referred to as Christ's Olivet Discourse, which is an extended teaching Jesus gave his disciples on what would be the signs of His second coming, which is found in Matthew 24. Craig and LaDonna believe this is a great place to launch their series, as this passage covers a whole lot of things Jesus, Himself said would happen leading up to His return to earth. And remember, He shared these things before ascending back to Heaven so He could be there to come again sometime in the future! An interesting concept to ponder in and of itself! Craig reminds us all about an important pdf document on the homepage of their tribalrescue.com website, situated right next to the podcast play button. It's an end times timeline that they will be following in all the teaching sessions to come. As Craig says in the audio, they encourage us all to either print it right from the website, or, download it to your computer and then print it so you have a permanent copy of this timeline moving forward. Together, Craig and LaDonna look forward to taking us all down the road that leads to the imminent catching away of the believers in the rapture of the church, and then as they cover all other end time events that Scripture unfolds. We hope you'll be with them all along the journey!