Searching for Israel (Part Eight): The Scattering of Ten-Tribed Israel
Article by Charles WhitakerWhat happened to the northern tribes of Israel after their captivity by Assyria? The Bible tells us where they were driven — and from where they will return.
Unity and Division (Part Two): Who Scattered the Church?
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeWould a God of unity scatter His own church? Or was it the work of Satan? The conclusion of many impugns God's sovereignty and exempts them from responsibility.
Scattering and Gathering: Images of History and Prophecy (Part One)
'Prophecy Watch' by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)Gathering and scattering cannot be done at the same time, but can be accomplished at different times. God gathers to reverse the effects of calamity.
Scattering and Gathering: Images of History and Prophecy (Part Two)
'Prophecy Watch' by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)Prophecy shows God scattering His people for their sins. It appears He will scatter them into small fragments, perhaps even down to individuals alone.
Searching for Israel (Part Seven): Seven Years' Punishment
Article by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)What happened to Israel after God sent her into captivity? Did God turn from physical Israel and begin to work with spiritual Israel, the church?
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Ten): Where Is Israel Today?
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughNo matter how scattered Israel is, God will not lose the smallest grain. Using Jerusalem as a reference point, Israel dispersed north and west into Europe.
The Fugitive Folk of Jacob's Trouble
'Prophecy Watch' by Charles WhitakerGod uses several Hebrew words in significant prophecies describing the scattering of ancient Israel and the worse scattering during Jacob's Trouble.
Israel's Restoration and the Zeitgeist of Zeal
Sermon by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)After the Tribulation, God promises to restore Israel to the promised land where she will have a chance to learn and live God's truth in the Millennium.
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Thirteen): Jacob's Trouble
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughDuring Jacob's Trouble, a confederacy of gentile peoples (particularly the offspring of Ishmael and Esau) will destroy the nations of modern-day Israel.
Searching for Israel (Part Twelve): The Sign
Article by Charles WhitakerMost Israelites are blind to their origins, thinking that only Jews are Israelites. Here is why Israel has forgotten its identity.
Searching for Israel (Part Six): Israel Is Fallen, Is Fallen
Article by Charles WhitakerAfter 200 years of rejecting Davidic rule, Israel fell to Assyria, and its people were carried to Media. Judah lasted about 150 years longer.
Globalism (Part Nine): Running To and Fro
'Prophecy Watch' by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)Globalism is a force to bring about widespread dispersions of peoples before the end to bring about 'the time of Jacob's trouble.'
'Until Right Now, This Very Day'
Sermon by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)If modern Israel disobeys the terms of the covenant, the fact that God made a covenant with them will not deflect the full impact of God's judgment.
The Second Exodus (Part Three)
'Prophecy Watch' by David C. GrabbeAt some point in the near future, the modern descendants of Israel will learn of their true identity—and have to face the consequences of that knowledge.
Globalism (Part Six): Tide and Countertide
'Prophecy Watch' by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)Globalism has an equal and opposite counterpart: tribalism. Here is what tribalism is and how it affects the world and the church.
Suppressed Archaeology (Part Four)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsThere has been a systematic denigrating of evidence of pre-Columbian migration from the Old World to the western hemisphere, particularly North America.
The Power of the Holy People
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeAre the "holy people" in Daniel 12:7 actually the church of God? If so, what is the power of the church that is completely shattered right before the end?
Rainbow of Peace
Sermon by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)As Israel comes to itself, God will gently re-gather His people from their exile, an event which will make reconciliation available to the entire world.
The Second Exodus (Part Two)
'Prophecy Watch' by David C. GrabbeThe timing of the regathering of Israel is uncertain, but here are the Scriptural markers that narrow the time frame to a significant prophetic event.
The Second Exodus (Part One)
'Prophecy Watch' by David C. GrabbeThe Bible tells us that the time is coming when God will regather Israel to the Land of Promise, a greater Exodus than that from the Land of Egypt.
The Beast and Babylon (Part Ten): Babylon the Great Is a Nation
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughMost commentators identify the Harlot of Revelation 17 and 18 as either a church or a broader cultural system. However, the Harlot is a powerful nation.
Who Is the 'God of This World'? (Part One)
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeTranslators use a lowercase "g" in "god of this age [or, world]" in II Corinthians 4:4, yet it is the true God who blinds; He alone opens and closes eyes.
His Eye is On the Sparrow (Part One)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughAs God has His eye on the sparrow, He has had His eye on us through the entire process of scattering so the tests we have endured will bear good fruit.
'How Long, O Lord?'
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeThe cycles of Israel's history—idolatry, subjugation, repentance, deliverance—give us a pattern for understanding the present scattered condition of the church.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Seven)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod has given time to mankind as a gift, manipulating its use for us. The bad as well as the pleasant aspects of life are fashioned for our ultimate good.
Are We Already In Captivity?
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughMajor curses, including economic oppression, famine, pestilence, mental illness, alien invasion, the scattering of modern Israel are yet to occur.
'Done Away' Is Incorrect
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Protestantism alleges that God's law is 'done away.' What Scripture shows, though, is that some aspects are not required presently, but God's law is eternal.
Been There, Done That!
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)If we do not make the terrible mistake of forgetting the lessons of previous experiences, they will serve us well in the vortex of change that is upon us.
How to Survive Exile
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod exiles to punish for sin, separating individuals and groups from Him in order to spur repentance. There is something to exile that God finds very good.
A Search for Identity
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod gave His approval for the destruction of the Worldwide Church of God into numerous groups, allowing heresies so He could see who really loves Him.
Fully Accepting God's Sovereignty (Part One)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)We are mandated to live by faith, being given trials of faith in order to chisel our character. We must totally and unreservedly accept God's sovereignty.
Hebrews: Its Background (Part Ten)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughParts of God's law are not presently required, yet not 'done away." Paul took a vow that required animal sacrifice. Ezekiel 34-48 shows the sacrificial law observed.
Hosea's Prophecy (Part Five)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsIsrael demonstrates divided loyalties, vacillating between God and the world, veering more toward the world, resembling a panting dog or a pleasure-bent prostitute.
Examining God's Judgments
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe fall holy days picture various judgments by God, bringing about liberty, reconciliation, regathering, and restoration.
Hosea's Prophecy (Part Three)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsModern Israel has a form of religion, but it is empty and unsatisfying because it refuses to obey God and substitutes the traditions of man in its place.
Hosea's Prophecy (Part One)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsHosea was ordered by God to make a symbolic marriage to a harlot. This heartbreaking marriage portrayed Israel's unfaithfulness to God in spite of His care.