Playlist: 'This Generation' (topic)
This Generation Shall Not Pass
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughThe "generation" of Matthew 24:34, Mark 13:30, and Luke 21 is best understood as the generation that saw the atomic bomb and gained the ability to wipe all life from the earth. Joined with Matthew 24:22 and Mark 13:20, "no flesh would be saved" unless those days were shortened, the statement "this generation will by no means …
Matthew 24:34: 'This Generation'
Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh"This generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place" (Matthew 24:34) does not refer to the generation of Jesus' disciples. Preterists claim it means the roughly forty-year generation ending with Jerusalem's destruction in AD 70, but that reading makes Christ a liar, because the gospel has not yet been …
Trumpets: Soon To Be Fulfilled?
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe attitudes of II Timothy 3:1-5 are rampant now and should give us the urgent incentive to repent and overcome, preparing for Jesus Christ's return.
The Handwriting Is on The Wall (2003)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughEven as Paul admonishes us about the night being far spent, we must make careful and judicious use of our time in anticipating the return of Jesus Christ.
Death, or Not A Hair of Your Head?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsOur challenge in the wake of the terrible things we witness now is to retain confidence that God is in control, even though our faith will be sorely tested.
Matthew (Part Thirty)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughThe events in Matthew 24 parallel the six seals of Revelation 6 and the seventh seal of Revelation 7, showing a definite chronological progression.
Matthew (Part Twenty-Two)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughThe transfiguration prefigured the Kingdom of God, with the disciples only seeing Jesus in the end, showing salvation is through Him alone.
Deuteronomy (Part 2)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWe need to develop vision (the ability to see in the mind's eye) so that by living the statutes of Deuteronomy, we may become a witness to all of mankind.