Q&A: What Is Meant By The “Restitution Of All Things” (Acts 3: 21)

Question: What did Peter mean when he spoke of the “restitution of all things” in his second sermon to Israel? Answer: The Greek word translated “restitution” is apokatastasis, occurring only in Acts 3: 21, while the verb form is found in Acts 1: 6. It means bringing something back to a former state or condition….

The Morning Star

“And he that overcometh, and keepeth My works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of My Father. And I will give him the…

The Raising Up of Adam’s Race

  In this brand-new Bible study lesson, we take a look at the “regeneration” of Matthew 19: 28.  Does it have any analogy to that of Titus 3: 5?  We believe that it does, and that Christ is speaking of a time when the human race will be promoted to a higher level of glory,…

The Millennial Reign: Earthly Or Spiritual?

Throughout the centuries, Christians and scholars have disagreed concerning the nature of the Millennial reign. Will it be earthly or heavenly? In this short podcast Brian Simmons touches upon the issues involved, and establishes the earthly nature of the Millennium by examining some key Biblical texts. Listen now: millennium

The New Heavens And Earth: Literal or Figurative?

 In Revelation 21, the apostle John gives us a beautiful picture of a “new heaven and new earth,” upon which a new metropolis and center of divine worship, the New Jerusalem, descends.  For many centuries the church has interpreted John’s vision as relating to a future reality.  Most Christians today would agree.  They do not believe…

Studies In The Apocalypse (Part 14– Rev. 3: 7- 3: 13)

(3: 7) “And unto the angel of the church in Philadelphia, write; These things saith He that is holy, He that is true, He that hath the key of David, He that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;”  Jesus Christ is called the “faithful witness” and the “first-begotten of the…

The Descent of The New Jerusalem

(from The Quarterly Journal of Prophecy, Vol. 2, 1850)    During the “age to come,” the New Jerusalem will not actually descend upon the earth, but will rest above it. It will be, if we may so speak, the Court of Heaven, the gathering place of the glorified saints, when taken up “to meet the…