Explore Revelation 12 in this deep, scripture-centered Bible study as Pastor Matt unpacks the cosmic battle between good and evil, the identity of the woman and the dragon, and the church’s calling to bear Christ into the world. Learn how God’s...
This week’s message tackles one of the most difficult and often-avoided topics in the Bible: hell. What does Jesus actually teach about it? What have Christians historically believed? And how do we speak the truth about judgment with grace and love...
In Revelation 10, John receives a striking vision of a mighty angel descending from heaven. This angel is wrapped in a cloud, a rainbow over his head, his face like the sun, and legs like pillars of fire. He plants one foot on the sea and the other...
Revelation 8 is a haunting, beautiful, and deeply theological chapter. It opens with a surprise: silence. When the Lamb opens the seventh and final seal, all of heaven goes quiet—for about half an hour. In a book marked by thunder, lightning...
In this follow-up reflection to Sunday’s message on Acts 1:1–11, Pastor Matt Ayars explores the significance of the 40 days between Jesus’ resurrection and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Why did Jesus wait? What do the...
Over the past several posts, we’ve explored what dispensationalism is, where it came from, what it teaches, how it interprets the Bible, and the concerns many have raised about it. Now, as we conclude this series, I want to offer a hopeful vision...
If you’ve spent time around dispensational teaching, you know it leans heavily on a particular set of biblical passages—especially from Daniel, Matthew, 1 Thessalonians, and Revelation. These texts form the framework for doctrines like the secret...
Dispensationalism is more than a system of predicting the end times—it’s a full-fledged theological framework. Like a pair of lenses, it shapes how one reads the entire Bible: history, prophecy, salvation, and even the nature of God’s relationship...
If you grew up in a church culture shaped by rapture charts, tribulation timelines, or Left Behind novels, you may assume that dispensationalism has always been part of the Christian tradition. But in reality, dispensationalism is a...
When it comes to Christian views of the end times, few systems have been as influential—or as misunderstood—as dispensationalism. From bestselling novels like Left Behind to elaborate end-times charts predicting the rapture, the...