By Dr. Mark Creech Christian Action League January 19, 2024 Although now long out of print, “The Sunday School Times” once published an interesting story about a Christian woman who was talking with a Christian man about their future in Christ. She said to him with excitement, “I have taken a single ticket to Glory, […]
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Revelation Chapter 16: When It Becomes Hotter on Earth Than Ever Before
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League August 26, 2023 It’s certainly been hot lately – so hot even air conditioners are feeling intimidated. According to data provided by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, July 3rd of this year marked the highest world temperature on record. The world’s average temperature runs between 53.6 degrees […]
Revelation Chapter 16: Painful Sores, the Price of Denying Christ
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League August 11, 2023 In the book, “Is It Real When It Doesn’t Work?” authored by Doug Murren and Bob Surin, an intriguing antidote is shared. It comes from the remarkable life of Alfred Nobel, the eminent Swedish chemist of the late 19th century. One fateful morning, Nobel was […]
Revelation Chapter 14: A Second Angel Announces ‘Babylon is Fallen’
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League July 14, 2023 On V-E Day (Victory in Europe), May 8, 1945, President Harry S. Truman made the official announcement by radio from the White House that Germany had surrendered. World War II had taken a tremendous toll on America. Many other countries suffered greatly. Justice had been […]
Revelation Chapter 14: An Angel and the Last Call for Salvation
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League July 7, 2023 In chapter 14 of the book of Revelation, there are references to several angels performing specific actions, such as proclaiming the eternal Gospel, warning the world of a coming judgment, and harvesting the earth of souls. These angels reassure us that the cloak of night […]
Revelation Chapter 14: The Fate of the 144,000, Rejoicing on Mount Zion
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League June 30, 2023 In Revelation, especially chapters 11-13, the rise of evil forces in the end times is prophesied. These powerful forces, specifically the Antichrist and his False Prophet, deceive the world and establish dominance and control over humanity. Two witnesses are said to be able to strike […]
Revelation Chapter 13: The Significance of 666 in Revelation
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League June 16, 2023 The False Prophet, the Second Beast, rises out of the earth and has two horns like a lamb but speaks like a Dragon. He performs great signs and wonders, such as making fire come down from heaven. He uses these abilities to deceive the world […]
Revelation Chapter 12: A Holy War Satan Loses on Three Fronts
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 28, 2023 Most people have heard the expression “a holy war” before. Countless worldly conflicts are anything but “holy,” whether between nations or individuals. However, there can be “a holy war.” Revelation 12: 7-12 speaks of a coming holy conflict that takes place on three fronts. Verses […]
Revelation Chapter 11: The Two Witnesses, Faithful Ministry Protected by God
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League March 31, 2023 Perhaps one of the most treasured books in my library was written by W. Phillip Keller, titled, Predators in Our Pulpits. In one chapter, Keller talks about the necessity of preaching repentance. He writes: “When John the Baptist, the greatest man born of a woman, […]
Revelation Chapter 10: A Mighty Angel and the ‘Mystery of God’
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League March 10, 2023 An interlude is an intervening or a period of interruption, providing space or time before something continues. Chapter 6 of the Book of Revelation described the first six seal judgments but not the seventh. There was an interlude (a parenthesis) in chapter 7 for the […]