Rumble
God Has Been So Good!
Anyone reading these paragraphs who enjoys studying Bible prophecy should identify with a few lines here! That describes me—all of my life. Even before I became a believer I was drawn in by the notion of a God who knows the future!
During the years of Bible college and seminary I often found myself in the library researching questions on prophetic topics my teachers didn’t seem interested in talking about.
And my interest in last-day events never dwindled in ministry in Pennsylvania or South Carolina.
While few of my pastor friends were talking about the geo-political events aligning with Bible prophecy, I was eager to discuss them from the pulpit with a biblical twist because they were so relevant.
This was important, I knew. Analyzing current events and cultural trends related to prophecy is an excellent tool to get the gospel out and to sharpen people’s faith. It supports and strengthens a biblical worldview.
Bible Prophecy a Waste of Time?
So how could we do more to get the message out about the soon return of the Lord? And wasn’t it worth a try? Wasn’t taking a stand worth the risk? So few people wanted to stand for anything that the church was falling for everything!
And so, in 2015, the Lord burdened Nancy and me to begin seeking His will and to diligently pray about starting an independent, Bible prophecy teaching ministry. The urgency was real in our hearts so we began asking our friends to pray as well.
From our years of ministry and observing today’s pulpits, we had already come to the conclusion that our new ministry would have to be independent. That was because pastors simply weren’t open to inviting an outside speaker to discuss Bible prophecy at their church. They were not willing to take the risk of offending people. And this we understood.
Many of the pulpits are silent because pastors weren’t taught eschatology in seminary. In most cases, they were only taught a summation of the main views of prophecy without teaching any content. It’s best described as a, “decide for yourself” approach to teaching Bible prophecy. This leaves men entering the pulpit confused and disinterested in studying prophecy because they’ve been taught that if prophecy isn’t relevant for seminary, it’s not relevant for the church! This mistake has left the church without a voice on today’s issues.
Our World Is Changing Fast!
Our world was changing fast. No one in the upstate is talking about the signs of the last days. We needed to talk about it.
Islam was already the fastest growing religion on earth and wanted to take over the world. Israel was going to be divided, and Jerusalem would become the world’s “burdensome stone.” (Zechariah 12:3) Would anybody be around to talk about these things, let alone be defending her?
Doesn’t the Bible command us to “Comfort ye my people”? (Isaiah 40:1) Was I being called to do that? I think so. Israel was rapidly losing support, and this was ten years ago. Now we can see how far the international community has turned against her since then.
Is Your Church Missing Something?
I knew the average church was leaving out one-third of the Bible by not teaching Bible prophecy. Of course not all, but too many pulpits were majoring in minors, were avoiding current events and politics, were teaching false doctrine, and were insisting that they—the church—was Israel! How nuts is that? Replacement Theology was gaining traction.
So, we talked about it with friends—and talked about it some more! We only wanted to get the truth out to hungry hearts!
Bible Prophecy a Waste of Time?
In the fall of 2015 we began Focus on the End Times Ministry with four classes in a row in the home of Michael and Donna Connally in Fountain Inn, SC. What a blessing!
In 2016 we began working on our website and became a 501c3, non-profit ministry.
After looking across the upstate for a facility that had enough room and a kitchen, [the kitchen has always played a crucial part in this ministry) in the fall of 2016 we landed on Woodruff Road at Rocky Creek Baptist Church where we taught classes our first two years. To our shock and joy, people, who didn’t think Bible prophecy was a waste of time, began showing up from churches all over the upstate. Our only advertising was word of mouth!
From Rocky Creek, we moved to Mauldin First Baptist Church for three years until Covid shut us down.
But Covid became the blessing that the Lord used to lead us to Pastor Tim Huckaby and Burnsview Baptist Church where we’ve been for the past 5 years! Pastor Tim’s great preaching and his strong stand of not shutting down the church during Covid gained our respect and support. Today we couldn’t be happier with our membership and ministry connection to Burnsview where we plan to remain.
Ten Years, Bringing the Truth
So, where has the time gone? Ten years flew by quickly. The pace and impact of prophetic events has picked up dramatically since 2015.
The events of recent weeks have been both devastating and miraculous. When Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a campus event in Utah, suddenly, the hate-fueled attack on truth was abruptly thrust into the spotlight.
Then came a shameful effort at the United Nations, which came straight from the pages of Bible Prophecy. World leader after world leader declared their recognition of a “Palestinian State” with the hopes of carving up the state of Israel and gifting it to a group of terrorist supporting people, bent on the eradication of Jews. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared before the UN assembly, truth was being “turned on its head.”
Nations that did not participate in the “Palestine” lie were met with outrage. Italy’s Prime Minister received a public death threat, with Pro-Palestinian activists threatening to assassinate her “like Kirk.”
These events—the murder of Charlie Kirk and the absurd recognition of “Palestine” by world leaders—are more interwoven than people realize. We are living in a war zone now, and the enemy’s target is the truth.
And in the midst of this battle, Focus On The End Times will continue to bring the truth.
Thank you for your prayers and support over the last ten years.
