In today's episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith continue to unpackage the response of Jesus to four of His disciples in Matthew 24 as they asked Him what would be the signs of His coming and the end of the age? In what's commonly referred to as the Olivet Discourse, Jesus lists a wide variety of signs that would need to be fulfilled in preparation for the rapture of the church, the Great Tribulation period, His second coming, the Millennial reign, the Great White Throne Judgement, and the new heaven and new earth. This singular teaching constitutes the most comprehensive insights we are given to help us prepare to meet the Lord when He comes again to planet earth. Don't forget to go to the Smiths website, tribalrescue.com, and download and print their timeline document that is found on the site's home page right next to the podcast player. it will help you keep track of the different aspects of end time events. Craig and LaDonna hope and pray that this series will be helpful to you in your walk with Christ. Knowing He is coming soon should be an important motivation for godly living and active service for Christ. He's coming soon, friend. Let's all be ready in great anticipation as we live out a victorious Indigenous Faith!

In today's very important episode, Craig and LaDonna Smith launch their in-depth study on the Second Coming of Christ in a series they are calling, The King is Coming! After presenting eight preliminary episodes that help give proper context to the end times which are all based on God's Holy Word, they leave the starting gate into future world events that will usher in the end of the ages as we know it and Bring Back the King! The Smiths remind their listeners that eschatology teaching is found in both the Old and New Testaments in a variety of books that when understood properly, give a true and accurate picture of future events. Much of today's episode centers on what is referred to as Christ's Olivet Discourse, which is an extended teaching Jesus gave his disciples on what would be the signs of His second coming, which is found in Matthew 24. Craig and LaDonna believe this is a great place to launch their series, as this passage covers a whole lot of things Jesus, Himself said would happen leading up to His return to earth. And remember, He shared these things before ascending back to Heaven so He could be there to come again sometime in the future! An interesting concept to ponder in and of itself! Craig reminds us all about an important pdf document on the homepage of their tribalrescue.com website, situated right next to the podcast play button. It's an end times timeline that they will be following in all the teaching sessions to come. As Craig says in the audio, they encourage us all to either print it right from the website, or, download it to your computer and then print it so you have a permanent copy of this timeline moving forward. Together, Craig and LaDonna look forward to taking us all down the road that leads to the imminent catching away of the believers in the rapture of the church, and then as they cover all other end time events that Scripture unfolds. We hope you'll be with them all along the journey!

In this week's episode of Indigenous Faith, Craig and LaDonna Smith wrap up their preliminary teaching on getting the context right in their presentation on the 1,000 year time period spoken of in end times prophecy, or better known as the Millennium. The Smiths clarify the position amillinneaists have which is based on an allegorical vs literal understanding of Scripture. The present it in the context of church history, dating back to the 4th century when Catholic theologian, Augustine, made a case for it and it replaced the literal premillennialism position held by the Apostles and early church fathers. The Smiths also present a second level of doctrine associated with premillennialism, and that being the doctrine of the rapture of the church (or the catching away), removing the church and the Holy Spirit's influence on the world, which paved the way for all hell to break loose during the tribulation period. As in the three views of millennialism, those in the church who historically have held to the premillennialism view also have been faced with three views of when the rapture will take place, and it's all related to the time of Great Tribulation. Does the rapture occur in a pre-Tribulation period, during the mid-portion of the Tribulation, or at the end of the Tribulation? LaDonna turns to the parable of the Ten Virgins, as found in Matthew 25, to help clarify what a literalist would view as a pre-tribulation rapture. After sharing all three Millennial and rapture positions, Craig presents the conviction the Smiths have and where their teaching will go in the weeks and months to come. Clearly, the Smiths have a strong conviction in the pre-tribulation rapture of the church, which is connected to the pre-millennial return of Christ to planet earth. After LaDonna's prayer over the teaching and listeners, Craig presents a brief review of what they have shared in the two months of preliminary teaching that helps us all get the context right. Next week the Smiths begin the journey into eschatology that they pray will be clear, compelling, and motivational to a deeper level of commitment to Christ, and the fulfillment of His Great Commission as we work together to help Bring Back the King!