Tag: Alden Thompson

Babylon and Armageddon

• Lesson 12 for the week of June 16 to June 23

Relevant Verses: 1 Kings 18:1-40; Revelation 16:12-16 Leading Question: How does one know how to determine the line between the concrete and the abstract in Scripture? This week’s lesson brings together a vivid and concrete...

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God’s Seal or the Beast’s Mark

• Lesson 11 for the week of June 9 to June 16

Relevant Verses: Revelation 14:6-12 Leading Question: How does one know if a person has received the mark of the beast or the seal of God? Behind the theme for this week’s lesson (“God’s Seal or...

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America and Babylon

• Lesson 10 for the week of June 2 to June 9

Relevant Verses: Isaiah 19:18-25 Leading Question: Could Babylon repent? One of the dangers of a strict historicist approach to Scripture is that is locks in both the innocent and guilty parties to their “prophetic” fate....

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End-time Deceptions

• Lesson 9 for the week of May 26 to June 2

Relevant Verses: Revelation 12:9 Leading Question: What is the most effective way for the devil to deceive the church and world? From the beginning the “serpent” had a reputation as the Deceiver. In Genesis 3:13,...

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Worship the Creator

• Lesson 8 for the week of May 19 to May 26

Relevant Verses: Revelation 14:6-12 Leading Question: Is it possible for the Sabbath to be a gift and a test at the same time? Modern Adventists face somewhat of a dilemma on how to present certain...

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Matthew 24-25

• Lesson 7 for the week of May 12 to May 19

Relevant Verses: Matthew 24-25 Leading Question: According to Matthew 24 and 25, does an increase in the number of wars or the number of earthquakes tell us that Jesus’ return is nearer? Adventists have always...

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The “Change” of the Law

• Lesson 6 for the week of May 5 to May 12

Relevant Verses: Daniel 7, Revelation 13, Jeremiah 31 Leading Question: Is it possible that the most significant “change” in the law is the one that happens when it is written on our hearts? Given the...

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Christ in the Heavenly Sanctuary

• Lesson 5 for the week of April 28 to May 5

Relevant Verses: Hebrews 7-10 Leading Question: If the earthly sanctuary was intended to be a bridge between sinful humanity and a holy God, how are modern Christians to relate to that sanctuary in the light...

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Salvation in the End Time

• Lesson 4 for the week of April 21 to April 28

Relevant Verses: Romans 7-8; John 14-17 Leading Question: How important is that we feel saved as we look forward to the End Time? In broad outline, the human family finds comfort and hope through two...

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Jesus and the book of Revelation

• Lesson 3 for the week of April 14 to April 21

Relevant Verses: Revelation 1-11, 12, 13-22 Leading Question: How does Jesus of the book of Revelation compare with the picture of Jesus as presented in the Gospels? Part of the challenge of “hearing” the book...

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Daniel and the End Time

• Lesson 2 for the week of April 7 to April 14

Relevant Verses: Daniel 2, 3, 4, 6 Leading Question: Daniel lived a long time ago. What can he tell us about preparing for the End Time? In Isaiah 44 to 48, the prophet mocks those...

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The Cosmic Controversy

• Lesson 1 for the week of March 31 to April 7

Relevant Verses: Genesis 3, Revelation 12 Leading Question: Is the idea of the “Cosmic Controversy” or the “Great Controversy” unique to Adventism? The theme for this quarter, “Preparation for the End Time,” has deep roots...

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Major Themes in 1 and 2 Peter

• Lesson 13 for the week of June 17 to June 24

Opening Question If Peter were alive today, what message might he have for us? Introduction After working through 1st and 2nd Peter, this lesson reviews the major themes of the letters. The author of the...

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The Day of the Lord

• Lesson 12 for the week of June 10 to June 17

Opening Question What leads people to be skeptical of the return of Jesus to this earth? Introduction Peter now takes on skepticism about the 2nd Coming. His conviction is rooted in God’s activities of the...

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