Jan. 10, 2026

At Olive Tree Ministries this weekend, Pastor Josh Schwartz and Ken Mikle talked with Jonathan Brentner about the importance of Premillennialism.  This is the only eschatology that makes sense and leads to the theology of the pre-Tribulation Rapture of the Church.  Find Brentner’s book, Invitation to a Lavish Feast, in our online store.

         

         

         

         
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Today’s program, lasting 29 minutes, can be heard here:

Should “Left Behind” Theology be Left Behind? — Audio | Video

Amillennialism is the theological view that there is no literal millennial or thousand-year reign of Jesus Christ on the earth.  Amillennialists believe that the Millennium is not literal but, rather, is figurative or allegorical.  Some believe that the spiritual millennial kingdom is present now during the current era of the church.

Postmillennialism is a theological view that Jesus Christ will return after a period of time in which Christians, by the power of the Holy Spirit, will be discipling all nations.  This will bring about a widespread acceptance of the gospel around the world.  It is felt that this will result in a majority of people on earth believing in Jesus as Savior, King and Lord.  The desired result will be for this world to become wonderful and glorious enough for Jesus to feel welcomed back to a magnificent earth like the one that God created.  Unfortunately, the genetic sinful and transgressive nature of humankind cannot be successfully purified and cleansed by themselves but only by Jesus after He returns.

In fact, Premillennialism is the only correct view.  The Millennium will be a literal 1,000-year period of time during which Jesus Christ will rule and reign righteously and justly as King over the whole world after He returns to Jerusalem and sits on His throne.  The literal term “thousand years” is listed six times in Revelation 20, verses 2-7.  That period of time is yet to come, at the end of which the eternal realm will begin and will never end.

Jan. 1, 2026

Happy New Year!  I hope that 2026 is a good, favorable and prosperous year for you and yours.  Hopefully, none of your kids or grandkids went out into space on a fireworks rocket. 

       
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Click on the images below.  Save the 2026 calendar and the 2026 Holidays and Observances to your computer.  Then print them on the front and back of one piece of paper and hang it on a wall near your desk.

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If you’ve never read the Bible straight through, from cover to cover, you might want to do it in 2026.  Go to the following page, print out the pages in PDF, HTML, DOCX or DOC format, and check off the passages as you read them:

Chronological List of Bible Passages

Another option is a daily reading schedule that skips around the Bible.  I now prefer reading it this way myself.  Samaritan’s Purse has a yearly reading list, which I like, that does this.  You can download these four pages in pdf format and print them out:

Bible Reading 2026

The Holy Bible is God’s Law and Instruction Manual for life.  Don’t worry if you are unable to understand everything you read; eventually, God will give us answers to everything we wonder about.  One of the main things you will come to understand is God’s everlasting covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel)—see God’s Covenant: with Israel or the Church?

So in case you’ve never read the Bible all the way through, do it!  If you’ve done it before, do it again; you never can get too much of God’s written Word!  Since 1990, I have read all of it more than 25 times.

You can read one of a number of Bible versions at Bible Study Tools or at BibleGateway.com.  If you read it for an average of 15 minutes a night before bed, you will sleep better for a whole year.