We are an evangelistic Christian ministry seeking to reach individuals with the gospel of Jesus Christ through evangelism and discipleship. John Rothra is a pastor and evangelist living in Fort Worth, Texas. Currently, he serves as pastor of Union Hill Baptist Church in Alvord, Texas. He holds an MDivBL with an Evangelism & Missions concentration from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and is now working toward a PhD in Evangelism at SWBTS.
Posted by John L. Rothra on January 25, 2010 under Eschatology | 
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Part 9 of the series is now available. It is called “Interlude: Little Book (10:1-11).” You can download it under Bible Study Tools > Bible Studies > Revelation.
Posted by John L. Rothra on January 21, 2010 under Theology | Comments are off for this article
Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls given to Southwestern Seminary.
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas (where I attend school), recently received a very rare gift: fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Here’s the video:
Video (CBS 11): Southwestern Seminary Acquires Scroll Fragments
Print (CBS 11): FW Seminary Acquires Dead Sea Scroll Fragments
Print (SWBTS): Dead Sea Scrolls acquired by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
According to the expert in the video, this is an extremely rare and precious gift the school received. It was not sought, but was simply given. Thank you to the generous donor for such a precious gift, but it pales in comparison to the gift that God gives.
Posted by John L. Rothra on January 18, 2010 under Eschatology | Comments are off for this article
A selection of recommended study tools on the book of Revelation are located on JRM’s main page. If you are interested in studies in eschatology, these seven books are great purchases. There is a list of other resources on end-times studies also listed at the end of the general eschatology survey.
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Part 8 of the Revelation study, “Trumpets 5-6,” is now online. Check back each week because the presentations will be uploaded as the study progresses at church.
To get to them, on the navigation bar, go to: Bible Study Tools > Bible Studies
then click “Revelation.”
Posted by John L. Rothra on January 17, 2010 under Movies | Comments are off for this article
When my wife and I saw the latest Star Trek movie in the theaters, I was quite critical about some of the things Abrams did with the story. Overall, though I thought it was good. As I watch it on DVD (now four times I think), I find I like it more and more. The strengths of the movie overshadow most of the weaknesses more each time. Most notably how well the actors did with the famous characters.
Also, there’s a brief conversation where Kirk, Spock, McCow, Uhura, and the others realize that when Nero (the Romulan villain) came to the past and destroy’s George Kirk’s ship (James Kirk’s father), the time line change and an “alternate reality” developed. As Spock said, “Whatever our lives might have been, if the time continuum was disrupted, our destinies have changed.” I completely overlooked this conversation in the theater. I think this was Abram’s way of explaining why he deviated from the original story.
So, I can say that this is one of the better Star Trek movies and has broken the supposed curse of odd-numbered Star Trek films (usually, the odd-numbered ones were flops and the most disliked by fans; this was number eleven). Abram’s Star Trek is a good movie and I’m glad we purchased it.