Brad Alles

Dr. Alles is an Associate Professor of Education at Concordia University Wisconsin. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in education from Concordia University Nebraska, his Master’s degree in Christian education from Concordia University Chicago, and his Ed.D in Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement from Concordia University Wisconsin.

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The Truth About…Theology (Part 2)

Theology means “the study of God.”  This series of blogs will address atheism, pantheism, and arguments for God’s existence.  Let’s continue with the concept of pantheism. Pantheism says that everything is God.  However, the Bible reveals that God is not part of the creation; He is the Creator who made all things. Genesis 1:1 states [&hellip

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The Truth About…Theology (Part 1)

Do you want to know the truth about God?  Let’s talk theology.  Theology means “the study of God.”  This series of blogs will address atheism, pantheism, and arguments for God’s existence.  Before we study God, we have to know some concepts regarding beliefs about God. There are basically four beliefs about God: theism, pantheism, atheism, [&hellip

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Jesus and the future: No one knows the exact day (Part 12)

Finishing the explanation of signs of the end from Matthew 24, we listen to Jesus’ command to watch in verses 32-44. “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, [&hellip

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Jesus and the future: Heaven and hell (Part 11)

After Christ’s return and Judgment Day, the eternal states of heaven and hell begin.  Let’s look at descriptions of hell first. In hell,  unbelievers will experience damnation and eternal separation from God in both body and soul. Hell is pictured as a place of weeping and gnashing teeth (Matthew 8:12), where both body and soul will [&hellip

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Jesus and the future: Judgment Day (Part 10)

After Jesus returns to earth and the dead are resurrected, judgment will commence. Isaiah 24:21 says, “In that day the LORD will punish the powers in the heavens above and the kings on the earth below.” In other words, both the natural and supernatural realms will be subject to judgment, whether the inhabitants are demonic [&hellip

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Jesus and the future: Resurrection (Part 9)

When Christ returns on the last day, all people will be resurrected.  If death can be defined as separation of the soul from the body, the final resurrection reverses this consequence of the Fall into sin. Ecclesiastes 12:7 notes “the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who [&hellip

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Jesus and the future: Christ’s return (Part 8)

Matthew 24:30-31 records the return of Christ as Jesus said, “At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will [&hellip

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Jesus and the future: Signs before Jesus’ return (Part 7)

In Matthew 24:21-29, Jesus returned to the other question that the apostles posed, “What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” Just before the Lord’s return, signs would appear that would make His return clear to Christians. “For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning [&hellip

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Jesus and the future: The Temple’s Destruction (Part 6)

In the next part of Jesus’ revelations regarding the future, He turns His attention to Jerusalem in 70 AD. Matthew 24:15-20 finally answers the apostles’ initial inquiry: when will the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem take place? “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through [&hellip

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Jesus and the future: The Age of Tribulation continued (Part 5)

The last days will not be dire for Christians alone. Jesus also related that the world would get worse, not better. He said there will be an increase of wickedness. Contrast Jesus’ perspective of the future with the previous worldviews. It is not a glorious future of peace and harmony due to world government, a [&hellip

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