Opened Scriptures Bible Studies

Here is where to find indexes to all Bible lessons posted on this blog since its inception in 2019. Click on the drop down menu and look for the archives tab. Then find the date listed below to find the appropriate index. I hope this will help you find lessons on a particular book of topic that we have studied through. An index for all lessons posted from 2019 through 2021 , was published on September 7, 2022. An index for all lessons posted in 2022 , was published J anuary 24, 2023. An index for all lessons posted in 202 3 was published on February 28, 2024.  An index for all lessons posted in 2024 was published on January 21, 2025. An index for all lessons posted in 2025 was published on January 24, 2026. The opening paragraph of this chapter sets the stage for what is known as the week of Christ's passion, beginning with observing the Passover and ending at His death on a cross. Matthew 26:1-5  And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unt...

Matthew 26:1-2  And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,  2  Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. Jesus finished what is known as the Olivet Discourse and what happened in the next two chapters has to do with the events leading up to His death on the cross. Jesus had been warning His disciples about the fact that He would be betrayed, suffer many things and die on the cross. He would observe the Passover feast with His disciples and this timeframe connects with His teaching ministry in John 13 to 17. Matthew 26:3-5  Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,  4  And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.  5  But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people. Most higher r...

Matthew 25:31-40  When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:  32  And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:  33  And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.  34  Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:  35  For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:  36  Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.  37  Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?  38  When saw we thee a stranger, and took t...

We previously examined the setting of final judgment that Jesus taught to His disciples. It will happen seven years after the rapture of Christ's church and the resurrection of life (See 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; John 5:24-29). Christ will return to the earth with flaming fire to destroy the antichrist and his kingdom, and to judge all wicked nations and people for their sins and transgressions. All the angels of heaven will come with Jesus for this battle and all the saints will accompany our Lord (See Revelation 19). This is when the heavens will be rolled up like a scroll. The sun, moon and stars will not shine and the world will be rocked with massive earthquakes. There will be Jews who fled Jerusalem when the abomination of desolation occurs half way through the seven years of tribulation.  They will flee into the wilderness to a place God prepared for them. Will people be saved by gospel preaching during the tribulation period? Scripture says many will be saved! Revelation 7:1...