By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League June 2, 2023 Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton first performed the song “Anything You Can Do” in the Broadway production of “Annie Get Your Gun” in May of 1946. The lyrics say: “Anything you can do, I can do better.I can do anything better than you.Anything you can […]
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Revelation Chapter 13: The Beast, Persecution, and Providence
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League May 26, 2023 In his classic book, World Aflame, the late Dr. Billy Graham shared a quote from Harper’s Magazine about a coming world ruler. The quote, a description of the Antichrist, was made 121 years ago. It reads: “There will arise ‘the man.’ He will be strong […]
Revelation Chapter 13: The Activities of the Beast
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League May 19, 2023 Various leaders have discussed the concept of a New World Order throughout history, but it gained particular prominence in the aftermath of the Cold War. President George H.W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev used the term to describe a new global political and economic […]
Revelation Chapter 13: The Rise of the Beast
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League May 12, 2023 Revelation chapter 13 describes the rise of the Antichrist and his activities. It will be necessary to tarry on this subject for a while, cross-referencing this chapter with Old and New Testament texts. Here is what the apostle John wrote about him: Then I saw […]
Revelation Chapter 12: Satan is Thrown to the Earth, His War Against Israel and the Tribulation Saints
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League May 5, 2023 Somewhat like a man who loses his job because of his drunkenness, is thrown out the door by security, and afterward, in a rage, takes out his demise on the boss’s wife and children, so it is with the Devil in the end-times. Inebriated by […]
Revelation Chapter 12: A Holy War Satan Loses on Three Fronts
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 28, 2023 Most people have heard the expression “a holy war” before. Countless worldly conflicts are anything but “holy,” whether between nations or individuals. However, there can be “a holy war.” Revelation 12: 7-12 speaks of a coming holy conflict that takes place on three fronts. Verses […]
Revelation Chapter 12: A Woman, A Red Dragon, and a Baby Boy
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 21, 2023 Up until the start of World War I in 1914, the world had never been free of war. The only thing redeeming about this fact is war had never been universal before then. However, from 1914 to 1918, total war was waged, and then again […]
Revelation Chapter 11: The Reign of Christ is Virtually Now Settled
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 14, 2023 Starting with verse 14 of Revelation chapter 11, an announcement is made that the second woe has passed. The first woe of the three to which we were introduced in Revelation 8:13 was the assault of demon scorpion locusts upon humanity. The sting of these […]
Revelation Chapter 11: The Two Witnesses, Faithful Ministry Protected by God
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League March 31, 2023 Perhaps one of the most treasured books in my library was written by W. Phillip Keller, titled, Predators in Our Pulpits. In one chapter, Keller talks about the necessity of preaching repentance. He writes: “When John the Baptist, the greatest man born of a woman, […]
Revelation Chapter 10: The Little Book that is Sweet and Bitter
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League March 18, 2023 Many years ago, Christianity Today shared a remarkable true story about a drug-store security guard in Washington, D.C. Louie D. Hairston always kept a small copy of the New Testament in his breast pocket for reading in his spare time. One day a masked bandit […]