BDCMINISTRIES

BDCMinistries--The Website of Bruce and Geneva Collins

Greetings dear friends,

I’m Bruce Collins. I am an evangelist and teacher of the Bible. I became a child of God by faith in the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ on November 24, 1963 and have tried to serve the Lord in various capacities since then. I am presently a self-employed minister of the Gospel. I do not work for an organization but I try to serve the Lord in the best way that I can wherever He leads. That means that my wife and I have our financial needs met by the Lord as we do not have a salary from any church or organization.  We believe that the Gospel is free so we have never made a charge for our services.

I am available for Bible studies, conferences, Gospel meetings, children’s meetings and camp work. I have traveled throughout much of the United States and Canada in my service for the Lord. My wife helps me, and we attend the Bethany Bible Chapel in Cedar Falls, Iowa. They have encouraged us by commending us for this work.

My wife, Geneva and I live in Waterloo, Iowa. We have four children. One of them is married and has provided us with two grandchildren.

This web site has a weekly meditation that I hope will encourage you. It has links to literature and organizations that I think are helpful. You can also listen to my weekly radio program here.

Yours because of Calvary,

Bruce Collins 

4008 University Ave., Ste 1 

Waterloo, IA 50701-5651


319.230.9140

collinsbd@hotmail.com

My Two Cents Worth

 

 

INDEX:

If you would like to read a classic Gospel Tract called GOD’S WAY OF SALVATION go here

For another classic Gospel Tract called God is Satisfied! Are You go here

For Important Personal Scriptures go here

For an open letter to my friends and neighbors go here

For the story of how I was saved go here

For the story of how my wife was saved go here

For the story of Merlyn VandeKrol–You Have About a Year to live! (a friend who died from cancer) go here

For the Rest of the Story–Merlyn’s Wife Karen go here

For answers to questions that I have been asked go here

For a women’s perspective on head coverings go here

For a manual on how to preach the Gospel that has been used with camp counselors go here

For an OVERVIEW OF THE BIBLE AND SOME PRINCIPLES OF BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION go here

For a PROPHETIC CHART go here

For a published article on FAITh, What is it? go here

For the story of the George Street Evangelist go to George Street

For links to other helpful websites go here

For the On-Line Blue Letter Bible go here

For the On-Line Bible Studies Tool go here

Bruce and Geneva

What or Who is AntiChrist?

(Matthew 24:3-5 NKJV) Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what [will be] the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. “For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many

 

Is this One Question or Three?

These are the questions many are asking today.  Is the sign of His coming, the sign of the rapture explained by Paul in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and in 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, or is it the sign of His coming to the Mount of Olives as prophesied in Acts 1:11?  I believe it is the latter.

I personally believe that the rapture could occur at any time and does not need signs to precede it.  All of the events of the second coming include the rapture, the tribulation period and the millennial reign of Christ.  These events begin unexpectedly for an unprepared people.  They come as a thief in the night.  So my take on Matthew 24 is that the Lord predicted the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. and then predicted the events of the tribulation period which would precede His coming to the Mount of Olives.  The end of the age is (in my opinion) the tribulation period which concludes this current age.  So again, we see that there is a time gap between the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the age. I personally do not believe that the Lord has answered the question as to when these things will begin to happen.  Instead He tells us to be ready for these coming events and they will start when they are least expected.  Notice the Lord says, “Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. (Matthew 24:44 NKJV)."

 

The First Sign

Deception and preaching that Christ is the Christ is the first thing mentioned.  I do not believe the sign has to do with a person presenting himself as Christ in the first part of the tribulation period. False Christs and false prophets are mentioned later. During the tribulation period a man will arise that wants to be worshiped as Christ and obviously he is AntiChrist.  However,  I personally believe that Christendom will deceive many by a false belief in a Christ of their own making (this is also antichrist).  The Christendom that exists after the raptureAA will deceive people into believing that they are following the Lord when in fact none of the things that characterized the Lord and that should characterize Christians will be evident in their lives and preaching.  Religious people crucified the Lord and religious people are going to lead the rebellion and false peace of the early part of the tribulation period.  Christ humbled himself and became obedient to the death on a cross.  That is not the Christ of popular and political Christianity today.  It seems to me that the stage is being set for this deception.

 

My Question

My question is, are we able to discern the religious deception of OUR day?  Are we still preaching that we must be born again?  Are we still comparing salvation to a resurrection as in John 5:24?  Do we pray, "And do not lead us into temptation, 'But deliver us from the evil one. (Matthew 6:13 NKJV)?'"  If Christendom is preaching a false Christ and a false gospel now, what is it going to be like after the rapture when Christendom (not believing Christians) are left behind?

If I was not sure I was saved I would be more concerned about settling that issue than I would be concerned about the present elections.  God does not lie.  He says that there is only one way to avoid being deceived and that is to believe the message that He has given us in the Bible.  I in my simple way believe it and I hope my readers do as well.

Bruce Collins

Meditation for the week of November 1, 2026

 

If you would like further conversation about the issues in these meditations, contact me at collinsbd@yahoo.com and I will try to accommodate you with a virtual Bible Study.

 

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PROGRAMS

For Archived Radio Programs go here

For Archived Meditations go here

 

THREE MUSTS:

Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' (John 3:7 NKJV)

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:14-15 NKJV)

Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." 
(Acts 4:12 NKJV)