There have been few times in Earth's history when the happenings around the world have been as dreadful, fear-inspiring and just downright petrifying as they are today. Floods in South Africa; war in Ukraine; a global pandemic; drought and famine in the Horn of Africa region; at least 27 active conflicts around the world, not to mention the ever worsening climate situation. We are living in perilous times. Governments all over the world are struggling with ever rising inflation. The cost of living is ballooning and crime rates soaring. Violence is beyond commonplace. Just a few days ago a gunman shot and killed at least ten people in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. What is the world coming to? As baffling as it may seem, these events were predicted more than two thousands years ago. The only surprising thing is that we should be surprised at all. At the onset of the global covid-19 pandemic in march 2020, I wrote on Facebook a statement that has turned out to be eerily propheti...

Proponents of prosperity gospel and Word of Faith Movement believe that it is always the will of God that believers are of good health, abundant wealth and happiness. They point to the Abrahamic promises, and quote certain scriptures to support this view. Other Christians, however, are of a different opinion. While accepting and praying for God's blessings, they assert that a life of abundance is nowhere promised in scripture. The only question is: which of these views align with the Bible? Is prosperity promised by God for all Christians? This article will attempt to answer these questions and perhaps shed some light on this important topic. While the scriptures do not explicitly declare it morally wrong to be wealthy, healthy or prosperous, there is no evidence from the scriptures that a life of abundant wealth, health and happiness is guaranteed for Christians. Whereas it is true that the Abrahamic promises are fulfilled in Christ, Jesus himself declared, "My Kingdom is not...