Now these were God’s instructions to his people of old at a specific time in their history, but much of what is expressed here is repeated for us in the New Testament under the New Covenant which God now has with his people Israel (both Jew and Gentile by genuine faith in Jesus Christ), although...
This will be more of a topical Bible study today, so I will be referring to multiple passages of Scripture. But I will begin with a definition of “church” (the ekklesia). From the Greek interlinear: “Properly, people called out from the world and to God, the outcome being the Church (the...
If we apply this to today then we have to acknowledge that “Jerusalem,” spiritually speaking, is no longer a physical city in a physical country. So the physical city of Jerusalem in physical Israel is no longer the Holy City of God, but she, representing the Jewish nation, is of Hagar, the...
‘Twas the life before Santa,
And all through the church,
They were praising their Lord,
And His righteousness searched.
The bells that were ringing
Were calling for prayer.
They were calling on God
To His righteousness wear.
Confessing their sins,
Thus, they humbly did bow.
Forsaking their...
“For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery...
The Lord Jesus led me to read 2 Thessalonians 2 (Select vv. ESV).
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us...
The Lord Jesus led me to read Matthew 11 (Select vv. NIV).
“‘I will send my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way before you.’” V. 10b
“From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it. For all the...