History of the last two thousand years only reconfirms the accuracy of divine prophecy. There is a war that began in heaven before our world was created. It is soon to be concluded on the earth.
Read MoreThat voice behind you is Yahweh’s gentle and loving way of guiding. Our human tendencies so often push their way to the forefront of our thinking. Picture a straight highway leading upward (toward heaven). Jesus has told us plainly that it is narrow.
Read MoreIt is our choice, but [our Great Shepherd] has generously provided all that we need to proceed safely toward Home. Staying on the right path means never being ambushed from the rear.
Read MoreOur loving God has the power to change my heart. As the divine Gentleman of the universe that He is, He patiently waits for my invitation to enter in and perform His miraculous work.
Read MoreAnd now we come to the seven-branch candlestick which was to burn constantly, providing light. This seven-branch candlestick represents Jesus bringing the light of heaven to a fallen world. The earthly ministry of Jesus was filled with preparations for His followers to become light.
Read MoreIt is certainly a mysterious exchange! He asks me to hand over to Him an awful package of darkness and He gives me the costliest gift of Light in all the universe.
Read MoreCommunication is an essential element in our relationship with the Lord. Indeed, our prayers may be seen as a fragrant offering to Him. Would it not stand to reason, then, given that our mortal enemy wants to wreck our relationship with the Lord, that he would execute an “inside job” to interrupt communications?
Read MoreBut did you know that Jesus assumes the responsibility of guiding us to grow in faith until His return to take us to heaven? How does He do it? There are answers to be found in the Holy Place, the first room of the tabernacle proper.
Read MoreThrough this simple act, the sinner who has accepted the substitutionary death of Jesus celebrates His resurrection! By faith, he or she is declaring that Jesus’ victory over sin and death can become his or her own.
Read MoreIf my citizenship is in heaven and I regard with faith the work of my High Priest there, I would be wise to understand that my enemy has set up a counterfeit, providing opportunity for me to replace the true with the false.
Read MoreThe enemy of Yahweh has had many centuries to develop all manner of evil among people in the world. Twisting His words and misrepresenting His altogether righteous, loving, giving character in the eyes of the world is the enemy’s way of causing people to be lost.
Read MoreHad the people of God chosen obedience, the blessings and protection that God was to lavish upon them would, by shining example, lead the rest of the world . . .
Read MoreOnce the disciples muddled their way through the shock of Jesus’ arrest and horrific death—and soon after the incredible joy that He was alive again (clearly another shock!), they fearlessly spent the remainder of their earthly lives sharing that truth with the world.
Read MoreTypically, those “in control” of the narrative would elevate and “glorify” the ones in leadership, portraying them in a heroic (legendary) light…..in order to install themselves as the new leaders…
Read MoreThe facts that they (the Roman guard) shared with the chief priests were exactly what the chief priests did not want to hear.
Read MoreThere is a common adage: “Seeing is believing.” But we must recognize and diligently teach—especially in these last days when Satan is ready to reveal his most powerful deceptions—that we must not rely on our senses. There is something more reliable than our senses and that something is the Word of God.
Read MoreFor those who seek lessons from the seemingly small details of Scripture, there is at least one lesson that can be readily learned from this ‘lineup’ of characters: our Lord has a wonderful way of upending the human perspective of priorities, within society, and especially how we may view ourselves.
Read MoreThese four horses and riders, illustrate parallels between the escaping Israelites and Christians of these last two thousand years. To accept the message of salvation—that only the LORD has the power to save—brings the understanding that it is essential to cooperate with Him.
Read MoreBecause of the damage done to the gospel message during the Dark Ages, the world is still in a state of recovery and reformation.
Read MoreJesus is well aware that they are laying His Word aside by allowing ideas to be taught in the church that were heretofore unthinkable—as indicated by the letters to Ephesus and Smyrna.
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