The ancient Jewish wedding practice begins with betrothal. Christ left His heavenly home to seek His bride on the earth. He purchased her—paid the bride-price—by giving His righteous and sinless life for her at the cross. He went back to His Father’s home to prepare a home for her.
Read MoreIt is within your power to give Him unhindered reign in your heart right now, today, and from this day forward. It is His reign within you that is the fuel for living righteously. This is the key to gaining a true sense of heavenly belonging.
Read MoreAdmittedly, it is a serious and permanent commitment. But never forget that He is for you and with you in your desire to order your life in a way that is both pleasing to Him and potentially winsome to others.
Read MoreThis joyful interjection is in “command form” to everyone present. In popular use among first century Christians, it clearly displays the Hebrew foundation of the Christian faith.
Read MoreThe great multitude in heaven gives all glory to God for the salvation of lost humans. For millennia they have been His agents—on one assignment after another—doing His bidding behind the scenes. The angels honor God with explosive enthusiasm.
Read MoreThe vivid descriptions and indictments of MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT make clear the identity of a worldly system firmly established in apostasy. The announcement of her downfall is a powerful wake-up call to God’s true people everywhere to break ties with a religious system that is out of alignment with the gospel.
Read More. . . as a false idea is presented for the purpose of making it seem acceptable, or at the very least, harmless. Beware! Mainstreaming deceptions has been the consistent goal of the Deceiver.
Read MoreThe Lord’s intervention restores justice and brings an end to sin. His perfect life is our example, and His grace is our empowerment. He shows us in His word why He must bring an end to Babylon.
Read MoreThe Bible provides many descriptions and parallels to help us understand the identity of Babylon. She is a master of hiding her abominations in plain sight and disguising herself.
Read MoreThe redemption of stubborn—stiff-necked—souls is often a business of tough love. Due to our selfish and sinful natures, we complicate our lives terribly. Apart from the Lord, they are flawed beyond repair.
Read MoreThe utter demise of ancient (literal) Babylon and the destruction of Tyre, along with the overthrow of Sodom and the cities of the plain are affirmations of the surety of the prophesied destruction of spiritual Babylon given to our brother John.
Read MoreSelf-exaltation has spread like a virus to all humans and takes many forms, which is why our loving Lord reminds us that even our own hearts can deceive us.
Read MoreIn reality, God’s grace is His aid and empowerment imparted to those who love Him that they may indeed honor and keep the law of God. He wants to engrave it upon our hearts!
Read MoreThink of your ‘buying power’ in light of the cross. You are invited to pull out your ragged, dirty bills of selfishness and rebellion from your life’s wallet, and lay them at the feet of the Savior. The cost of gaining Christ means you ‘pay’ by relinquishing every terrible character trait and sinful habit that you possess.
Read MoreBy contrast, each erroneous teaching casts shadows upon other truths, raising more questions, feeding doubt, and ultimately rendering large swaths of Scripture as unworthy of our attention; things to ignore, overlook, or disbelieve.
Read MoreBabylon’s judgment is just as certain as that of Sodom and Gomorrah. But forgiveness and eternal security for those who choose to come out of her and into God’s Kingdom is just as sure.
Read MoreTheir initial efforts centered upon highlighting and sharing gems of the Lord’s truth within the church in the hope of steering her onto the correct path. But the spirit behind Babylon rejects all correction…
Read MoreFor judgment to fall by the hand of the godless upon the professed people of God who fall away from the truth is a well-established fact of Biblical history, repeated many times over.
Read MoreMillions came out of the Catholic Church during the Reformation as a result of the exposure of some (not all) of her deceptions by the faithful Reformers. This was most definitely a loss of children.
Read MoreThe damage done when God’s people are living outside of His will is worse than that of unbelievers. In fact, when false doctrines are propagated by professed believers, the damage is often multiplied many times over, much more than double.
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