Jerusalem is prominent in God’s plan for man. The Christian’s heart should long for and understand both the natural and spiritual meaning of Jerusalem. The exiled Jews lamented the loss of Jerusalem. Psalm 137:5-6, “ If I forget you, O Jerusalem, May my right [...]
Christians follow Jesus as their example. Did Jesus protest the political issues of His day? One of the apostles, Simon, was a zealot. The Zealots were a movement that rebelled when Rome imposed imperial cult worship. This cult worship would oppose Jewish law. But [...]
In considering the sense of Genesis 1:2 we are blessed to have the guidance of investigations into the early earth’s geology. The harmony of the testimony of Genesis and of the testimony of geology is amazing – the earth was covered completely by the ocean [...]
The Hebrew word eth (Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance #H853) spelled Aleph-Tay is left untranslated because it is used to provide emphasis in the text with the sense of “entity; self.” Depending on the structure of the sentence, eth may mean “even, or namely.” There is no [...]
You should certainly ask the Lord why you feel empty, but the idea that God has forsaken you is a lie planted in your heart. All of God’s promises are true. God has promised, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5. [...]
In this present time of trouble, God instructs the humble to, “Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth, who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of the LORD’s anger.” [...]
God has great love for the animal kingdom and asked Adam to name the animals for us. (Genesis 2:19-20). Our Lord made animals for man’s companionship and service. Mankind has a responsibility to humanely care for them because they are God’s gift to us. There are [...]
Here is a shortlist of scriptural references.Matthew 24:5 - For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.Matthew 24:24 - For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.Mark 13:6 - For [...]
The disciples were asking Jesus about the restoration of the kingdom of natural Israel - when the Jews would no longer be ruled by a foreign power. Yes, Israel, as a nation, had rejected our Lord. Jesus also rejected them. “…they shall fall by [...]
Jesus never established a "system" of worship. First, consider the locations where believers met to worship God. Acts 16:13, "And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made…” Acts 20:7, “…when the disciples came [...]
The soul dies. Ezekiel 18:20, "The soul that sins, it shall die." A person is not eternally tortured if he commits suicide. Have no worries.1 Samuel 31:4, 5 (CSB) records two suicides, "Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and run me [...]
You are right. Judgment does occur after death in the resurrection. Jesus said, “all that are in their graves shall hear his voice and come forth. They that have done good unto the resurrection of life. They that have done evil unto the resurrection [...]
The covenant of David is God’s promise that one of David’s sons would always be on Israel’s throne. “And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever,” 2 Samuel 7:16. For many centuries descendants of [...]
The lawyer, Joseph Franklin Rutherford who promoted himself as Judge Rutherford, was the founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Some believe Charles Taze Russell was the founder but this is an inaccurate historical gloss. During C.T. Russell's life, the International Bible Students Association published the [...]
“…you know perfectly that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. When they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape. But you, [...]
When God created Adam and Eve, He placed them in a garden that provided everything they needed to live. He told them, “Every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed, it [...]
What did Jesus’s death and resurrection do for mankind? Jesus’s death and resurrection secured the earthly resurrection of Adam and all humankind. “As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” 1 Corinthians 15:22. However, God rewarded the sacrificial [...]
Maintaining love and fidelity in marriage is certainly God's will. Preaching Christ and living righteously glorifies Him. However, if your goal is to convert the world or even your neighborhood through a revival, the scriptures teach that will not happen. Satan is the god [...]
Micah 6:8, “He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you? But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God.” Everybody who would have any standing with the Lord is required [...]
The unchangeableness of God is clearly taught in James 1:17, “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.” God’s relationship Israel has profound implications for [...]
