What is the meaning of the mercy seat ?
The Ark of the Covenant or "Ark of the Testimony" was the only article of furniture in the Most Holy. (Hebrews 9:2-4) The word testimony suggests that it illustrated Jehovah's plan. It represented the eternal purpose of God--his foreordained arrangement of grace for mankind in the Christ (Head and Body). It therefore represented Christ Jesus and his [...]
Why does God need us ?
God does not really need us as He is self-sufficient, complete, almighty and perfect. Complete perfection could be likened to a circle, having no beginning and no end. Therefore, a perfect being like God does not need anything or anyone. On the other hand, human beings are God's creation and He created us in His [...]
Since God is sovereign, then whatever happens in this universe is under HIS control and knowledge. So, does God decide who does or does not get saved?
God does not show favoritism. “…God shows no partiality. But in every nation, anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him..” Acts 10:34, 35 (ESV). They likewise teach us to be the same in our dealings with others (Proverbs 24:23; 28:21). God desires that all men would come to [...]
What are the 1260 days in Revelation 11:3 and 12:6?
The 1260 days represented a 1260-year (a year for a day, Numbers 14:34) period from AD539 to AD1799 which led to the beginning of the Times of the End (Daniel 12). The 1260 years is the period of Papacy’s power. Papal domination kept the masses in ignorance, superstition, and servility. The 1260-year period started when the Popes began [...]
Has the Ark of the Covenant been found?
Exodus 25:22 “And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony…” This is where Israel would come to sacrifice and enquire of the Lord (Judges 20:27).Leviticus 16 teaches that God set rules for [...]
How did Jesus' mother Mary become God?
Mary, the mother of Jesus, never became God and she never will be Him. So, who is God? God is the creator of the universe, and His name is Jehovah, “That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the Most High over all the earth” (Psalm 83:18). He is the highest [...]