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The Firstborn
In the biblical definition of 'firstborn', sometimes the one who is not literally the firstborn becomes designated as the firstborn. The importance of the firstborn derives from the lesson that freedom is not without cost. The firstborn …
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The Other Great Tribulation
Christ prophesies in Matthew 24:21 about a coming Great Tribulation "such as had not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be." He refers to an extraordinary end-time event—one that most readers will …
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Reaching for the Goal
These days, we see many people whose lives appear to be going nowhere. Such people have few goals and make little effort to improve their lives, content to go with the flow and produce mediocrity. So many appear complacent, their lives …
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Revelation 1:1
(1) The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,
The margin says shortly means "quickly" or "swiftly." This must be understood in terms of what the book of Revelation was designed to reveal. Verse 10 tells us that the book was designed for the Day of the Lord. "Shortly" has to be seen …
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The Sacred Assemblies (Part One)
by David C. GrabbeWithin God’s instructions for His annual holy days is a rare and little-noticed but highly significant facet. While He commands that all the holy days and the weekly Sabbath should include “holy convocations” (Leviticus 23:2-4), a couple of them are additionally identified as “sacred assemblies” (or “solemn assemblies”). We have commonly used the terms “holy convocation” and “sacred assembly” interchangeably, but it turns out that they are not synonymous. The Hebrew word translated as “sacred assembly” is atzeret (Strong’s #6116). An atzeret is a holy convocation, but with a special …
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For centuries, people have tried to find ways of convincing themselves and others that Christians are not required to observe the Sabbath …
As Amos walked through the nation of Israel, he saw deep problems. As a people, Israel had rejected the truth God had revealed to them, …
Those who watch the signs of the times (Matthew 16:3) see evidence that Jesus Christ's return is near. In Part One, we saw that Jesus …
No matter how old we are, everything we have experienced in life, every right or wrong decision, has contributed to the experiences that …
“And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:32) We …
Emily Dickinson once wrote a cynical poem about a disgusting proclivity of human nature — to act irresponsibly and then attempt to …
