The BBC, the largest and hence one of the most influential broadcasting organisations in the world today, looks at Tel Aviv, founded in 1909; and as such wanted to see at least a small version of it on the British military maps printed in May 1917. The name of the British map is Jaffa, and… Read More Palestine 1787-1917-2006 – Maps and Christian population
In recent weeks news reports have covered the renewed hostilities in Gaza, an area that has been a tinderbox for many years. Israel seized the Gaza Strip from Egypt during the Six-Day War also called June War or Third Arab-Israeli War, brief war that took place June 5–10, 1967, and was the third of the… Read More Signs of the times – “Gaza – once more a flashpoint”
Solomon’s temple and the ecclesia today The construction of the temple in Solomon’s day was, very probably, the most unusual building project of all time. Apart from the fact that Jews and Gentiles worked together in harmony, using materials which had been gathered together and financed by David, we know that the stones were shaped… Read More Living stones 8 Solomon’s temple and the ecclesia today
The stones will cry out … After three and a half years, the time had come. Jesus was to enter Jerusalem for the final time. Of course, many who followed him did so in the mistaken belief that he had come to oust the Romans, under whose hand they had suffered for so long. Very… Read More Living stones 6 Stones that will cry out
Today’s thought “Turning over the page” (December 31) On the last day of the civil year we want to close the book of the year with all the bad and good memories of the year. At the close of the 2017th year of the Common Era which has been designated as the International Year of… Read More Today’s thought “Turning over the page” (December 31)
God’s purpose is worked out in ways beyond the intention or comprehension of many … On August 1, 1917, the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Sir William Robertson, declared that Mesopotamia was not a side-show, “because as long as we keep up a good show there India and Persia will be more or less… Read More The liberation of Jerusalem
> THE KINGDOM > OF ~ GOD ~ ~ZION ~ ________________________ ISAIAH 2:1-3 1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the House of ~ YAHWEH ~ shall be established in the top of… Read More Memorizing wonderfully 20 Mountain and Kingdom of God
##### —– II KINGS 2:9-13 ELIJA and ELISHA PARTING 2:9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.… Read More Memorizing wonderfully 13 Elija, Elisha, Mordecai, Job, chariots and a house for God
In-between our series about “making church” we had a look yesterday on an exhortation from some weeks ago. We looked at that wise man, who was blessed by God to have lots of wisdom and power. Solomon told us that Though one may be overwhelmed, two can deal with it. Two are better than one.… Read More Not staying alone in your search for truth
In our previous posting we looked at the early beginnings of Christianity and how the followers of Christ found their way to come together and to let the community grow. The True Church Many church buildings have become a liability rather than an asset. Once constructed in a way that was designed to glorify God,… Read More Church buildings having become a liability
In our search for God we may find a very useful manual. It is a library of 66 books in which we can find lots of different stories recounting history of man. It brings stories of despair, discouragement, deceit, disillusionment, but also several of joy and hope. Janee White thinks: If the bible told us… Read More Best intimate relation to look for
These days we look at out willingness to see and to search for truth. We also, in our ecclesia, shall look for ways to come more to insight and to find ways to help each-other to build up in strength and knowledge. Coming closer to the end times it becomes more important that as many people… Read More God who knows the heart
Newbury Exhortation – December 28, 2014 Readings: Job 38; Zechariah 13 and 14; Revelation 15,16 Good morning brethren and sisters and seasonal best wishes and love from Belgium. We are very near the end of the year and this is the time we traditionally take stock of where we are – what has happened in… Read More Looking at things, distinctions resolutions and expressions
Typically of Biblestudents is that they do take the Word of God seriously. They also like to look at the Bible and place it in the light of what is going on today in this world. Watching what is going on many bible-students become convinced that the return of our Lord Jesus cannot be long… Read More Looking on what is going on and not being of it
Calling and Ascribing to Jehovah Callers upon יהוה {Jehovah} We have the certainty that Jehovah is all around us and that we do not have to stand on our own in this world. Though we may stay an individual in this world, that is not exactly what Jehovah expect of us. Also his son let… Read More Trusting, Faith, Calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #5 Prayer #3 Callers upon God
Methods of Interpretation The book of Revelation has also fascinated Bible students, and there have many attempts have been made to understand its message. FUTURISTIC: Sees the book as a description of events immediately surrounding the return of the Lord Jesus Christ, probably all occurring during a period of intense activity lasting three-and-half years. PRETERIST:… Read More The Song of The Lamb #4 Methods of Interpretation
Daniel and Revelation An angel helped Daniel understand the information he was given. Daniel was told that “the message was true but the appointed time was long (10;1). The information given to John explained events that started in his own day and continued through to the return of Christ and the establishment of the kingdom.… Read More The Song of The Lamb #3 Daniel and Revelation
The coming days the eyes of the world will be on London for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games and on the major competion itself. the last few days we got to see many documentaries about the way people behave to win the price or to reach the goal on which so… Read More Olympics 2012 and the date Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonians
The first time that shrines from the time of early biblical kings were uncovered. Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, the Yigal Yadin Professor of Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, announced May 8 the discovery of objects that for the first time shed light on how a cult was organized in… Read More Shrines from the time of early biblical kings uncovered
We can look back on an interesting study weekend. On Saturday Brother Rudolf Rijkeboer in the first study wondered if it was really so that we could be facing the end times. He brought some hypothetical posings and compared the different theorem. He also questioned how we could know if the return of Christ was… Read More The day is near studyweekend
