(With thanks to Bro. John Morris) Revelation speaks of the day of God’s wrath when He will “destroy those who destroy the earth” (11:18). The Creator’s relationship with the world today has parallels with the relationship with His people in Old Testament times: “the LORD God … sent warnings to them by His messengers …… Read More Signs of the times: A coming climate catastrophe?
There is a change of theme today in Paul’s letter to the Romans. In chapters 9 to 11 his thoughts are on Israel: once he was proud of being an Israelite, the chosen nation, but as he shows in these chapters he now sees that everything depends on God’s mercy. Israel, although the chosen nation,… Read More Today’s thought “God … endured with much patience” (August 01)
“2 In that day, the LORD’s branch will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the beauty and glory of the survivors of Israel. 3 It will happen, that he who is left in Zion, and he who remains in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even everyone who is… Read More Biblical verses about the righteous branch
“Wickedness burns like a fire” Isaiah 9 Isaiah has a blunt and challenging message for his people in today’s chapter 9 – it is rather in contrast to the positive picture we read in Joshua 19 where the people cross the Jordan into the promised land. Isaiah says, “For wickedness burns like a fire” (verse… Read More Today’s thought “Wickedness burns like a fire” (May 19)
Today’s thought “Vengeance is mine, I will repay” (February 2) Romans 12 is one of the most significant in God’s word. How significant for us is the advice given in verse 12. “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” The world around us offers nothing in which we can genuinely rejoice.… Read More Today’s thought “Vengeance is mine, I will repay” (February 2)
Today’s thought “Covetousness, which is idolatry” (May 16) Deuteronomy 33-34, Colossians 3-4 Today we read the last two chapters of Colossians – and also the last two in Deuteronomy which feature Moses final words – and then God buried him, his work for God was completed. Paul is in chains, as the last verse of… Read More Today’s thought “Covetousness, which is idolatry” (May 16)
In today’s Bible Reading of Psalm 6 we can find David pleading with His and our God, the Elohim Hashem Jehovah. Prayer for mercy in time of trouble. David, expressing his pain and turmoil both internally (v.2) and externally (v.7), asks the Adonai to not rebuke him in His anger and not to discipline him… Read More Today’s thought “Having enemies ashamed and greatly dismayed” (January 03)
Today’s Thought ” … the earth will be shaken” (May 23) What place is named in the first and last books of the Bible – and in many in between? Yes, it’s Babylon, yet you may not recognize that it occurs in Genesis because it is translated in its Hebrew form of Babel. The account… Read More Today’s Thought ” … the earth will be shaken” (May 23)
Today’s thought “They flattered … they lied” (February 14) Scanning our eyes through today’s reading of Psalm 78, our attention was arrested by the many references to God’s people Israel that – they did this, and they did that. I counted twenty-seven times the word “they” occurred! The word ‘they” was used in reference to… Read More Today’s thought “They flattered … they lied” (February 14)
We have seen that man can find the keys for a better life in the Bible or set-apart (holy) Scriptures. In that book of books man can find Who God is and what He wants from His people. By reading that bestseller of all times man not only can find the history of humankind, he… Read More The Wrath of God
In Joshua we read of the people crossing the Jordan into the promised land at the time when there were enough rain-showers to provide harvest time floods and when “the Jordan overflows all its banks”. (chapter 3 v.15) Because of the Name of יהוה {Jehovah} the Elohim of the Israelites the Ḥiwwites had heard the… Read More The Right One to follow and to worship
Isa 34:1 Come near, you gentiles, to hear. And listen, you people! Let the earth hear, and all that is in it, the world and all its offspring. Isa 34:2 For the displeasure of יהוה {Jehovah}is against all the gentiles1, and His wrath against all their divisions. He shall put them under the ban,… Read More Displeasure of יהוה , Jehovah the God of gods, and His wrath against all the gentiles their divisions
“God has not destined us for wrath” (The Christadelphian thought by the readings for May 19) We follow on from our thoughts yesterday about our “our hearts being established blameless in holiness” with Paul’s conclusion to his first letter to the Thessalonians where he stresses very strongly to them that “having put on the breastplate… Read More God has not destined us for wrath
3 The Song of the Lamb Revelation 15 Seven angels with seven plagues 1 John sees in heaven another great and marvellous sign: seven angels with seven last plagues – last because with them God’s wrath is completed. 2 Saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire and, standing beside… Read More The Song of The Lamb #7 Revelation 15
2 The Song of the Lamb Revelation 14 The Lamb and the 144,000 1 John looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion and with Him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. 2 John hears a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like… Read More The Song of The Lamb #6 Revelation 14
Isaiah, the Book according the ESV Study Bible. Here you can find some fragments from one of the Study Bibles of English Bible translations which we use as one of our Standard Bibles, namely the ESV. [1:1] The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days… Read More Isaiah’s Book of the Messenger of Glad Tidings
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