The book of Revelation was given to the apostle John by the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the last word to his believers unto his coming in glory as King of kings and Lord of lords. So it must be important. God gave it to him and Christ sent it by means of his own angel in the last years of John, the las…
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The night on which Daniel received the knowledge of king Nebuchadnezzar’s dream was one of great anxiety. Daniel and his three friends were counted among the wise men of Babylon and the king had sentenced them to death because there was no-one among them that had come forward with the dream and it…
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Constantine the Great was the Son of Emperor Constantius and began his own reign in the year A.D. 306, his capital established in the city of York, North England and strategically positioned to maintain the border with the “pesky Scots”. At that time the Roman Empire was divided into 4 regions w…
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When Paul writes to Timothy concerning behaviour in the house of God his letter provides us with a real picture of the ecclesial scene in Ephesus, for that is where Timothy was labouring (1 Tim 1:3). He was continuing the great work of the Apostle Paul who had spent three years of unrelenting servic…
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The Day of Atonement
The regulations concerning the Day of Atonement under the law of Moses are given in Leviticus chapter 16. This chapter begins with a remembrance of the death of the two sons of Aaron when they offered “strange fire” before Yahweh and were slain because of it. Arising from…
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In the brief summary of Abraham’s death, recorded in Genesis 25:5–10, it is stated that both Isaac and Ishmael were present at the funeral (v9). Yet the record specifically states, “And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac”. It is quite evident that Abraham loved both his sons but he resp…
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These eloquent words were spoken by the Lord to his evening visitor, Nicodemus. There is no doubt that this troubled member of the Sanhedrin had little or no concept of a Son of God being sent into the world for the salvation of mankind. In every way Christ’s words were a shock to his picture of t…
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The above heading expresses the confidence of the Papacy in the hour of its eclipse and destruction by Christ—see Revelation 18:4. It also implies that in her recent history she may have “become a widow”, and may have “seen sorrow” but that the tide of circumstances has turned to her favou…
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We all appreciate the advantage of elevation in rightly assessing the scene ahead. Thankfully the Word of Prophecy provides that scope that gives true meaning to the multiple movements of men and nations. The series of articles that follow are written from this perspective. They briefly cover the tu…
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When the prophet Isaiah had spoken of stern retribution against Judah for their sins, he balanced his message of woe with these words, “Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it”. The bunch of grapes may be ordinary enough upon the vine but should not be despised, for with the mysterious process o…
