The time had now arrived for God to visit His people. Moses’ education in Egypt had been replaced by a divine education in the wild hostility of Sinai, caring for the sheep, learning to appreciate the vulnerabilities, needs, and requirements of the defenceless in order to lead Yahweh’s flock (cp…
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Without a doubt, Moses stands in Scripture as one of the greatest men ever born. He was born into a humble family of Levi, raised in prosperity in the family of Pharaoh, reduced to humility in the family of Jethro, elevated to prominence in the family of Israel and highly esteemed in the family of G…
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Oh how great the thoughts of Yahweh
And His ways above our own.
Oh how wondrous is His purpose
Unto us in mercy shown.
When the earth lay yet in darkness
On the deep His Spirit stirred
And His power formed Creation
At the signal of His Word.
Where were we when God divided
Light from dark an…
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Nehemiah chapter 1 captures the essence of Nehemiahʼs most intense desire—a wonderful concern for the people of the covenant and a yearning for the fulfilment of Godʼs covenants of promise made to the fathers of old. In subsequent chapters we see this yearning outworking itself in diligent activ…
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It is sometimes difficult to imagine what life in the court of Persia would have been like in the times of Nehemiah. This article endeavours to create a picture of what may have occurred as the drama unfolded in the Persian palace and attempts to describe the thoughts of Nehemiah as he prepared to t…
“Taking heed” implies a conscious effort to safeguard the ecclesia from a “falling away” in these perilous last times. Firstly, it is incumbent on all who have “been adopted into the service of the King” to take heed lest we individually loosen our grip on His Truth and secondly, lest Hi…
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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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This article traces the fascinating manner in which the Roman Church, losing its lands and temporal power fought back through 59 years to regain it, together with a great revision of its image.
Lightning intermittently illuminated the gathering gloom in the basilica of St Peter. Thunder punctuated …
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“… and if a man consider the original of this great ecclesiastical dominion, he will easily perceive that the papacy is no other than the ghost of the deceased Roman Empire, sitting crowned upon the grave thereof: for so did the papacy start up on a sudden out of the ruins of that heathen power….
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September 11, 2001 has been called the Day the World Changed. There is truth in that statement, but it was a very minor change compared to the comprehensive political and social upheavals experienced in Europe at the dawn of the 19th Century. Before that era of change, it had been an entirely differ…
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