January – February 2011
When Israel was brought into the promised land, Joshua gave the tribes their inheritance. Among the laws governing their tenure was this one, “The land shall not be sold forever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me” (Lev 25:23).
Clearly they were receiving an inh…
“For Ye are Strangers and Sojourners with Me” Read More »
Behind the scenes remarkable events are occurring that confirm without doubt God’s invisible hand upon world events. For almost 2000 years “the man of sin” has exalted himself above all that is called God, sitting in the Temple of God “shewing himself that he is God” whilst weaving in and …
The history of the three Romes Read More »
“I gave my back to the smiters”
When we partake of bread and wine each week we are asked to remember the Lord’s sacrifice – as his words direct us in Luke 22:19. The Apostle Paul adds the words, “let a man examine himself” as we partake of the emblems (1 Cor 11:28). This involves, among…
The Lord’s Suffering – Psalm 22 Read More »
It seems that soon after the events of the man of God recorded in 1 Kings 13, Jeroboam received another jolt – his son was struck with a serious sickness (1 Kings 14:1). The word used of the age of his son in verse 12 is used of Ishmael at 17 years old and it is quite feasible that he was a teenag…
Jeroboam the Son of Nebat – Failure to Rely on Yahweh Read More »
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith” (Rom 1:16,17).
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The Epistle to the Romans Read More »
Israel’s first large-scale sea wave power plant has been built on the Jaffa port’s breakwater near Tel Aviv (Honey Garcia, “Wave power unit installed in Israel’s Jaffa port”, EcoSeed (29 July 2010)[1]). Constructed by Tel Aviv-based SDE Energy Limited, the wave power plant is an initial st…
A few years ago no young boy ever yearned for a shiny new red bicycle. One hundred years ago no young man ever dreamed of a shiny red sports car. Fifty years ago no one hoped to get a laptop computer to play the latest electronic games.
Why? These things did not exist. It is difficult to want som…
The above caption headed an article by Geoffrey Wheatcroft in The New Republic which was re-printed in The Australian 19/8/10. Geoffrey Wheatcroft wrote: “Whether cause or effect is hard to say, but political Islam has revived in Turkey. The Prime Minister, Recep Erdogan has said the E…
“Truth is, Turkey won’t be joining EU” Read More »
Question: “A scriptural passage reads, ‘There will be no sorrow there’. If we or our loved ones are not accepted into the Kingdom, there would be much sadness for the redeemed.”
The Scripture alluded to is Revelation 21:4, “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and th…
Bible Questions, Difficulties Read More »
THERE is no more precious moment than, when returning from the honeymoon, we enter our home or flat or rooms, and close the door with our two selves on the inside, not having to go our separate ways again. Around us are the things we have accumulated and those given to us as wedding presents. The ta…
Our Own Four Walls Read More »
