March – April 2014
The author of these two articles is well qualified to discuss this particular issue. Being a general medical practitioner himself of some 25 years standing our brother is constantly being made aware of afflictions that confront, and play havoc with, the body and the mind. He brings to his general pr…
Isaiah 66, the closing chapter in this wonderful prophecy, is wide-ranging, covering in summary and bringing to a climax its main themes. In the opening verses Yahweh defines where He truly dwells (v1,2). Apostates who persecuted true believers will be put to shame while their victims will be consol…
Isaiah 66:1-10 “Where is the Place of My Rest?” Read More »
Down through biblical history there have been some remarkable victories “against all odds”.
The case of David and his association with Ziklag and beyond is another case in point. 1 Samuel 29:1–2, 9–11 sets the scene. David would never have wished to fought with the Philistine army against…
David: the Victory at Ziklag Read More »
It is difficult to think of the Western World as Christian any longer. Our societies are secular, with a significant atheist component becoming more assertive as “Christians” become more timid. Increasingly we face attacks upon the veracity and even the morality of Scripture. One topic aggressiv…
The Bible and Slavery Read More »
THE defence mechanisms of the human body are so challenging to the concept of evolution that we must spend a little more time considering the implications. We saw in the last chapter that the fail-safe mechanism that prevents blood from clotting inside the body could not have developed gradually ove…
Bones of an Argument Read More »
These astonishing words from Revelation 18:7 are significant given that they are pondered “in the heart” of the Roman harlot after the battle of Armageddon. It describes Rome’s position of power when Christ is reigning with the Saints in Jerusalem (Psalm 2). In 2 Thessalonians 2 and Revelation…
I Sit a Queen and am No Widow Read More »
In this issue we look at the fourth of the lies collated by the Simon Wiesenthal Centre that are commonly presented by Israel’s opponents in the Israel-Palestine dispute.
Lie # 4
Nuclear Israel and not Iran is the greatest threat to peace and stability.
Simon Wiesenthal Centre responds
“Thou…
The Top Ten Anti-Israel Lies Read More »
THERE are times when we have to start again. It happens in simple things like taking the wrong turning when we have to go back to the crossroads; or, when we wrongly follow the knitting pattern and have to undo rows of stitches.
Does this happen in marriage? A recent report in a newspaper describ…
Back to Square One Read More »
Perhaps the title of this book (above) is a little ironic because a good part of the book is really about a line on a map rather than a line in the sand. Sir Mark Sykes in addressing the British cabinet about who would take over the territory of the Ottoman empire when it collapsed, sliced his finge…
A Line in the Sand Read More »
Very little was known of the mighty Assyrian empire until Sir Austen Henry Layard began his investigations in Mesopotamia in the mid-nineteenth century. Up to that time, the great civilizations of Assyria and Babylon were largely forgotten in the European West. Outside of the Bible, only a few facts…
Assyria and Biblical Archaeology Read More »
