March – April 2018
When James wrote to the twelve tribes scattered abroad he spoke a great deal about the need for an energetic and vibrant faith. It is one thing to believe the Word of God; it is another to be a doer of that Word. Paul used expressions like, “obeying the truth” (Gal 3:1; Rom 2:8), “obed…
The Law – an Eternal Story
Reading the book of Leviticus is no easy task. It is a legal document, and legal documents are difficult at the best of times. To make the task harder, this document relates to practices that seem at times far removed from our day to day experience – flaying of…
Priests To Our God – Leviticus 21 Read More »
The Messiah’s thoughts and feelings are described in the present tense for the first half of Psalm 22: “They have compassed me”, “I am poured out”, “my bones are…”, “they pierced”, “they part”. All these are describing what Christ felt moment by moment, at the time.
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Psalm 22 – The Messiah’s Mind (Part 6) Read More »
Fourth Song: 3:1-5
The bride searches in the night for her beloved
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The last Song left the bride in a state of glorious expectancy as she awaits the call from her groom to come away, but the time is not yet. Now the mood turns melancholy as…
Song of Solomon (Part 5) Read More »
City of Great Interest
Istanbul or Constantinople is a city of great interest to us, with a key role in prophecy. Richard Fidler’s history starts and ends with the fall of Constantinople on 29 May 1453, a date etched in the minds of those who have understood the “hour and day and month an…
There is a Chinese Proverb which says, “Do not fear going forward slowly, fear only to stand still”. Begin where you are. But begin. Act. Move. Don’t just stay where you are.
It is amazing how much progress can be made just by keeping on keeping on. As Confucius said so many y…
Adorned with magnificent edifices and palaces, including a large amphitheatre and aqueduct, Caesarea was the symbol of Roman rule and Greek culture in Judea. Remains of many of these impressive structures can still be seen today.
Caesarea was constructed by Herod the Great on the Me…
Caesarea and the Secret of Roman Underwater Concrete Read More »
Salvation is of the Jews. (John 4:22)
From its inception, the Christadelphian community has taken a keen interest in the fortunes of the land and people of Israel. This interest is based on an appreciation of the key role in God’s prophetic plan of the descendants of Abraham and of …
How Long, O Lord Our Saviour? (Part 1) Read More »
400 Years. Or Was That 430 Years?
Stephen references the Genesis record again: “And God spake on this wise, at his seed should sojourn in a strange land: and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.” The reference is to Genesis 15:13. Rackham’…
Stephen’s Speech in Acts 7 – Did He Really Make So Many Mistakes? (No 2.) Read More »
The Catholic Church and the popes in particular have wielded influence in Europe over many centuries. This is especially true of over 1000 years of power exercised by the Holy Roman Empire from the crowning of Charlemagne, in 800AD, to the fall of the pope’s temporal power in 1870.
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Papal Influence in Europe Today Read More »
