The fifth seal (cont.)
The Caesars – Summary
Diocletian wanted a return to the former glory of the empire though he adopted an Eastern title, dominus, for himself (the period is known by historians as the Dominate). Diocletian was influenced by his generals Galerius and Maximian&nb…
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A social worker in Warsaw, Poland, during the Nazi occupation, Irena Sendler organised a group that smuggled Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto. As a result, nearly 2500 children were saved from certain death under the Nazis.
The Warsaw Ghetto was created by the Nazis to concentrate th…
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Romans 3
v21. As a matter of fact, not that it is different from the Law in that sense, but the very Law itself witnessed, along with the prophets that there was to come another form of righteousness which the Law could not give mankind. The Law then is not in opposition to God. God’…
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The Scriptures never cease to amaze us, and sometimes Yahweh speaks as powerfully by what He has chosen to exclude from the record, as by what He includes. This is especially true of the books of Chronicles, a record of the ‘acts left out’.
As the Chronicler shifts his focus from the genealog…
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The brethren in James’ time were suffering under the oppression of rich men (James 5:1-6). These Jews were more focused on heaping up treasures in this life than caring for their neighbours. As a result, they were unmoved by the cries of their workers, whom they were defrauding. Living lives of ea…
In Matthew 6:33, our Lord speaks these well-known words, “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you”. There are two elements in this statement—the Kingdom of God and the righteousness of God. They later become the basis for the go…
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The word Ophel is used in several different ways in the Old Testament. It is used of a specific geographic location within Jerusalem. Hence:
2 Chronicles 27:3 – “He [Jotham] built the upper gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.”
2 Chronicles 33:14 – …
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In Proverbs 6:6-8 we are exhorted to observe the amazing life of ants and be wise: “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest”.
Navigation expert, Eric Cassel…
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This series is an abridged version of the notes for the Australasian Youth Conference to be held in April 2025, God willing. May we all encourage our young people and each other concerning the topic of 1 Timothy.
The fifth chapter of 1 Timothy focuses on the ecclesia as a family and the role of e…
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Genesis 1:20-31
Day 5 – Aquatic and Aerial Life (v20-23)
Verse 20
“Let the waters bring forth abundantly” – sheretz = ‘to swarm’. RV margin: “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures”. The reference is to their extraordinary fertility (cp Gen 48:16, “grow into …
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