The “King of the South” and the “King of the North” Identified
The verses referred to are in the concluding section of Daniel 11, verses 40-45, which are identified at the outset as occurring at “the time of the end”. This time is to be characterised by an overwhelming inv…
Things Hard to be Understood (25) Read More »
When John the Baptist received reports of the miracles Jesus was performing, he sent to Jesus from prison two of his disciples with the question, “Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?” Our Lord answered indirectly: “And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and …
What Kind of Person are You? Read More »
Royal weddings are special events. They provide a spectacle not to be missed. The bride’s dress is first a subject for speculation and then a cause of wonder and admiration as she steps from her coach into the sunlight. The bridegroom, though usually higher in rank, takes second place.
The invi…
The Wedding Invitation Read More »
After being written off by the Israeli press; after exit polls put Likud and Zionist Union neck and neck; after strenuous efforts by Obama’s crack political operators sent to Israel to help defeat Netanyahu, they all proved wrong and a beaming “Bibi” declared himself the victor. It see…
Israel elections – Netanyahu and his Likud party on top Read More »
In Paul’s first epistle to Timothy he issues a salutary warning about an apostasy “in the latter times”. Among a number of items about which “the Spirit speaketh expressly” there are some relating to negative teachings which go beyond the will of God: there would be those who “speak li…
Abstaining from Meats Read More »
Are all good homes alike? Is there a mould in which they are cast or a set of parts out of which they are built? And, if so, do we simply set it up and let it look after itself? No, life is never like that.
But there are family likenesses, marks of identification, things held in common by good ho…
The Clockwork Home Read More »
The hand of God works in mysterious ways. Who would have thought that one of the outcomes of the Global Financial Crisis would be to strengthen the bonds of the ‘mother country’ with the Commonwealth nations? As we are aware, the GFC has caused havoc with economies worldwide but in particular w…
“The Merchants of Tarshish with all the Young Lions” Read More »
We are all part of an ecclesia. Even those brothers and sisters who live isolated from the nearest ecclesia are part of the ecclesia of God. The ecclesia is made up of families. One need only read the closing greetings to the various households in the letters by the Apostle Paul to establish this po…
The Family in the Ecclesia Read More »
Introductory note
In Isaiah 63 there is a complete change of theme from chapters 61 and 62; whereas these chapters speak eloquently of the rewards of obedience, the chapter before us presents a deliberate contrast – we learn about the judgments upon the heedless nations.
Isaiah 63:1–6 pict…
Isaiah’s Book of Consolation (13) Isaiah 63: “Who is this that cometh from Edom?” Read More »
We are going to look at an amazing woman who, despite failure in herself and in others, emerges from heartache and tears, to be bathed and warmed in the light of God’s love and forgiveness. She walked a life of faith and hope, hand in hand with her husband, into eternity.
We all know of this yo…
