A duck appears calm on the surface while paddling like crazy underneath. What can we learn from this example?
First, we learn we cannot judge by appearances. The duck looks calm as he glides along the surface of the pond. Second, we learn the effort in an achievement is often hidden, just a…
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This intriguing work of 140 pages was written in the 1970s by Brother Graham Pearce and has been republished several times since. It continues to be popular because it fulfils a specific role and need.
When the angel introduced the vision of the famous 17th chapter of Revelation, he said, …
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Lawful and right
Simultaneously with the call of Jeremiah in Jerusalem to judgment and justice discussed in the second article in this series, we find Ezekiel with the captives in Babylon. For some unclear reason, in the book of Ezekiel, the King James Version translates “judgment and justice”…
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On 27 January, 2015, some 200 survivors gathered at Auschwitz in Poland to observe the 70th anniversary of its liberation. Auschwitz, the largest camp established by the Germans, comprised a concentration camp, extermination centre and auxiliary forced-labour camps. It has been described as “the s…
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Returning to Egypt
Moses was not just a leader because God chose him; he clearly saw himself as a leader on behalf of Israel. In this study we will see Moses representing Israel before Pharaoh and before God both to help and forgive. The very fact of his presence in Egypt again after 40 years bear…
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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 invasion …
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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 …
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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…
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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 seems he ha…
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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…
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