Carchemish was an important Hittite fortress and provincial capital located on the west bank of the Euphrates River. After the Hittite Empire fell in the 12th century BC, it became the centre of an independent kingdom until it was taken by Assyria.
The city is significant from a biblical pe…
Whilst we know from the prophetic markers that we are living at the time of the end no one knows the exact hour of our Lord’s appearance (Matt 24:36,42,44, 50; 25:13). In light of this, our Master seeks from us all a constant readiness, a state of alertness which is combined with wisdom and faith…
Here’s a question to consider. If God came to any one of us—if he appeared in a dream, or if he sent an Angel, and commanded any one of us to do something—how would we respond? I don’t know about you, but I would imagine that I would probably be too scared to do anything else other than wha…
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The Philippian epistle is one of great positiveness and while Paul appears to be dealing with an element of discord in the ecclesia as well as the challenges from without, he undoubtedly seeks to inspire and elevate his readers to a greater interaction with their God and His Son Jesus Christ. Devel…
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Would the last one to leave please turn out the lights!
Or so it might have seemed to some when Malachi lay down his pen. The period between then and the birth of Jesus Christ is sometimes described as a time of darkness for the ecclesia of God. As promised, they had returned from Babylon after …
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Previously we have considered the faith of Caleb, his different spirit, and the fact he wholly followed the Lord his God. Caleb is portrayed as a consistent example within the Word of God because he had a different spirit—surely an example for us. He was also an example to the nation of…
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The discovery of a collection of ivory plaques from the First Temple period in Jerusalem are the first to be unearthed in the city.[1] Ivory objects are among the rarest archaeological finds. Archaeologists believe that the decorated ivory objects are approximately 2700 years old.
The disco…
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Helen Keller, who was both blind and deaf, was asked, “What would you say is worse than being blind?” She replied,“Having sight without vision”.
Solomon says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he”.
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When I first came into the Truth, I asked people why sisters wore head coverings. Some were uncertain, whilst others indicated that sisters wore a head covering at the meeting because they were subject to their husband, or in the case of the unmarried, they were subject to Christ. Others were not q…
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Harden not your hearts
The protection of God and our inclusion in the Lord’s “house” is dependent on our trust in Him: “But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end” (Heb 3:6).
Ho…
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