“and He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other,” Matthew 24:31 NASB Gather – Yeshua is speaking about a time when all believers will be gathered into the Kingdom. He quotes some Old…
and all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia: Galatians 1:2 NASB Churches – We know that translators of the English Bible take considerable liberties with the word ekklesia. We know that ekklesia never means “religious assembly” in non-biblical Greek literature. We know that ekklesia is translated “church” when the context…
and I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it. Matthew 16:18 NASB My church – What a difficult verse! What theological wars it has perpetrated! What schisms it brought to Christendom! Partly because we didn’t hear…
for our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:20 NASB Citizenship – Almost 100 years ago, Oswald Chambers said, “The Church ceases to be a spiritual society when it is on the look-out for the development of its own organization.”[1] It doesn’t appear…
Israel is a luxuriant vine; He produces fruit for himself. The more his fruit, the more altars he made; the richer his land, the better he made the sacred pillars. Hosea 10:1 NASB More/ better – According to Hosea, affluence produces an increase in religion. There is no better example than America. American Christianity has…
to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 1 Corinthians 1:2 Church – We all know about the Corinthians. They were a mess. …
“for they have despised the law of YHWH, and they have not kept His statutes. Their lies after which their fathers walked led them astray.” Amos 2:4 Law of YHWH – The prophet Amos lays a charge at the feet of the nation of Israel. It is not simply a declaration of the guilt of…
For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks; but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Romans 1:21 Foolish Heart – Are you sitting down? You might want to. As we approach the end of this year (according to the pagan calendar),…
Thoughts about being a naturalized citizen of the Kingdom Today Israel simmers in tension. Everywhere you go, you can feel the potential of explosive destruction. You witness a nation filled with machine guns, mine fields and security guards. The presence of constrained violence saturates the air like the smog that hangs over Jerusalem. A divided…
and all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia: Galatians 1:2 Churches – When you read the Bible, do you pay attention to the proper context, culture and historical circumstances behind the text? Or do you read the Bible as if it was written for you yesterday? This is not a…
