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Category Archives: Death
“And Rejoice in Hope” (Romans 5:2; 12:12)
What is hope? Biblical hope is more than a mere wish or desire. It is “favorable and confident expectation” (Vine’s). Our hope is based on Jehovah God (Psalm 31:24; 39:7; 71:5; 1 Peter 1:21), God’s word (Psalm 119:49-50, 81-82, 114; … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Endurance, Hope, Suffering
Tagged all things work together for good, corona virus, covid, economic hardship, fear, God is in control, God is trustworthy, hope, hope defined, importance of hope, joy, joy in persecution, joy in trials, n. neil strait, no reason to fear death, nothing can separate us, orison marden, political election, priscilla j. owens, quotes on hope, racial unrest, rejoice, rejoice in hope, robert crichley, Romans 12:12, Romans 5:2, song my hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness, song we have an anchor, the christian worker
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How Many Resurrection Days? (or Weep Not As Those Who Have No Hope)
Premillennialists believe that there will be two resurrection days, separated by 1,007 years. They typically teach: (1) The righteous dead will be raised and the righteous (both dead and living) will be raptured from the earth. (2) Tribulation will last … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Doctrine, Hope, Judgment, Premillennialism, resurrection, Textual study
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 4, 1000 years, Acts 24, are you ready?, dead in christ rise first, ei, hope, how many resurrection days?, John 5, meet the Lord in the clouds, Premillennialism, rapture, resurrection, Revelation 20, those alive, those asleep, tribulation, weep, weep not
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No Weeping
While there are occasions when godly men and women wept in the Bible, there are also some occasions when they did not. Let’s notice… 1. Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, were not to mourn the deaths of Nadab … Continue reading
Posted in Death, end times, Judgment
Tagged 2 Samuel 12, aaron, absalom, babylonian captivity, balaam, balak, cozbi, David, eleazer, ezekiel, Ezekiel 24, ezekiel's wife, i shall go to him, ithamar, jeremiah, jeremiah 16, josephus, leviticus 10, nadab and abihu, numbers 25, phinehas, tears, weep, zimri
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Weeping
“Real men don’t cry,” we are told. However, this saying is not in agreement with the Bible. In the Bible, godly men and women wept. Let’s consider some things which caused them to weep. 1. Abraham wept over Sarah’s death. … Continue reading
Posted in Death, emotions, Mental Health
Tagged 1 corinthians 2:3, 1 corinthians 5:1-2, 1 corinthians 7:8-9, 1 thessalonians 4:13, 2 corinthians 2:4, abraham, acts 20:19, emotions, genesis 23, hebrews 5:7, jacob, jeremiah, jeremiah 13:15-17, jeremiah 9:1, Jesus, Jesus wept, john 11:33-35, joseph, lamentations 2:11, Lazarus, luke 19:41, luke 7:38, paul, paul wept, philippians 3:18-19, raising lazarus, real men dont cry, sarah, stephen, tears, the weeping prophet, weeping
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Angels (Part Three)
This writing will consider some questions about specific angels. Let’s consider – The Angel of the Lord “The Angel of the LORD” or “The Angel of God” appears several times in the Old Testament (Genesis 16:7-14; 21:17-18; 22:11-18; 31:11, 13; … Continue reading
Angels (Part Two)
The word “angel” means “messenger.” This is true of both the Old Testament word (malak), and the New Testament word (angelos). These words are used of human messengers (e.g. Genesis 32:3; Numbers 21:21; 2 Chronicles 36:15; Haggai 1:13; Malachi 1:1 … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Death, God's Providence
Tagged angel in corelius' conversion, angel in ethiopian conversion, angelos, Angels, angels as messengers, angels at death, angels do not teach what to do to be saved, angels God's army, angels in revelation, angels not to be worshipped, angels protect man, assyrian army, cherubim, God's Providence, Jesus in Saul's conversion, malak, ministering angels, the work of angels, wayne jackson, what angels do, what angels do not do
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So, You’ve Got A Little Power!
In Psalm 82 God addressed the judges of old. He referred to them as “the might,” and even as “gods.” Why are they referred to as “gods”? The word “god” has reference to might, strength, authority, or position. Some have positions of … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Elders and Deacons, Ethics, Family, Government, Marriage, Parenting, stewardship, Textual study
Tagged 1 Peter 3, abuse of authority, Acts 5, bribes, Colossians 4, emplyer and employee, Ephesians 5, Ephesians 6, fathers provoke not, husbands love wives, judges, masters treatment of servants, men called gods, power corrupts, prejudism, Psalm 82, rebuke of gods, submission, use authority for good, use od authority, ye are gods, you shall die like men
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