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Holy Spirit: Indwelling (Part 1)
I know of no one (who believes the Bible) who denies the fact of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The Bible speaks of an indwelling of God, the Father (John 14:23; 2 Corinthians 6:16; 1 John 4:12-15; 2 John … Continue reading
Posted in Fellowship, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Phrase Study, Textual study, Type/Antitype, Word Study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 6:19, Acts 2:38, Acts 2:39, Acts 5:32, alexander campbell, ax and wood illustration, calvinist, Colossians 3:16-17, deist, different possitions on the indwelling, Ephesians 5:18-20, fellowship, figurative indwelling, filled with Spirit, foy wallace jr., frankin camp, giving of Spirit, gus nichols, guy woods, h. leo boles, hammer and tongs, Holy Spirit, hugo mccord, I see your father in you illustration, indwelling, Indwelling of Christ, indwelling of God the Father, indwelling of the Spirit, Italy in my heart illustration, johnny ramsey, kalew, let peace of God rule heart, literal indwelling, Luke 1:15 cf. 1:76, Luke 1:41 cf. 1:42-45, Luke 1:67 cf. 1:67-79, miraculous indwelling, pentecostal, pergamos, perry cotham, proskalew, reader's digest, receiving of Spirit, robert browning, ron crosby, roy lanier sr., satan dwelt in pergamos, stephen wiggins, tabernacle/temple and church, temple of the Holy Spirit, the gift of the Holy Spirit, the indwelling of deity, the Spirit is not the word, visible manifestaion of God's presence in tabernacle/temple/church
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Christ: Our City of Refuge
The cities of refuge are mentioned several times in the Bible (Exodus 21:12-13; Numbers 35:9-34; Deuteronomy 4:41-43; 19:1-13; and Joshua 20:1-9). Out of the forty-eight cities given to the Levites, six were designated cities of refuge, and they were: on the … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Plan of salvation, Type/Antitype
Tagged accessable to all, bezar, Christ our refuge, cities of refuge, Deuteronomy 19, Deuteronomy 4, Exodus 21, golan, Hebrews 6, hebron, human activity required, Jesus our high priest, Jesus our refuge, Joshua 20, kedesh, kirjath arba, levitical cities, must remain in the cities as long as high priest lives, no bribing way out, no proxy running, peace found within gates of cities, ramoth, salvation in no other cities, shechem, type/antitype
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Seven Sins Against the Spirit
Numerous are the sins mentioned within the pages of the Bible. In a very real way, every sin which we commit is a sin against God (Psalm 51:3-4; Exodus 16:1-2 cf., 16:7-8; Numbers 14: 1-2 cf. 14:27; Numbers 16:11; Acts … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Spirit, Sin, Textual study, Type/Antitype
Tagged 1 Corinthians 3, 1 Thessalonians 5, Acts 5, Acts 7, ananias and sapphira, blasphemy against the holy spirit, careful how you build, church at Corinth, count blood of Christ as something common, defile the temple of God, despise not prophecy, Ephesians 4, forsake not assembling, grieve the Holy Spirit, Hebrews 10, hold fast to what is good, Holy Spirit, in everything give thanks, insult the Holy Spirit, lie to Holy Spirit, Luke 12, Mark 3, Matthew 12, miraculous indwelling, pray without ceasing, quence the Holy Spirit, reject evidence, rejoice always, resist the Holy Spirit, seven sins against the Holy Spirit, sin, stir up love and good works, temple of Holy Spirit, test all things, the unpardonable sin
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Revelation: The Twenty-four Elders and The Four Living Creatures
Twenty-four elders and four living creatures are mentioned in Revelation 4 and 5. They are engaged in worshipping. They say, “Holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!… You are worthy, O Lord, to … Continue reading
Posted in Revelation, Textual study, Type/Antitype
Tagged cherubim, day of atonement, destruction of veil, face of lion and calf and man and eagle, four living creatures, holy, Jesus the lamb, laver/sea, mercy seat, most holy place, praising God and Jesus, Revelation 4-5, seraphim, stephenos, tabernacle/temple imagery, the ark of the covenant, the ark of the LORD/Jehovah, tree of life, twenty four divisions of priesthood, twenty four elders, veil, victory crown, white robes, worthy art thou
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Revelation: The Seven Lampstands, Incense and Harps
The book of Revelation is a book of symbols. The message was signified (Revelation 1:1). While some of the symbols may be difficult, there are many great lessons which are fairly easy to discern. Let us notice… The Seven Lampstands … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Prayer, Revelation, Textual study, Type/Antitype
Tagged harps, incense, incense added to prayer, incense is prayers of saints, instrumental music, prayer of saints, Revelation 14:2 cf. 15:2-3, Revelation 1:12 cf. 1:20, Revelation 5:8, Revelation 8:3-4, seven candlesticks, seven churches of asia, song of moses, tabernacle/temple imagery, the church as light bearer, the seven lampstands, type/antitype, value of church
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The Tabernacle, Temple, and Church
There are several points of comparison to be made between the tabernacle and temple of old and the church. Let’s notice… The Expense The expense that went into constructing the tabernacle and temple of old was very great. The lampstand … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Example, Lord's Supper, Plan of salvation, Prayer, Soul Winning, Type/Antitype, worship
Tagged atonement, blueprint, bread of presence, built according to a pattern, christians are priests, church is tabernacle/temple, cost of church, cost of tabernacle' temple, expense of tabernacle'temple, furniture of tabernacle/temple, gold, light in world, mercy seat, moses, prayer, priestly garments, purification of priest, remain holy, sabbath, service, serving God, Solomon, tabernacle/temple and church, the altar of incense, the golden lampstand, the Lord's Supper, the table of showbread, type/antitype, washing of priests
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“The Ark Of The Covenant”
What happened to the Ark? Zondervan’s Pictorial Dictionary says, “After the destruction of the first temple (Solomon’s temple- B.H.), there is no evidence as to what happened to the ark, but only highly speculative tradition and conjecture” (p. 71). Jewish tradition is … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Mercy, Type/Antitype
Tagged 2 Maccabees, aaron's rod that budded, ark represnted God's presence, atonement, authority of Jesus, bezaleel, cave mt. pisgah, conquoring Jericho, covering sin, crowned with gold, Dagon falls befoe ark, day of atonement, dimensions of ark, ethiopia, freemasons, furniture of tabernacle/temple, Jeremiah 3, jericho, Jesus opens way to promise land, Jesus our high priest, Jesus our mercy seat, Jesus our propitiation, Jesus our sacrifice, Jesus' resurrection and aaron's rod, law and mercy, magic box, masons, mercy, mercy seat, mt. pisgah, pot of manna, propitiation, sinai, the ark of God, the ark of the covenant, the ark of the LORD/Jehovah, the ark of the testimony, the promise land, the ten commandments, type/antitype, vatican, where is ark
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“When… Without Strength”
In Romans 4:12, 16-17a, we are told that we need to have the faith of Abraham. Without such faith is impossible to please Him (Hebrews 11:6). Paul, then provides an illustration of Abraham’s faith (Romans 4:17-22). When Abraham’s having a … Continue reading
Miracles Of The Cross
Jesus worked miracles. Jimmy Jividen lists 35 specific miracles performed by Jesus, not counting the miracles connected with the cross, resurrection, and ascension (Jimmy Jividen, Miracles from God or Man, p. 17-18). Halley’s Bible Handbook classifies Jesus’ miracles under the … Continue reading
Posted in Cross, Jesus, Miracles, Textual study, Type/Antitype
Tagged bithynia, cherb, cherubim, Cross, darkness three hours, destruction of veil, earthquake, eclipse, full moon, holy of holies, holy place, jerome, julius africanus, Mark 15, Matthew 27, miracles, most holy place, number of Jesus' miracles, passover, phlegon, resurrection of dead, sun and moon, thallus
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