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Mercy Series: I Desire Mercy
“I desire mercy and not sacrifice and knowledge of God more than burnt offerings” (Hosea 6:6). Do not misunderstand. God required animal sacrifices and burnt offerings under the Mosaic Dispensation and the Patriarchal Dispensation (e.g. Genesis 4:4; 8:20-21; 22:1-14; Exodus … Continue reading
Posted in Fellowship, Mercy, Priorities, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 2 Timothy 1:16-18, animal sacrifices, be merciful, benevolence, burnt offerings, fellowship, homer hailey, Hosea 6:6, I desire knowledge of God more than burnt offerings, I desire mercy not sacrifice, kindness, many turned from paul, Matthew 12:1-8, not ashamed, not ashamed of chains, onesiphorus, onesiphorus ministers to paul, onesiphorus refreshes paul, onesiphorus sought out paul, paul's chains, persecution
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Beatitudes of Revelation: Have Part in First Resurrection
“Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years” (Revelation 20:6). … Continue reading
Posted in beatitudes, end times, Premillennialism, Revelation, Textual study
Tagged 1000 year reign, Acts 24:15, babylonian captivity, beatitudes, blessed, blessed are those who have part in first resurrection, book of Revelation, cast into lake of fire, Ezekiel 37, figures of speech, foy wallace jr., general resurrection, how to overcome, John 5:28-29, john kachelman jr, lake of fire, overcome, persecution, priests, priests of God and Christ, raise in baptism, ray summers, resurrection, Revelation 20:6, Revelation 2:10-11, satan bound, satan loosed, second death, second death has no power, spiritual resurrection, they shall rign 1000 years, thousand year reign, valley of dry bones, wayne jackson
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Beatitudes of Revelation: Die in the Lord
“Here is the patience of the Saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, ‘Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the … Continue reading
Posted in beatitudes, Dedication, Endurance, Revelation, Textual study
Tagged beatitudes, blessed, blessed are those who die in the Lord, book of Revelation, die in the Lord, foy wallace jr., james coffman, john kachelman jr, martyrdom, persecution, philip mauro, ray summers, rest, rest from their labors, Revelation 14:12-13, song walking alone at eve, their works follow them, thomas sweatmon, wayne jackson
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The Beatitudes: Those Who Are Persecuted
“Blessed are those who persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly … Continue reading
Posted in beatitudes, Endurance, sermon on mount, Suffering, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged beatitudes, blessed, dioko, Endurance, example of apostles, example of Jesus, example of prophets, forms of persecution, great is your reward in heaven, happy, harass, hugo mccord, light affliction for moment, makarios, Matthew 5:10-12, motivation for endurance, persecution, physical abuse, pursue, put to flight, rejoice and be exceedingly glad, roland leavell, sermon on mount, so they persecuted the prophets before you, suffer for righteousness sake, summary of the beatitudes, verbal abuse
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Revelation: The Harlot and the Bride
Two very different women are portrayed in the book of Revelation. Let’s notice… The Harlot (Revelation 17) Dress: “The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones” (17:4). The woman is wearing the same … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Chruch, Revelation, Temptation, Textual study
Tagged aventine, babylon, babylon means rome, be faithful, beguiling affluence, caelian, capitoline, catholic chuch, chaste virgin, Daniel 7, deceptive heresy, dress, dress of faithful bride, dress of harlot, dressed in white, emperor worship, epoused to Christ, esquiline, false religion, fine linen, fornication and adultery, harlot seduces kings, how to overcome, intimidating violence, made herself ready, palatine, persecution, quirinal, Revelaion 17, Revelation 19, roman catholic church, rome, rome's seven hills, seven heads and ten horns, temptation, the beast, the beast and the false prophet and the prostitute are one, the beast of the earth, the blood of the lamb, the bride, the church, the dragon, the false prophet, the harlot, the prostitute, the wilderness, three instruments of satan, two women, unfaithfulness, viminal, wedding day
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Revelation: The Mark of the Beast
“Here is wisdom. Let him who understands calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666” (Revelation 13:18). This is not the number of man in general. No, this beast is … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Endurance, Premillennialism, Revelation, Textual study
Tagged 666, a literal mark?, catholic church, catholic sign of the cross, compromise, corrupt religious system, david vaughn elliot, emperor worship, endurace, false religion, free and slave, hand refers to action, head refers to thought, hindu-arabic numbers, irenaeus, lateinos, latinus, law on hand and between eyes, mark on forehead, mark on right hand, patience, persecution, rest and no rest, Revelation 13, rich and poor, roman catholic church, small and great, the beast of the earth, the mark of the beast, torment, trade guilds, which language to calculate latin or greek or hebrew or english, worship and submission to the beast
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