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Revelation: The Two Beasts
Revelation 12 closed with the dragon (Satan) making war against the woman (faithful Israel) and the rest of her offspring (Christians including the Gentiles). Revelation 13 introduces two agents of the dragon in this war. Two beasts (agents of the … Continue reading →
Posted in Revelation, Textual study
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Paradoxical Words
Webster defines the word “paradox” to mean “something that is made up of two opposite things that seems impossible but is actually true or possible… a statement that seems to say two opposite things but that may be true” (www.merriam-webster.com). … Continue reading →
Posted in Bible Study, Death, Dedication, Hospitality, Humility, Tongue
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Tagged 1 Timothy 5:6, a.m. toplady, andrew carnegie, answer a fool, answering a foll, belief, bill gates, clinton lockhard, contradiction, dead while lives, die but shall live, do not answer a fool, donald trump, exalted humble, figure of speech, first last, folly and shame, hard saying, howard hughes, humble exalted, jim palmer, John 11:25-26, johnny ramsey, laodicea, last first, live in pleasure, lose life save it, Luke 18:14, Mark 8:35, mark 9:35, Matthew 19:30, never die, paradox, poor but rich, Proverbs 26:4-5, Revelation 2:9, Revelation 3:17, rich but poor, save life lose it, servant, smyrna, song rock of ages, terry hightower, the law of contradiction, the pharisee and the publican, warren buffet, webster dictionary, william randolf hearst, wise in his own eyes, words
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