“Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth…” John 16:13 The bedrock of faith in God is the truth OF God. In answer to the question, “What is truth,” the Lord gives us a very clear response. In Jesus’ high priestly prayer, He prayed: “Sanctify them through…
“For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle?” 1 Corinthians 14:8 In the book of Revelation we find the Apostle John on the Isle of Patmos, “on the Lord’s day.” No doubt John was worshipping the Lord when, being in the Spirit, he recounts: “…I heard behind me…
“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered…” Joel 2:32 When the Lord Jesus walked in the cool of the day in the Garden of Eden, after the fall of man, He called unto Adam and Eve, saying, ‘Where art thou?’” (Gen. 3:9) Throughout…
“But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days; but lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me…” Daniel 10:13 To the physical ear there was no clash of swords heard, nor violent confrontations sensed, that Daniel discerned concerning the spiritual war in the heavens between Michael,…
“For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also shall the coming of the Son of Man be.” Matthew 24:27 In the book of Isaiah, there is mentioned one whom God raises up, coming from the East. The great emphasis concerning this individual is not upon him as a…
“And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by My glory.” Exodus 29:43 In Scripture there is great power in a picture, for by the picture that God gives of something, a structure or a situation, He reveals to man what is His purpose in seeking the…
“…Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.” Philippians 3:12 The spirit of the Apostle Paul was that of a thoroughbred. There was nothing less than being wholly committed, and determined, to…
“Every good gift and perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” James 1:17 One of the great sins mentioned in the context of the wrath of God being revealed, is thanklessness. Why? What do we have but that we…
“And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass.” Matthew 24:6 Why is it that “wars and rumors of wars” must come to pass in the last days? As in the case with every nation that has fallen under the…
“With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” Luke 22:151,6 (NASV) It was the celebration of the Passover when Jesus met with His disciples in an upper…