“For the mystery of iniquity doth already work; only he who now letteth will let until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed.” 2 Thessalonians 2:7 In the beforementioned passage, the word “letteth” in the Greek means “restraining,” or holding back. We see that this One who is…
“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment. But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment.” Matthew 5:21 When Jesus Christ was born,…
“This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.” Judges 7:14 There is a picture of the Lord in Isaiah, which few talk about. Isaiah writes: “The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man,…
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.” John 1:1-2 From the very first verse of the Bible to the climactic end of the book of Revelation, we find that God is not only seen in the beginning,…
‘And I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.” Joel 2:28 When the Scriptures speak of “prophets,” in particular those which are the Lord’s sevants, there is a narrow application and a broad…
“For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.” Genesis 19:13 In the book of Revelation, during the period described as the Tribulation, and more specifically, the Great Tribulation, John reveals to us that it…
“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.” Psalm 137:1 There are many rivers mentioned in the Bible, each with its own story. There are two such rivers that require our attention, as they pertain to opposite, far-reaching effects on the lives of multitudes on this earth. …
“Jesus saith unto him, ‘Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father.’” John 14:9 The whole of Christ’s life spent in the presence of His disciples, before the crucifixion,…
“So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.” Daniel 6:28 During the deportation of Judah to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel was among the captives. Having taken his stand, along with other friends at the time, to not compromise with regard to the true worship of God,…
“If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” Romans 8:32 What does it mean for God to be FOR the believer? Is it not the committal of…