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The Prophetic LAW OF DOUBLE REFERENCE
The Law of Double Reference is the tendency of Scripture prophecy (2 Peter 1:20) to sometimes refer to two things simultaneously — one relevant to the general time of the prophecy and the other relating to the distant past or far-off future. The first two chapters of Isaiah offer a..
11th November 2021
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Why Is the King of Babylon PARALLELED WITH SATAN in Isaiah 14?
– In Isaiah 14 Satan is paralleled with the “king of Babylon,” Sennacherib.* – * Assyrian king Sennacherib (suh-NAK-uh-rib) conquered Babylon and hence dubbed himself the King of Babylon. – Let’s read the passage in question: – 12 How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down..
10th November 2021
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Are Homosexuals BORN THAT WAY?
One major defense for homosexuality is that those who have this inclination were “born that way.” In other words, they have a genetic predisposition for the practice. The obvious problem with this line of reasoning is that it suggests that people are in bondage to fleshly desires or whims and..
8th November 2021
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What Is the YEAR OF JUBILEE?
Leviticus 25:10 shows that the Year of Jubilee refers to the 50th year after 7 cycles of 7 years in which the land of Israel and its people gained freedom and celebrated. It was to be a year of: Rest for the Hebrews and the soil (25:11). Since the 49th..
7th November 2021
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The Issue of CIRCUMCISION
Are male believers in Christ obligated to be physically circumcised? What do the rightly-divided Scriptures say? Let’s start with how the apostle Paul knew how to recognize legalists because he used to be one. Notice how he refers to legalists in this passage: Beware of the dogs, beware of the..
5th November 2021
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Why You should Always FORGIVE WHEN the Offender Is Repentant
There’s this religious myth that Christians must automatically forgive everyone for everything all of the time, but this simply isn’t true. To forgive means to cancel the debt or dismiss the offense. While we are certainly obligated to forgive the repentant — those who humbly ‘fess up or apologize in..
3rd November 2021
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Is the SIGN OF THE HORNS Inherently Evil?
With hand signals you have to be careful to discern what the technical signal is and what the individual in question means by it in his or her heart. For instance, someone sent me a photo of Billie Eilish flashing a signal, which the sender assumed was the “sign of..
1st November 2021
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What Will the Believer’s GLORIFIED BODY Be Like?
Since spiritually-regenerated believers are “co-heirs in Christ” (Romans 8:17) — that is, joint participants — we are going to receive the same kind of resurrection body he did. This is why John said, “we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him” (1 John 3:2). And Paul stressed that..
31st October 2021
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The Gist on GIVING and TITHING
All believers will stand before the Lord and give an account of their lives for what they do or don’t do at the Judgment Seat of Christ. This includes what we do with our income. More is expected of those with greater knowledge, talents and spiritual maturity. As Christ said,..
31st October 2021
