Pentecost Pen'tecost (Πεντηκοστή, scil. ἡμέρα), the second of the three great annual festivals on which all the males were required to appear before the Lord in the national sanctuary, the other two being the feasts of Passover and Tabernacles. It fell in due ...
Gen. 1:14: "signs"- indicate first, the significance of the work wrought, and second, someone significant to come.1 In context, the "work wrought" is God's re-ordering of creation in the Second Heaven and Earth, repairing the damage which was inflicted on the First Heaven and Earth as...
This intriguing and biblically sound book clearly shows the significance of each Feast of the Lord鈥攁nd how they all point to Jesus. Dr. Richard Booker depicts the unity found in God's unfolding purposes for His people, be they Jew or Gentile, from the new birth found...
But here, I want to conclude this article which stresses the significance of the “cleansing” in Acts 15:9 with an argument: If Cornelius was cleansed by “the faith” prior to Peter’s coming to Caesarea, then the “words whereby thou shalt be saved” in Acts 11:14 (which Peter ...
Personages and facts taken from scriptural records find in that system an entirely new significance. Its founder (Mani or Manes, a Magian banished from Persia) discovered many points of agreement between the doctrines of Parsism, Buddhism and Gnostic Christianity, and endeavored to combine these ...
since both are descended from the patriarch Isaac. This is why Edom is referred to as Israel’s brother.19The significance of consanguinity taught in this passage was not lost on noted commentator Matthew Henry, who writes concerning this that, “The unkindness of near relations, though by ma...
–Preaching and Teaching: The proclamation of God’s Word during church assemblies allows for instruction, encouragement, and spiritual growth. Romans 10:14 highlights the significance of preaching, as it serves as a means through which people hear and respond to the truth. ...
“HIS PEOPLE.” Jesus left the glories of heaven for the agonies of the cross in order to accomplish the mission given to Him by the Father, and that mission was to save His people from their sins. INCLUSIVE AND EXCLUSIVE. To understand the significance of this, we need to see that His...
In thisvideo, Jim Scudder of InGrace ministry interviews me on the spiritual significance of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, its history and future. One correction, the quote about the Middle Gate is inJeremiah 39:3. Tweet A grotto or a stable?
(as2Sa 24:25) the peace-offering had that significance. On the other hand, the other passages cited above, in which שׁלָמַים were offered after a public misfortune, are explainable upon no theory of this kind of sacrifice hitherto adduced, and we are left to ...