The concept of God's dwelling place is a central theme throughout the Bible, signifying His presence among His people and His desire for a relationship with humanity. From the Garden of Eden to the New Jerusalem, the dwelling place of God is depicted as a sacred space where heaven and ...
4He ordered the people living in Jerusalem to give the portion due the priests and Levites so they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD. 5As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously gave the firstfruits of their grain, new wine, olive oil and honey and all that...
On the New Earth, “the nations will walk by [Christ’s] light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into [the New Jerusalem]. On no day will its gates ever be shut. . . . The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it” (Revelation 21:24-26, NIV...
The reading of the common text, υιος, is found in A and the MSS. in general: of these A alone belongs to the most ancient class; D is here defective. It is that of the Old Latin, of the Vulgate, the Curetonian Syriac, the text of the Harclean Syriac, and the Jerusalem ...
The Importance of Prayer Acts 11:5 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me: Acts 12:5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but pra...
WORSHIP IN SONG. 1 Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and said, “I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly exalted; The horse. Advent 3. GOD WELCOMES US Sing and shout for joy, people of Israel! Rejoice with all your heart, Jerusalem! In the name ...
1. Illustrated in the example of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem a. The people had a mind to work - Neh 4:6 b. It helped them overcome ridicule by their enemies - cf. Neh 4:1-3 c. It led to the rebuilding of the walls - cf. Neh 6:15 2. When positive attitudes ...
with the end of the world at hand, God had to be running on a tight schedule. The Muslims controlled the overland routes to the East, and the trip around Africa was long and perilous. There had to be a short cut—and a way of ending the Muslim control of Jerusalem. So Columbus ...
Until the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 the mother church there may have held a certain primacy. With the shift in emphasis to gentile Christianity, Rome quickly became the preeminent see—the church of Peter and Paul, the only apostolic see in the Latin West, the capital of the empire. ...
The Old City of Jerusalem is a walled quadrilateral about 3,000 feet (900 meters) long on each side. It is both ancient and diverse, with an Armenian quarter, a Christian quarter, a Muslim quarter, and a Jewish quarter.