a very present help in trouble; whether inward or outward, of soul or body; the Lord helps his people under it to bear it, and he helps them out of it in the most proper and seasonable time: they are poor helpless creatures in themselves; nor can any other help them but the Lord,...
Noun1.presentism- the doctrine that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are presently in the course of being fulfilled doctrine,ism,philosophical system,philosophy,school of thought- a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or...
244 It can be used of good rulers as well as bad. The idea here is that some of the "rulers" in the spiritual realm are demonic in their allegiance. We believe (though the Scripture is pretty sparce here) that Satan was once an archangel who rebelled against God and was thrown, ...
“negroes exercised an influence in political affairs out of all relation to their intelligence or property,” and that, “the ultimate root of the trouble in the South had been, not the institution of slavery, but the coexistence of two races so distinct in characteristics as to render ...
I had a foretaste of the glory of union at the time of my husband’s death. When I was told that his plane was missing, I knew the power and peace and presence of God immediately. There was no having to turn in prayer to him and ask for help. He was there. And during those da...
Jesus did not provide details between the preaching of the gospel to the entire world and His coming. The apostles and disciples, including John, would later provide much more detail in the book of Revelation, which describes the seven last plagues, the time of trouble, the beast and his ma...
26 But when I hoped for good, trouble came;when I expected light, then darkness came.27 My heart[bc] is in turmoil[bd] unceasingly;[be]the days of my affliction confront me.28 I go about blackened,[bf] but not by the sun;in the assembly I stand up and cry for help.29 I have...
But that changed in 2003 when I agreed to help Quanzhou enter the International Awards for Livable Communities and discovered that this legendary city had almost no materials in English to share with the judges and audience in Europe. So, heeding Xi Jinping's encouragement over a year earlier ...
Iren: Yes, verily: in a parliament held in the time of Sir Anthony Saint-Leger, then Lord Deputy, all the Irish Lords and principall men came in, and being by faire means wrought thereunto, acknowledged King Henry for their Soveraigne Lord, reserving yet, as some say, unto them selves...
26 But when I hoped for good, trouble came;when I expected light, then darkness came.27 My heart[bc] is in turmoil[bd] unceasingly;[be]the days of my affliction confront me.28 I go about blackened,[bf] but not by the sun;in the assembly I stand up and cry for help.29 I have...