High Tower. “The LORDismy rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation,andmy high tower” (Psalm 18:2, KJV). A high tower has two advantages: it’s hard for enemies to fight against it, and it...
"And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting." (Acts 2:2 nkjv; nasb; kjv) "Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting."...
14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; 15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. Hebrews 6:4-8 (KJV) 4 For [it is] impossible for those who were ...
Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?Legacy Standard Bible GOD HAS NOT REJECTED HIS PEOPLE whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he appeals to God against ...
“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3 KJV) A more simplistic translation tells us, “Blessed are those who recognize they are spiritually helpless. The kingdom f heaven belongs to them.” (Matthew 5:3 GW) Look at what Dr. J. Vernon ...
This answers the implied question about some getting to heaven before others. Paul describes a grand reunion of the dead (those fallen asleep) and those alive when at Jesus’ promised return. Both groups are “harpazō,” translated as “caught up” or lifted up and carried off to meet in...
“slave”, which refers to someone whose will is consumed by the will of another—in this case, Mary’s will is consumed by God’s. From this I see her attitude being parallel with what John the Baptist said in John 3:30 “He must increase, but I must decrease” (KJV) or, “He...
Religion evolved to fulfill the question of what is it all about. Religion seeked to know God, the Creator. God sent to us His Son to bring us into the presence of God; first, man’s emince sinfulness had to be nullified before we could come into the presence of God. Jesus’s ...
A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. ...
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. We have also a more ...