Jacob’s Trouble: A Time of Testing Before Christ’s Return
God’s people enter an experience of deep spiritual heart- searching and self- examination, tightening their grip on God’s grace, and not their own good works, as their only hope.
Each one sees their life of sin and feels their unworthiness before God, but the Holy Spirit impresses upon them a sense of God’s acceptance and love.
Their trust in […]
New Heaven and Earth: God’s Promise of Eternal Restoration
As the earth is cleansed by fire, the saints abide safely in the city of God, the New Jerusalem.
The trauma of the whole ordeal, including the destruction of the wicked, is so overwhelming that the righteous are weeping.
But God, who is perfect with empathetic love, “will wipe away every tear from their eyes” and they […]
New Jerusalem: When Heaven Descends and Evil Ends
At the conclusion of the Millennium, the New Jerusalem, and inhabited by the righteous of all ages, descends to the earth.
The wicked of all ages are resurrected.
Satan picks up where he left off before the second coming of Christ. He deceives the wicked with the promise that under his leadership, they can take the Holy […]
Song of Moses: A Hymn of Deliverance and God’s Faithfulness
Lessons from the ancient Israelites can be learned. Had Israel continued in faith and gone on singing and had not once stopped to murmur, they would have speedily reached Zion, the city whose Builder and Maker is God.
When the redeemed of the Lord do at last stand on Mount Zion, having the harps of God, […]
Bread of Life Scripture: Finding Strength in God’s Word
The Apostle Paul tells us that the children of Israel in the wilderness “did all eat the same spiritual meat”, 1 Corinthians 10:4.
The Lord promised to give them food saying, “Behold I will rain bread from heaven for you”, He “commanded the clouds from above and opened the doors of heaven”, He “rained down manna upon them […]
Word of God: Finding Life, Power, and Truth in Scripture
The Jews found it difficult to believe the words of Christ, that He would give them Himself to eat. They said, “How can this man give us flesh to eat?”
Jesus repeated the statement still more emphatically and then said: “It is the Spirit that quickens, the flesh profits nothing; the words that I speak unto you […]
