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Here we see a prophecy concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah where it reveals that in the future they will be a blessing to the world: "And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in...

There are some people on this forum who say that ALL the promises the LORD made in regard to the promised land have all been fulfilled. However, those same people have not yet addressed the following promise concerning the land which the LORD made to David: "Now therefore so shalt thou say unto...

Earlier Interplanner said: What do you think was being preached when the Twelve preached this gospel?: "And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where" (Lk.9:6). It had nothing to do with the death of the Lord Jesus because when that gospel was...

The Westminister Confession of Faith represents a theological consensus of international Calvinism. There we read that the "death in sin" of Adam and Eve is conveyed to all of their posterity by original generation: "They (Adam & Eve) being the root of mankind, the guilt of this sin was...

Let us look at this passage: "And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all...

Let us look at this passage: "And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all...

The following passage shows us exactly when the Lord Jesus was begotten. Notice that from the first verse quoted here to the last the subject under discussion is the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: "But God raised him from the dead: and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him...

Let us look at this verse: "Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church (ekklesia) daily such as should be saved" (Acts 2:47). The Greek word translated "church" is ekklesia and that word can be found in the Greek version of the Old Testament (the...

From the very beginning the throne of David and the Davidic kingdom were both earthly in nature, as witnessed by the following words: "Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly" (1 Ki. 2:12). Solomon sat upon the throne of David on the earth...

The Olive Tree analogy is in regard to "bearing fruit", or "service" under the Abrahamic Covenant. At the time when the nation of Israel was bearing fruit the Lord called them an Olive Tree: "The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, [and] of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great...

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Those who exist in "time" are constrained by time. They cannot go back in time and they cannot go forward in time. In fact, they cannot even know things which will happen in the future. In this verse the Scriptures speak of the "foreknowledge" of God: "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the...

Let us look at this prophecy: "Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into...

Today one of the chief spokesmen for the Reformed view is Dr. R.C. Sproul and his following statement asserts that the LORD chose only some men for salvation: "From all eternity God decided to save some members of the human race and to let the rest of the human race perish. God made a...

The church at Rome teaches that no one attains salvation except through Mary: "Since faith is the foundation, the source, of the gifts of God by which man is raised above the order of nature and is endowed with the dispositions requisite for life eternal, we are in justice bound to recognize...

Opinions please! When will this prophecy be fulfilled?: "For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off...

This verse tells us how people acquire "faith": "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" (Ro.10:17). Of course a person must first hear the gospel in order to believe it. And no one receives "faith" until they believe the gospel. This is made plain when we examine how...

Here we can see that at the time when John the Baptist began His ministry it was said that the kingdom was "at hand": "In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand (eggizō)" (Mt.3:1-2). The meaning of...

On another thread Mr. Religion said the following: Here is what I said in response and so far he hasn't responded: Paul and those with him certainly saw a "cause and effect" relationship between "faith" and "salvation," as witnessed by how they answered this question: "And brought them out...

Here we read that the LORD GOD said that "the man has become like one of Us": "Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil..." (Gen.3:22). The man Adam became like One of the Godhead, and it is not difficult to determine the identity of that...