Witness
The Reign And Captivity of Jehoahaz
Josiah’s body was transported back to Jerusalem, where he was buried. With his death, all hope of spiritual revival was gone. The events that followed his reign would soon bring down the proud Judean capitals. Judah made Jehoahaz, Josiah’s fourth son, the new king. His reign o …
A Promise to Regather The Unworthy
The Lord exhorts Israel not to fear (vv. 1-7) for their condition will show the world that He is truly the only God (vv 8-13). God had created and framed her and had redeemed her from bondage in Egypt and he will now bring her back home from Babylon in a new “Exodus. …
Snapshots of the Lord’s Life
The writers of the four Gospels give us brief snapshots of our Lord’s life on earth because no complete biography could ever be written (John 21:25). John, who presents Christ as the Son of God, begins his gospel in eternity past. He says that when time began, the Word (Christ) w …
Will any be saved during the tribulation?
Chapter seven is a parenthesis. In this chapter there is a break between the sixth and seventh seals. This period of tribulation takes place after the church leaves the earth, after the church concludes its mission and is taken to be with the Lord. From our Scripture passage today I believe we will …
Commissioned to Witness Everywhere
Luke starts by connecting Luke and Acts (vv. 1-2). At the close of Luke’s Gospel, the believers were in the temple praising God. Acts is the story of what came next. Luke tells what Jesus did and said in His human body; Acts tells what He did and said through His spiritual body, the church …