Against their will the nations of the world, great and small, are being drawn, as by a great magnet, towards the Middle East, and towards the centre of God’s purpose with the earth. The divine testimony is that “… in …
At the outset it was said that the word intercessor was used but few times in the New Testament, to which we now turn, bearing in mind that the previous remarks still apply, for there are probably many instances where …
It would be presumptuous of me to call this article a ‘Conclusion’, because I have not reached a point where I can be sure in my own mind that the link between the Cherubim and …
Angels walk through Scripture, sometimes visible, sometimes invisible, speaking to faithful men, drawing the veil of human sight to reveal visions of God, warning, punishing, working miracles, caring for some, destroying others – and in how …
Philemon was a brother in Christ. Onesimus was his slave. A contradictory situation. Employing people is one thing, and even that is subject to dangerous abuse by employer and employee; but keeping slaves is so completely alien to the Christian …
Have you a ‘good’ imagination? I don’t mean ‘good’ in opposition to ‘evil’ – though I’ll come to that later – but ‘good’ in the sense of ‘strong’. When you answer the ‘phone do you visualise the unseen speaker, even if …
The world around us goes about its affairs largely unconscious of the presence of angels in their midst. And as far as Christendom is concerned, this is so, even though belief in angels is written into its creeds. Angels …
The dictionary definition of intercessor is “one that is a peacemaker between two, someone who pleads for one, a prayer on behalf of someone.” Such a definition shows that intercession is almost if not absolutely synonymous with mediation or advocacy.
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The eye is probably the most used organ of our body during our waking hours. Not until we experience the misfortune of impaired eyesight do we appreciate the value of this little but wonderful member of our body.
When the …
That is how a mid 19th Century New Testament critic described the third gospel. I am certain that anyone who attended the very first Oxford Conference week in August 1964 must remember a striking …
The first words of the Gospel of John are meant to recall the first words of Genesis: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth … And God said, Let there be light: and there was light … …
What is the result of learning? The theorists tell us it is change. If you learn something, you have added it to yourself and change has resulted; you are different.
What is the result of learning about the Lord Jesus? …
In the last article I tried to show that the Comforter of Israel was the Angel of the Presence, whom God sent to Israel to lead them out of Egypt into the wilderness (first to Sinai, where God met His …
“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not” (1 John 3:1). Therefore the high …
That Jesus was God’s Son requires no proof here. The Proverbs, then, as part of his Bible, must have been known and loved by him. In this article we now want to think of some ways in …
Most people know that the words translated “angel” in both Old and New Testaments simply mean “messenger” (‘malak’ in the Old, ‘angelos’ in the New). If the translators had followed this literal meaning, and put ‘messenger’ each …
The word ‘amphictyony’ (nice word, isn’t it?) describes a loose association of neighbouring groups for a common religious purpose.
It is the situation in the Judges period from Moses to the beginning of the Monarchy, a period of about five …
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. . .”
There’s something fascinating about the English language: either it is poverty stricken, so that one word has to suffice for a dozen different ideas, or we who speak …
One thing is clear; the Fourth Gospel is very different from the other three. While Matthew, Mark and Luke are often printed together in Gospel Parallels, rarely is any attempt made to include John with these “Synoptic …
Is there any connection between the Four Gospels and the Cherubim? In Ezekiel 1:10 we are told that the four cherubim each had the faces of a lion, an ox, a man and …
Last time we decided to test the theory that the Four Gospels relate to the four aspects of Jesus represented by the four faces of the Cherubim. There are several theories as to which gospel links with which …
In my researches into this subject I have come across a very useful book, which appears to be the origin of many Christadelphian comments on the topic. It is “The differences of the Four Gospels” by Andrew …
“Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward” (Gen.15:2).
In Genesis is the beginning of the record of God’s dealings with certain people whom He chose, to whom He made promises, and was …
We have in previous studies considered the significance of the word Adonay – it is a plural word and signifies ‘rulers.’ (See Bible Student Vol.3, page 57.) Adonay Yahweh is the usual form of this name-title combination and …