God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
¨And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.¨ Matthew 24:30 (KJV) Here it is; it comes straight from the mouth of... Continue Reading →
¨Wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.¨ Matthew 24:28 (Reference Bible) Why are we given words of prophecy? Throughout the Bible prophecies were given of things that were to come. When we read the Holy Scriptures we can see some of these prophecies unfold and others might not have occurred yet. ... Continue Reading →
¨So when you see standing in a sacred place the desolating abomination spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader note).¨ Matthew 24:15 (Byington) When we read certain texts in the Bible like ¨love your neighbor,¨ we are able to take it to mean many things. We can understand ¨love¨ to mean have compassion,... Continue Reading →
And in answer Jesus said to them: ¨Look out that nobody misleads you.¨ Matthew 24:4 (Reference Bible) It is good to read often the signs of the times that Jesus gave in Matthew 24 when asked about when we would be approaching the end of our age. It serves to bring to light just what... Continue Reading →
While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives the disciples came to him by themselves, saying ¨Tell us when this will be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the final time.¨ Matthew 24:3 (Byington) There seems to be growing within the body of so-called believers, a sensation of vagueness... Continue Reading →
And He answered them ¨You see all this, do you not? I tell you verily, there shall not be one stone left upon another here that shall not be torn down.¨ Matthew 24:2 (Byington) The words Jesus spoke as His disciples showed Him the wonderful buildings of the temple in Jerusalem would one day be... Continue Reading →
¨For I tell you, you shall not see me from henceforth until you say ´Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.´¨ Matthew 23:39 (Reference Bible) One could teach many wonderful truths buried like gems within the last three verses of Matthew 23. Like the thought of Jesus looking over His people... Continue Reading →
¨Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell?¨ Matthew 23:33 (ASV) In these latter verses of Matthew 23 Jesus really starts to show that He cannot tolerate anymore the people who do not listen to the messengers sent to bring us back to God. We could conveniently try to... Continue Reading →
¨Blind Pharisee, Cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that the outside of it also may become clean.¨ Matthew 23:26 (Reference Bible) In Matthew 23 Jesus goes off on the people who would go to lengths to look godly and good but not filled with the Lord on the inside. This... Continue Reading →
¨Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!¨ Matthew 23:24 (ASV) Jesus takes His teaching and touches upon a subject where we all come up short. He directs His disdain at the actions of certain church people but the correlation is clear. ¨Hypocrites!¨ He cries, ¨who give tithes and follow the... Continue Reading →
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