Mercy
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“For we were saved in such a hope. But a hope that is seen is not real hope, for who hopes for what he actually sees? But if we hope for something we do not see, we keep on patiently waiting for it. In the same way the Spirit, too, is helping us in our…
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(Romans 5:1-25) The book of Romans is a wonderful book, and it does for me what no other book in the Bible does for me. It’s the book where the Apostle Paul laid out his systematic theology, and it’s built precept upon precept to clearly reveal to us how Christianity is structured. Chapter 3 verses…
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(Romans 3:1-20) It would seem from Romans chapter two that a Jew having the covenant of circumcision was no better off than a Gentile because it is only in Chapter 9 verses 4 and 5 that Paul would enumerate all the Jewish advantages. In our day, of course, it is an advantage to be born…
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Paul wrote in Romans 8:20, “…creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God”. But in Romans 8:28, “God causes all things to…
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There are several passages in the New Testament which are worth reading to maybe give us an idea of what the Lord really wants to say to us through His Sermon on the mount. I would like to first look at the parallel that’s found in Luke 6:36-38, “Do not judge, and you will not…
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(Revelation 22:1-21) Now we’ve come to the final chapter of the book of the Revelation, and notice in verse 1, “Then he showed me a river of the water of life,…” – for this ideal of a river which the angel now shows him, John’s been drawing from Ezekiel 47:1 and following, a river that…
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(Revelation 21:9-27) In verse 9, “Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” – this is the same angel back in Rev. 17:1 who brought the last…
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“When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released…” (Rev. 20:7-15) It’s future passive which means God’s going to let him loose, and there’s going to be a purpose in it. “…from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations…” – it’s amazing to me that people who have been with Christ…
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Of course ‘a thousand years’ is symbolical in the sense that one thousand is the cube of ten, the number of completeness.
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I must admit Revelation 20 has caused great controversy among many sincere believers, and so i approach this chapter with much prayer. Chapter 20 is obviously related to chapters 19, 21, and 22. I personally see it as being in chronological order although some sections of the book have not been in chronological order. The…