1897 Artist’s Depiction of Joseph Kissing Brother Benjamin 7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; 8I…
15This is what the Almighty Lord of Armies says: Go to Shebna, the man in charge of the palace, and say to him, 16“What are you doing here? What right do you have to dig a tomb for yourself? What right do you have to…
Some people think this type of work takes a lot of brain power. The truth is that often it is quite boring. Sure, there are things to work out like how to quickly get people’s browsers to find your new blog home, , but once you’ve figured that out, it…
Friday evening, I had this strange urge to backup all my blogs. I mean, the thought entered my head, “When was the last time you backed up your blogs?” So, I idly thought, well, I’ll do it Sunday when it’s more convenient. Then, I had this strange thought, “No, back…
17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. (Revelation 12:17, New King James Version) Remember, Satan is enraged “with the woman”, but in reality…
15Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. 16And in the first day there shall be…
The Church of God, a Worldwide Association (COGWA) has posted the "Church of God, a Worldwide Association Fundamental Beliefs" on their website. Like most churches, the posted beliefs “do not constitute the entire body of beliefs of the Church but do represent its fundamental or foundational beliefs”, and thus should…
Ruins at Sardis 1And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. 2Be watchful, and strengthen the things which…
I guess if you’re Rob Bell, "everyone is already saved". However, there are those in the COG circles who want to go to the opposite extreme and add all sorts of un-Biblical (yes, the "Bible" with a capital ‘B’, not someone’s notion of it) requirements to salvation. What does the…
The letter to the Church in Thyatira is the longest of the seven letters, even though the city itself would have been the smallest. In fact, the church itself was evidently so small that some disputed that it ever existed. Finally, ruins of a church were found in a very…