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2025 Volume 80 Issue 4
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Articles in this Issue
As I suggested in my previous article, First Peter can be summarized under four general headings:
Salvation,
Sanctification,
Submission, and,
Suffering.
Chapter 5 falls into the book’s final section u…
The name of Albert Midlane may be unfamiliar to readers today, but the chances are many will be familiar with his most famous work, There’s a Friend for little children, a hymn which has been sung in Su…
The global movement of people is a complex, emotionally charged, and sometimes tragic issue. Today, it is estimated that there are over 280 million international migrants,1often driven by the pursuit of…
Bethsaida joins Jerusalem and Capernaum among the New Testament’s most prominent cities. Rather than its size or location, it was significant because of the Lord Jesus’ momentous ministry in and around …
As Elijah and Elisha took their journey from Gilgal to Bethel, and from Bethel to Jericho, and over the Jordan river, it is interesting to note that the whole journey was set against the background that…
‘And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness’, 1 Tim. 3. 16
Verses 14 to 16 of chapter 3 constitute the core, climax, and key to 1 Timothy and explain Paul’s reasons for writing. The focus…
Introduction to the prophecy
Ezekiel is possibly the most neglected prophetic book in the canon of scripture.1 Introductory matters to cover are abundant but we will constrain ourselves to those outline…
‘O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid’, 1 Sam. 1. 11. That this is the first time this title is uttered by human lips is remarkable. Not by a mighty king leading…
In this article, we briefly consider the time the Lord Jesus spent in the Garden of Gethsemane. There, we will see Him under immense pressure and in deep anguish of soul as He anticipates the work of si…
‘Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet: a man, rather than a fool in his folly’, Prov. 17. 12
The bear is a formidable beast, known for its strength and power. They are omnivorous and feed on a variety o…
With the work of rebuilding and restoring Jerusalem’s wall underway, the following three chapters deal with problems encountered as the work continued. Chapter 4 addresses external challenges. The unite…
The men are not as prominent as the women at the cross. The Lord’s disciples fled when He was arrested, thus fulfilling the prophecy, ‘I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scat…
When God made the different parts of His creation, He gave them names - day night, heaven, earth, seas, Gen. 1. 5, 8, 10. God also named the rivers that flowed out of Eden, 2. 10-14; and Psalm 147 verse…
These ‘last days’ are characterized by the exchange of truth for lies and corresponding lawlessness, 1 Tim. 4. 1, 2; 2 Tim. 3. 1-9, 13. The Lord Jesus predicted it, saying, ‘Then many false prophets wil…
I have posted Bible teaching videos and audio on various social media platforms for many years. My initial aim was to make Bible teaching available to believers in the UK who may not have come across Ne…
‘When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost’, John 19. 30.
The Bible begins with the account of the finished work of creation. ‘…
‘How great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty!’ Zech. 9. 17
Zechariah’s ministry is overwhelmingly positive. In a region of our Bible that is unsurprisingly less visited, due to the focus bein…
