New Jerusalem is the heavenly city that will descend from God out of heaven at the beginning of the millennial period; the city is large and exceedingly beautiful. It is what The Bible calls "The City of God." Jesus tells us this Himself, saying, "Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple …
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Avoiding The Desolator
There is a warning given to Nineveh by God over one hundred years after the city repented at Jonah’s prophetic warning of judgment. It is found in Nahum, and reads as follows, “The Disperser/Desolator is come up before thy face: keep the fortified city/bulwarks, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.” …
The Revelation of Jesus Christ Pt 8, 2:12-17
JESUS' LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT PERGAMOS Pergamos, or Pergamum, is the third epistle that Jesus writes. This letter exhorts and warns us not to mix with the world. We are admonished to have good, solid doctrine, which originates from The Bible, not the world or worldly sects. Before reviewing this letter, look here for …
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Not Despising the Little Things
Don't look at the seeming meaninglessness or mundane things of each day and despise them; they may be more useful than you think! We need to strive so that we aren't discounting every small and seemingly innocent occurrence; we mustn't look at things as if they are just routine, just another thing to do before …
Privileged to Bear His Name
Whether we know it or not, we are bequeathed by God a very special privilege. We are given the responsibility to bear His name, to represent His name to the people around us. It is at the same time a fearful thing and a joyous. Look at what David says in the Psalms, "Thy name, …
Resting in the One who Never Rests
Jesus never rests. Though we know that God's "works were finished from the foundation of the world. For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, and God did rest the seventh day from all His works," Jesus is still always readily available for our aid and rescue; He never …
The LORD is our Portion
Seeing Jesus in every circumstance. Dear brethren in The Lord, I want to encourage you with something that The Lord Jesus has encouraged me with recently. Let us begin by remembering the words of the apostle Peter, who said, regarding our position in Christ Jesus, "Ye also, as living stones, are being built up as …
The Revelation of Jesus Christ Pt 2, 1:4-6
In this section of scripture, John gives us the first of many groupings of sevens: seven aspects of Jesus Christ. Here, too, we see that The Triune God has written to us: Father, Spirit, and Son, and intertwined in these verses is a unique structure of past, present, and future - subtly reinforcing to us …
The Revelation of Jesus Christ Pt. 1, 1:1-3
The book of Revelation is one of the most important books of the Bible. It reveals to us the culmination of God's plan of redemption like no other portion of scripture, referencing nearly every single book of the Old Testament and bringing them together in a clear, understandable way. Revelation is the only book in …
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Bright And Morning Star 