Stage 9: Why hast thou forsaken me? There was darkness throughout the land from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. on the day of Christ’s death. At this point, Jesus was experiencing the most intense spiritual and emotional pain of the Calvary’s Cross experience. Back in the Garden of Gethsemane, the anticipation of this […]
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The Ten Stages of Christ’s Suffering: Part 4
Stage 7. They crucified Him Let us close our eyes and attempt to imagine some small portion of the pain, torture, and torment that our Savior experienced for us. ur hearts should wail in praise, admiration, and appreciation for His sacrifice. How can any man, woman, or child come to a complete understanding of what […]
The Ten Stages of Christ’s Suffering: Part 3
The third part of the series, The Ten Stages of Christ’s Suffering Stage 5: A scarlet robe and a crown of thorns After the horrific beating that Jesus endured, He was placed in the middle of a group of Roman soldiers who took Him into the Praetorium, the open courtyard or judgment hall. Then, as […]
God’s Promised Restoration of Israel -The Valley of Dry Bones
Ezekiel cried, “Dem dry bones!” Ezekiel cried, “Dem dry bones!” Ezekiel cried, “Dem dry bones!” “Oh, hear the word of the Lord.” The foot bone connected to the leg bone, The leg bone connected to the knee bone, The knee bone connected to the thigh bone, The thigh bone connected to the backbone, The backbone […]
An Ancient Bible Prophecy: The Final Return of the Jews To Their Homeland
“Behold I will gather them out of all countries where I have driven them in my anger, in my Fury, and in great wrath: I will bring them back to this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely (Jeremiah 32:37). ~The Back Story~ God called out a man named Abram and his wife […]
Do You Now Believe?
Do You Now Believe? Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? John 16: 31 In the 16th chapter of the Book of John, Jesus taught us an object lesson in faith. Faith teaches that in spite of what we see or hear, in spite of the actions of others who surround us, it operates on […]
The Glory of Heaven vs. The Horrors of Hell
Today we are going to compare the glory of Heaven and the horrors of Hell. We will first present a scriptural presentation of Jesus Christ and a historical review of the Creation story. All […]
God Not Only Looks at Our Actions but Our Motives as Well
We have a famous saying today that states, “It’s not what you say; it’s what you do.” The question that is asked by that statement is, though one may talk a great game, does one’s life match the words? An individual can speak about the values of living a clean and holy life, for example, […]
Lights in a Sin-darkened World
Today, in the year 2019, we are dependent upon artificial lighting for almost everything that we do after dark. It is hard for us to imagine a world when men were dependent upon the stars, moonlight, candles, torches, or kerosene lamps to see at night. My own Dad (circa 1915) often told us that he had […]
The Power of “No”!
Stand up and stand out against evil, and say “no” to all wrong. Besides, we have no idea how many others will follow us when we adhere to doing the right thing.
