XIX. IDOLATRY. ? Flee from Idolatry.?1 Cor. x. 14. Tiie text which heads this page may seem at first sight to be hardly needed in England. In an a...
Chapter 55:1? Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll. flying roll A roll, in Scripture symbolism, means the writ...
Satan [N] [E] [H] [S]The Hebrew word satan [f'f] means an adversary, one who resists. It is translated as Satan eighteen times in the Old Testament, ...
When we interpret passages which touch on the subject of marriage, we must be careful to distinguish the different roles within the wedding party. Th...
Light [N] [T] [E]Light always involves the removal of darkness in the unfolding of biblical history and theology. The contrast of light and darkness i...
Zec. 1 Zec. 1:3 - 3.2.5 Zec. 1:6 - 3.10.7 Zec. 1:7 - 4.19.1 Zec. 1:8 2 - 3.6.2, 4.19.1 Zec. 1:9 2 - 3.1.1, 4.19.1 Zec. 1:10 - 4.19.1 Zec. 1:1...
False Prophet Even though the Old Testament does not use the term false prophet, it is clear that such professional prophets existed throughout much ...
In a key passage concerning ?the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,? Paul relates that the Day of Christ (NU?Day of t...
THE REVELATION OF JOHN. CHAPTER I. The Vision of the Son of Man. SUMMARY.--Preface. John to the Seven Churches. In the Spirit on the Lord's Day....
When one examines the historical record concerning the fall of the city of Babylon in 539 B.C. to Persia (Dan. Dan. 5:30-31), it is clear that the te...
Remember Remembering is the first in a three-step process. All three steps (remember, repent, and do the first works) are in the imperative tense: re...
? ? OF THE DEATH OF THE BODY. The things to be enquired into, are, What death is ? who are the subjects of it? what the causes of it, and its proper...
Chapter?45This psalm is an illustrious prophecy of Messiah the Prince: it is all over gospel, and points at him only, as a bridegroom espousing the ch...
Chapter?47In this chapter we have, I. The vision of the holy waters, their rise, extent, depth, and healing virtue, the plenty of fish in them, and an...
Each of us that comes to the book of Revelation would do well to consider the words of Paul to the Corinthian church:And I, brethren, could not speak...
Consolation [N]Attempt to comfort someone who is in sorrow. The most frequently encountered Hebrew term is niham [WjIn]; parakaleo [parakalevw], param...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 8. They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together. It was no idle wish, their cruelty was sincere, deep seated, a matter of ...
LUKE. CHAPTER I. The Birth of John. SUMMARY.--Preface. The Announcement to Mary. The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth. The Prophecies of Mary and Elis...
Providence of God The word providence comes from the Latin providentia (Gk. pronoia [provnoia]) and means essentially foresight or making provision be...
Preached at a Wednesday's Evening Lecture in Great Eastcheap, Dec. 27, 1750. Isaiah XXI. 11, 12. The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, ...