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Who Was Enoch and Why Is He Mentioned in the “Hall of Faith”?

Brad Simon

Enoch did not keep his life of faith private. He boldly announced that God would come to judge the world’s sins (Jude 14-15). Enoch’s faith shone brightly in a world darkened by sin. Through the right...

Embrace the Faith of Enoch, a Man Who Never Died

Lancelot Tucker

Enoch was a man of God whose life was one of great commitment and servitude to the Lord. While on earth and living in his earthly body, his relationship with Jehovah was so close that he gained a rare...

How Did Methuselah Live for Hundreds of Years?

Bethany Verrett

One of the strangest details in the early chapters of Genesis is that it specifically lists the ages of several important men - and all of them easily surpassed 300 years! But the winner of this stran...

Who Was Methuselah in the Bible?

Dr. Dikkon Eberhart

Methuselah was the eighth among the antediluvian patriarchs, those precursors of our modern type of humanity. They lived long; we live short....

Why Should We Know Who Kenan Is in the Bible?

Britt Mooney

Kenan probably isn't someone you learned much about in Sunday School. So what can his surprising family history teach us today?...

Why Is it Important That God Gave Adam and Eve a Third Child, Seth?

Connor Salter

Seth was the third son of Adam and Eve, born after his brother Cain had killed Abel. When Seth was born, Eve said, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel” (Genesis 4:26)....

Why Should Christians Be Aware of Lamech, the First Man to Commit Polygamy

Lori Stanley Roeleveld

The Lamech who took two wives mentioned in Genesis 4 is descended from Adam’s murderous son, Cain. After Cain killed his brother Abel, God cursed Cain and sent him out to wander the earth....

Is the Fallen Angel Azazel Found Anywhere in the Bible?

Jenna Brooke Carlson

Who was Azazel? Is he referenced at all in the Bible? Even though the meaning is debated, we can still learn takeaways from what the Bible says about Azazel and fallen angels....

12 Bible Characters Who Did Great Things for God in Their Old Age

David Sanford

Early in our marriage, Renée and I invested a lot of time with women and men in their 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. One of our dear friends lived to be 101. Another lived to be 106. These two (and many othe...

Who Does the Bible Say Was Noah's Father?

Britt Mooney

What do we know about Noah's father?...

Who Was Cain's Wife & What Does the Bible Say about Her?

Dikkon Eberhart

The Bible does not provide the name of Cain’s wife. Neither does it provide any other information about her. The single reference to her existence is found in Genesis 4:17....

6 Simple Ways to Count Joy When Life Is Difficult

Micah Maddox

How can we count joy like James speaks of even in trials and temptation? Is it really even possible? The Bible gives us a good idea of the answer, and I want to share some of the verses and reasons we...

Is There an Expectation of Eternal Life in the Old Testament?

Randy Alcorn

The New Testament reflects much more specific revelation from God of the afterlife. Yet there are some strong Old Testament indicators, though not nearly as many....

Why Did God Flood the World?

Ed Jarrett

It would be easy to read this and see a God who was caught off guard by how sinful humanity had become. A God who became so angry that he decided to wipe out the whole mess and start over again. But i...

What Is the Apocalypse? 10 Things Christians Should Know

DiAne Gates

The Apocalypse? What does that word mean? According to Dictionary.com, it means “revelation, disclosure, uncover, reveal.” I found the title page to my mother’s 1982, Holman Bible Publishers, King Jam...

Will We Recognize Friends in Heaven?

Will we have personal identity in heaven? And will we recognize family and friends?...

What Does it Mean to "Walk in the Spirit?"

Dr. Michael A. Milton

To walk in the Spirit is to walk in new life in Jesus Christ. It is to walk away from the old life of bondage to any idea, person, system, or idea of salvation by religious ritual. As we will see, G...

The Saint Must Walk Alone

Most of the world's great souls have been lonely. Loneliness seems to be one price the saint must pay for his saintliness....

Jesus Wept: 2 Simple Words with Incredible Depth

The shortest verse in the English Bible is John 11:35: “Jesus wept.” But for all its grammatical simplicity, it’s packed with unfathomable complexity....

Are the Leviathan and Behemoth Real or Myth?

Ed Jarrett

In the book of Job, the author mentions two incredible beasts: Leviathan and Behemoth. The descriptions of these creatures is mind-boggling and doesn't relate to any animal on earth, today or in histo...