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A @Christadelphians Video: Description: Before the Kingdom of God can be established, a number of events occur. The Lord Jesus Christ will return to the earth, the dead resurrected, the living and the resurrected ones called to Judgement, the marriage of the Lamb, and the battle of Armageddon. The p gospel will be preached to all nations calling them to submit to Christ’s rule. Those who refuse to...

A @Christadelphians Video: Description: Before the Kingdom of God can be established, a number of events occur. The Lord Jesus Christ will return to the earth, the dead resurrected, the living and the resurrected ones called to Judgement, the marriage of the Lamb, and the battle of Armageddon. The p gospel will be preached to all nations calling them to submit to Christ’s rule. Those who refuse to...

A @Christadelphians Video: Description: Before the Kingdom of God can be established, a number of events occur. The Lord Jesus Christ will return to the earth, the dead resurrected, the living and the resurrected ones called to Judgement, the marriage of the Lamb, and the battle of Armageddon. The p gospel will be preached to all nations calling them to submit to Christ’s rule. Those who refuse to...

A @Christadelphians Video: Summary: The video discusses the signs of the times in relation to Israel, Ukraine, antisemitism, and woke culture. It highlights the recent events in Russia and Ukraine and the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. It also explores the historical background of Russia and its connection to the Eastern Roman Empire. The video then moves on to discuss the war betwee...

Paul’s 7th and 8th chapters of Romans are among the most profound in the whole Bible.  We must beware of taking any verse out of context, these chapters are the climax to chapters 5 & 6 we read yesterday.   At the very beginning of the Bible we read how the spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters that covered all.  Now we perceive how much God’s Spirit was involved in his new crea...

What is grace?  Simple question, but the answer is not exactly simple. The 4 words in our heading, “ 3 ” are at the start of Ch. 6 in today’s reading from Paul’s letter to the Romans. Let’s try to understand the way in which ‘grace’ operates.  The word ‘grace’ became a special word for Paul!  He had been persecuting believers, he had put them in prison and had been complicit in the death of the fi...

All who decide to serve God and become his sons and daughters through baptism travel along different paths of experience in life.  Paul in his letter to the Romans reflects on the life of Abraham as “ he grew strong in faith ” and how he became “fully convinced that God was able to do what he promised.” [Ch. 4 v.20.21] Abraham’s faith grew, he believed from his heart what God said, “He did not wea...

The first 2 chapters of Romans, which we started reading today, contain some of the most personally challenging thoughts in the Bible.  In its 16 chapters Paul gives a comprehensive overview of the Gospel.  We were struck by the alternative translation (given in a footnote in the ESV) to v.17.  The text reads (taking it in context from v.16) “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power...

There is much food for thought and meditation in our chapter in Jeremiah today (17).  What a burden lay on this prophet, the final prophet to the kings and people in Jerusalem in its final years before God showed the fullness of his anger on the place. Jeremiah received – to give to the people – a series of statements setting out the principles on which God acts. “Blessed is the man (& woman)...

As God sees our lives all wrongdoing is against him. Are we sufficiently aware of his oversight of our lives?  Paul became dramatically aware and was to write,  “None of us lives to himself … whether we live or whether we die we are the Lord’s” [Rom. 14, v.7,8].  Therefore, as we read today of David being confronted by the prophet Nathan, whom God had sent to him to make him conscious of the terri...

Today we read the account of the dreadful last 24 hours or so in the mortal life of our Lord Jesus. Yes, he was mortal, otherwise his death was only a sort of ‘mirage.’  His agony of mind in the Garden of Gethsemane shows he knew what awaited him.  It is possible he reasoned, as he prayed to his father, that his father’s will could be the same as with Abraham when he was willing to sacrifice Isaac...

 Today’s 25th chapter of Matthew contains 3 challenging parables, the Master’s final ones. Just 2 days later (26 v.2) he is arrested and the major purpose of his mortal life on earth unfolds.  The first parable highlights 5 virgins who were wise in taking “a flask of oil with their lamps” [v.4], in case the bridegroom was long in coming they wanted to make sure they had enough, “for you know neith...

‘The Olivet Prophecy’ as most of today’s reading of Matthew 24 is known – is full of challenging language about events future to that time.   Jesus in this chapter gives clarity to his parable that we looked at in Ch.22:1-14. In verse 7 talking of the Jews Jesus said ‘when the king heard he was angry and sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and burned up their city”. And so the roman armi...

Today’s reading in 2 Samuel 7 is one that many know well: it is one of the most significant in the Old Testament.  King David’s love for God and his relationship with God has reached its highest point. It suddenly comes into his mind that he should build a Temple for his God, where God can be worshipped in a truly holy setting.   The prophet Nathan tells him to go ahead, “do all that is in your he...

One of the most worrying sayings of Jesus is that quoted above, but in looking back on the events of history it makes  sense.  We read in Jeremiah that the call to serve God in the way he desires went unheeded.  Jeremiah is told, as we read today, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: Hear the words of this covenant and do them … so you shall be my peopl...

Matthew in his Gospel is more prolific than the other Gospel writers in quoting the Old Testament prophecies that Jesus fulfilled.  Today we have in his 21st chapter the account of the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem (v.4-11). Matthew writes, “this took place to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet, saying ‘ Behold your king is coming to you , mounted on a donkey … and the crowds that we...

The LORD tells Jeremiah, “  … for in these things I delight .”   These things form a wonderfully positive statement – following after so many words denouncing the ungodliness of the nation.  We can take these words to heart ourselves; challenging words – and those who appreciate the forthright words of the Creator of all things will respond to them. We read, “Thus says the LORD: Let not the wise m...

Our reading in Matthew 19 begins with the Pharisees asking Jesus a key question, “Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?” [v.3] They thought they could catch Jesus with this question; involve him in a disputed matter, maybe make him unpopular?  For Jesus it was an opportunity to reinforce his teaching to his disciples in the sermon on the mount (ch. 5 v.31,32). Jesus surprised them by r...

One of the most wonderful messages within the Bible concerns the mercy and forgiveness of God.  Today, in Matthew 18 we read the well-known parable of the lost sheep, it is prefaced by the words, “See that you do not despise one of these little ones”[v.10].  This, we conclude means – those seen to be the “least” as the Gk word is translated in in Ch 11 v.11 – in contrast to the  ‘greatest’ – for t...

What must it have been like to be one of the disciples of Jesus!  The unexpected was always happening – and sometimes it was way beyond human experience. The end of yesterday’s chapter in Matthew (16) has a strange statement by Jesus, “Truly, I say unto you there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom”  Today’s chapter shows Jesus was re...

We quoted these words at the end of our thoughts yesterday.  They were the words of God to Jeremiah. What was it that God’s people loved to have in a certain way?  God said, “An appalling and horrible thing has happened in the land; the people prophecy falsely and the priests rule at their direction;  my people love to have it so ” [Ch.5 v.30,31] Why would the people love to have it this way?  In...

A @Christadelphians Video: Description: Jehoshaphat was one of the three great kings of Judah who taught the people. He made mistakes and unwise alliances but because he sought Yahweh with all his heart, Yahweh gave him some wonderful victories and for these he never failed to thank his God.

A @Christadelphians Video: Description: Jehoshaphat was one of the three great kings of Judah who taught the people. He made mistakes and unwise alliances but because he sought Yahweh with all his heart, Yahweh gave him some wonderful victories and for these he never failed to thank his God. # Summary This presentation focuses on the life of Jehoshaphat, particularly examining his Christ-like char...

A @Christadelphians Video: Description: Jehoshaphat was one of the three great kings of Judah who taught the people. He made mistakes and unwise alliances but because he sought Yahweh with all his heart, Yahweh gave him some wonderful victories and for these he never failed to thank his God. # Summary The presentation discusses Jehoshaphat's alliances, focusing on their negative consequences f...

A @Christadelphians Video: Description: Jehoshaphat was one of the three great kings of Judah who taught the people. He made mistakes and unwise alliances but because he sought Yahweh with all his heart, Yahweh gave him some wonderful victories and for these he never failed to thank his God. # Summary The presentation, titled "G0@ Jehoshaphat #3 'Wilt Thou Go With Me to Ramoth Gilead?&#39...