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From https://biblehub.com/revelation/2-9.htm "This phrase acknowledges the suffering and material deprivation faced by the church in Smyrna. Historically,...
9 'I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Sa...
Revelation 2:8 - 11
Superb question, Cynthia! My view / What did Amaziah do wrong — and what can I learn from it: At first, Amaziah did what was right. He obeyed God’s law by...
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I came across an excellent exposition on this topic simply by Googling the questioner's inquiry, with the response viewable at:...
As far as I am aware, there is no record other than the gospel account (Mark 5:18-20) of how the man responded to Jesus' command to share the story of his...
If we take the words of the magi, then it is clear, Jesus was born King of the Jews, Matthew 2:2. Also, Jesus was recognized as the King of the Jews during...
I understand the questioner's point, but it can be considered a matter of how the verb is translated or expressed. It would be an equally valid translation...
As I read it, God is speaking through Malachi, as He had also been earlier in the book, as indicated from the very first verse of Malachi (whose name meant...
By my understanding, Abel's offering of a slain lamb indicated a comprehension of the importance of the shedding of blood as an atonement for human sin that...
I quote from KJV footnote -- Job 32:2: "Elihu has a far juster and more spiritual conception of the problem than Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar because he has...
Ephesians 4:20 But that is not the way you learned Christ! What’s interesting is the phrase “learned Christ.” That’s not normal grammar. We usually learn...
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How can married Christians avoid emotional affairs?
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How do I find peace in such a world of turmoil?
The Bible says he went and proclaimed Jesus as the Messiah. Are there others stories of him? I realize the Bible doesn’t go into it, but there must be other ...
Mark 5:15 - 20
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Singapore, I like your #17. "The battle is not yours, but God's" (2 Chron. 20:15) When you are in the will of God and face impossible odds, the fight belongs...
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Janice, perhaps his most memorable moment came when facing a vast enemy coalition (Moabites, Ammonites, and others). He led the people in prayer and fasting....
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@ David Green, that's quite a "Quantum Leap." It could be His sister is not far fetched since we are supposing, but if you critically observe the events in...
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@Thomas K.M., I don't think its John as John and James, the "Sons of Thunder," were still teenage boys living at home with their mama at the time they were...
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Why did Jesus sweat blood in the Garden of Gethsemane?
So, let''s start with the watchmen. Ezekiel 3:17: "Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word of my mouth, and...
“We Are Not Doing Right”: A Witnessing Lesson from Four Outcasts (2 Kings 7:1-20) The city of Samaria was starving. People were desperate, and hope was dying...
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What is Armstrongism? Is the Worldwide Church of God a cult?
The very word "gospel" means "good news", and we as Christians should be motivated to share it whenever possible, both because of our desire that others hear...
I would interpret the cited phrase as indicating that Christ (as the Son of God) would have had the power to escape crucifixion, but instead voluntarily...
In 2 Kings 7:9, the four lepers discover the abandoned Aramean camp during a time of great famine in Samaria. After taking food, silver, and clothes, they co...
2 Kings 7:1 - 20
4 For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you u we will live with him by the powe...
Zimri was a prior king of Israel. He was a military official who had ascended to the throne by murdering King Elah, as detailed in 1 Kings 16. However, Zimri...
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I used to REALLY fear death, but that was before I met Jesus. Now I know Him. And these are 2 of my favorite Bible verses: Hebrews 2:14 "Since the children...
2 Kings 9:30-31 30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard about it. She put paint on her eyes and fixed her hair. Then she looked out the window. 3...
2 Kings 9:30 - 37
Your answer can be answered just by knowing three scriptures. Paul wrote that death reigned from Adam to Moses. Romans 5:13: Nevertheless death reigned from...
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Revelation is called the testimony of Jesus Christ. What you read in Revelation is from other scriptures. Take the Harvest you see in Revelation. Christ...
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You’re starting to get it. Isaiah 8:20 - To the Law and to the Testimony (or Prophets): if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no...
Good question, Michael! The reassurance by Jesus (Revelation 1:17-20) was and still is -- 1. Comforting (Rev 1:17-18): He reassures the fear-stricken John....
As to the warning written in Revelation, that if anyone who takes away from the words of this prophecy "I will remove his name from the book of life," this...
Great question, Jerry! The community of young prophets was growing. That was a good thing—but it also meant their living quarters were getting tight. "The...
Commentaries that I have read place Elihu in the role of "God's man" in the dialogue in the book. Even God Himself, when He enters the "conversation", says...
The cited verses are not the only time in Scripture that a similar admonition about adding to or taking away from the divinely-revealed guidance or text...
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What is the book of 1 Kings?
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What does it mean that God speaks in a still small voice?
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What happened to the lost tribes of Israel?
There are wildly different opinions of this character in the book of Job. What is your opinion about him and his role in this story? Moderator's note: Ple...
Job 32:1 - 37:24
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The acid quote may have originated in one of his sermons or radio talks, later paraphrased or simplified in print or speech. It’s possible that Ann Landers...
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"Hate is like acid. It can damage the vessel in which it is stored as well as destroy the object on which it is poured." TNT "A man who hates to be slapped...
I appreciated Michael's review, as I think he "got it right" regarding the religious emphases of the time. I would simply add that with the non-Calvinist...
John 8:56: Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. Lord Jesus has revealed unto us in the scriptures, “No man can come to...
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