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Keeping in mind the passages that we have been considering (Isaiah 6, 2 Chronicles 26, and John 12:37-41), let us try to summarise what we have been saying so far. GOD REQUIRES A PEOPLE OF PURPOSE We have noted, firstly, that, in relation to His full purpose, God is ever found seeking and taking up ... Read More

"They knew not... the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath" (Acts 13:27). "It shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it desolat... Read More

"They knew not... the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath" (Acts 13:27). "Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute?" (Acts 7:52). Thus far we have been occupied with the many notes in the voice of the Prophet Jeremiah. Before we leave this Prophet we want to say a word re... Read More

For nearly ten years I never had any desire to build an Orphan House. On the contrary, I preferred spending the funds which came in for present needs, enlarging the work according to the means the Lord gave. But at the end of October, 1845, I was led to consider this matter in a way I had never done... Read More

Preached at Zoar Chapel, London, on August 11, 1844, by J. C. Philpot "Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain—and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace, unto it." Zechariah 4:7 The children of Israel were, beyond all contro... Read More

There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More

THE SOLEMN ASSEMBLY The Sad Fact Most professing Christians have never heard of a Solemn Assembly. Of the relatively small number who have, a substantial portion consider it as merely an Old Testament practice of no particular relevance today. --------------------------------------------------------... Read More

“But He has promised, ‘Yet once more and only once, will I shake the heavens and the earth … and I will shake all nations; and the Desire of all nations shall come …’ These words, ‘Yet once more’, indicate the removal of what can be shaken – that is, created, temporal things – so that what cannot be... Read More

The Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus. Ezra 1:1 THERE were many rays focused on this spot. In the first place, it bad been definitely foretold by Jeremiah that the captivity would only last for seventy years. In the next place, Daniel, having learned from comparison of dates that the allotted time... Read More

Raised up (1825) (exegeiro from ek = out + egeíro = to raise) carries the idea of bringing forward or lifting up and was used of the rise of historical figures to positions of prominence. To awaken someone from sleep (Lxx of Ps 3:6, Ge 28:16). "To bring to a sitting position...someone by the hand Hv... Read More