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A.W. Pink

The Time of the Redeemer's Return

A.W. PinkThe Redeemer’s Return THE TIME OF THE REDEEMER’S RETURN Chapter 4 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of t... Read More
John Gill

CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 1 Section 44—1 Timothy 1:19, 20.

John GillThe CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 1 Section 44—1 Timothy 1:19, 20. Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away, concerning faith have made shipwreck; of whom is Hymeneus and A1exander. Among the instances of the saints’ apostasy, stand, I. Hymeneus, Alexander,[1] and their associa... Read More
John Gill

Of the Resurrection of the Body.

John GillA Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 7—Chapter 4 OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY Though the immortality of the soul may be known by the light of nature, yet not the resurrection of the body; the one arises from the nature of the soul itself; but the other does not arise from the constitution of the bod... Read More
John Gill

Of the Special Decrees of God, Relating to Rational Creatures, Angels, and Men; and Particularly of Election.

John GillA Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 2—Chapter 2 OF THE SPECIAL DECREES OF GOD, RELATING TO RATIONAL CREATURES, ANGELS, AND MEN; AND PARTICULARLY OF ELECTION. The special decrees of God respecting rational creatures, commonly go under the name of "predestination"; though this sometimes is taken in a la... Read More
Early Christian Dictionary

Heresies

Early Christian DictionaryIt is interesting to take note of the how doctrines and practices of the early heretical groups so closely resemble the doctrines and teachings found in today’s modern churches. I. THE GNOSTICS 1. Introduction 2. Basic Gnostic doctrines II. THE DOCTRINES AND PRACTICES OF LEADING GNOSTIC TEACHERS 1. ... Read More
John Chrysostom

Homily 1 on Second Thessalonians

John ChrysostomHaving said in his former Epistle that we pray night and day to see you, and that we could not forbear, but were left in Athens alone, and that I sent Timothy from 1 Thessalonians 3:1-10, by all these expressions he shows the desire which he had to come among them. When therefore he had perhaps not ... Read More
John Gifford Bellett

The Bride of the Lamb

The Lamb's bride is distinctly the heavenly Jerusalem, the heavenly companion of her Lord, quite distinct from Messiah's kingdom. Jerusalem is the earthly counterpart of the Lamb's bride. In our thoughts about these things, I feel that we do not keep the earthly Zion distinctly in her right place. I... Read More
John Nelson Darby

1 Corinthians 9

John Nelson DarbyIn verse 18 of this chapter we find the word "abuse" again; but the Greek means that I use outright for myself. It would not have been abusing his power in the gospel, but he did not use that power as something to which he had title of possession; he only thought about it as a thing he could use for... Read More
John Nelson Darby

Thoughts on 2 Timothy for the Closing Days

John Nelson DarbyIt is worthy of remark that the moment you get out of the epistles to the churches, you get catholic epistles and others which treat the church as in the "last days." In John, there were "many antichrists." In Peter, "Judgment must begin at the house of God." In 1 Timothy, "In the latter times some ... Read More
Jonathan Edwards

Wicked Men Useful in Their Destruction Only

Jonathan EdwardsEzekiel 15:2-4 Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree? Or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? Or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; The fire devoureth both the en... Read More

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