Job 21:26

The dust shall return to the earth as it was. It is sown in corruption; it is sown in dishonour; it is sown in weakness; it is sown a natural body. — The first man is of the earth, earthy. Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. — One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quie... Read More

A. ORIGIN OF SATAN 1. What light is shed on the origin of Satan in: (1) Isa. 14:12? That prior to his fall he was called “Lucifer” (“day star”) and “son of the morning,” probably because he was the beginning of God’s creation. (2) Ezek. 28:15? That he is a created being and as such does not possess ... 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

Covers (2572) (kalupto akin to kalube = hut, cabin) means to cause something to be covered over literally (as with a lamp, Lk 8:16, dirt, Lk 23:30, water of waves, Mt 8:24) and hence not be visible. Figuratively, kalupto means to to cause something not to be known and thus means to hide, conceal, ke... Read More

Fallen asleep (2837) (koimao related to keimai = to lie outstretched, to lie down) means to cause to sleep, is the word from which we get our word cemetery (see note below) which it was the early Christians optimistic name for a graveyard. It meant a sleeping place. It really was a synonym for a dor... Read More

One accord (3661) (homothumadon/homothymadon from a combination of homos = same + thumos/thymos = temperament or mind) means with one mind, unity of mind, with one purpose, with unanimous consent, of one accord. In a word it means together (Webster says "together" means "in company, in union, in the... Read More

The Future Punishment of the Wicked Unavoidable and Intolerable Jonathan Edwards , 1703-1758 "Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with you? I the Lord save spoken it, and will do it." Ezekiel 22:14 In the former part of this chapter, we have a dreadful ca... Read More

The Final Judgment, or The World Judged Righteously by Jesus Christ Jonathan Edwards , 1703-1758 "Because he has appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he has ordained." Acts 17:31 INTRODUCTION God has appointed a day in which he will judge the world ... Read More

2 Peter 2:19 - While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. Galatians 6:8 - For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spiri... Read More

Approaching Mortality! William Nicholson, 1862 "Only a few years will pass, before I go on the journey of no return." Job 16:22 The sun rises daily, and we think little of it. Just so, the frequency and commonness of death, causes it to be little thought of. Every day, men go to their long home , an... Read More