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"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope." Let us begin this chapter with a continuation of our examination of the ascription of this doxology. God the Father is here viewed as the covenant Head of the Me... Read More

Noah is the connecting link between "the world that then was," which "being overflowed with water, perished," and the earth which now is "reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men" (2 Pet. 3:6, 7). He lived upon both, was preserved from the awful judgment which swal... Read More

To understand grace, to understand Christ aright, we must understand what sin is. And how otherwise can we come to this understanding than through the light of God and his word? Come with me to the beginning of the Bible. See there man created by God, after his image, and pronounced by his creator t... Read More

A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 4—Chapter 2 OF THE EXHIBITIONS OF THE COVENANT OF GRACE IN THE PATRIARCHAL STATE Through the administration of the covenant of grace may be considered in a three fold state; as in the patriarchal state, before the giving of the law; and then under the Mosaic dispens... Read More

Reading: Revelation 4,5. When we commenced this series of studies with the first chapter of the book of the Revelation, we said that the book of Genesis and the book of the Revelation bound the whole history of this world: one the beginning, the other the ending. The very first phase of that history... Read More

Reading: Rev. 4:8-11; 5:1-14; 7:9-17. Without attempting to go back over the ground which we have covered in these studies, I want to try, for a few moments, to indicate to you what it is that I feel the Lord has brought for our attention at this time. I think it can be best gathered up in this way.... Read More

"...and he that sat was to look upon like a jasper stone and a sardius" (Revelation 4:3). "Having the glory of God: her light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were jasper stone, clear as crystal... And the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure ... Read More

A humble person overlooks his own righteousness, and lives upon the righteousness of the Lord Jesus. The apostle Paul overlooks his own righteousness, and lives wholly upon the righteousness of Christ: "I desire to be found in him," says he, "not having a righteousness of my own." Away with it! It i... Read More

Isai 22:23 And I will fasten him [as] a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house. We have here the suggestion of "the Father's house", which is Heaven, and the "Glorious Throne" which that house contains, and that "Throne" is our Lord Jesus Christ, for "thron... Read More

There was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I do set my bow in the cloud,... and I will look upon it, that I may remember the ever-l... Read More