Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.).
been instructed, encouraged, and edified.
God’s retribution—Exodus 1 to 19.
The Abrahamic Covenant marks the beginning of promise for the People of God.
the fall, the curse and their offspring.
ultimately bring about the nation ISRAEL through him.
pyramid-shaped temple dedicated to stargazing and pagan worship.
with what alacrity the populace must have rushed to support the new movement.
race must have been electrifying.
line of Shem, Noah’s firstborn son to form a separated people and nation.
Abram (later re-named Abraham), from Ur of the Chaldees, near the Persian Gulf.
its fulfillment in the nation Israel, the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
God in order to obtain the promise.
from God that he would be a blessing to the entire world.
erupted between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot.
So what did the behavior of Abram in Egypt have to do with this blessing of land?
Did God renege on His promise because Abram failed and defrauded Pharaoh?
who could know how it would turn out?
heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.
who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.
God; for He has prepared a city for them.
withdraw it upon Abram’s first slip up. But the covenant was not conditional.
Ur of the Chaldees for the Covenant to take effect.
(1) The land, (2) the seed, and (3) the blessing.
(Deuteronomy 30:1-10) a land for the Kingdom.
(Jeremiah 31:31-37 & Hebrews 8:7-13) a new heart, a new nation.
put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith.
responsibility of government upon himself.
plan of redemption or salvation (Romans 3:19-20).
the people were dispersed into all the world (Matt. 23:37-39).
abrogated (Gal. 3:3-25). We are also told very clearly in the New Testament (Rom.
3:20) that the law was not a means of justification but of condemnation.
from the Rock (Exodus 17:6).
themselves unconditionally upon God’s grace and mercy and His Lordship.
obedience was condemnation (see Galatians 3:10).
Nebuchadnezzar and was taken into the Babylonian captivity.
1. The Law was given to Israel exclusively and temporarily.
Sinai or under its authority.
of Christ put an end to the Law of Sinai economy.
them their need (Romans 3:20).
reveal sin and not to remove it (Romans 3:20).
responding affirmatively to the will of God. (Going on with God under Grace).
the Redeemer (1 Cor. 6:20; 7:23; 2 Pet.2: 1; Rev.5: 9; 14:3-4).
(Lk.2: 38; Heb.9: 12). Compare also “redeemed” (lit. to make redemption, Gk.
actual in experience (Rom. 8:2).
organism, likened to a body of which Christ is Head (1 Cor. 12:12 -13; Col. 2:19).
henceforth carefully distinguished from both Jews and Gentiles as such (1 Cor.
10:32; Gal. 3:27-28; Eph. 2:11-18; 3:5-6).
Tim. 3:1; 4:3-4; 2 Pet.2: 1-2; 1 Jn.2: 18-20).
Man's condition—Romans 3:9-19,23; John 3:16,18; 5:24; Matthew 18:11.
are perishing, and all are lost apart from Christ.
important question for everyone. To receive Christ means a glorious salvation.
unto the Father, but by Me" (John 14:6).
Timothy 4:1-3; 2 Timothy 3:1-5.
great masses of humanity continue on in sin and in rejection of Christ as Saviour.
Many have been evangelized, but few are truly born again (Matthew 20:16).
encouraging and inviting, grand and glorious.
Thessalonians 1:7-8; 2:3-11; Jude 14-15; Revelation 6: 17; Revelation 4-19.
to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord).
the great masses of humanity, it will mean a time of judgment and condemnation.
the elects sake those days shall be shortened.
separate autonomous denominations or churches.
in this present dispensation and (actually) after this life for time and eternity.
in my name...(Matthew 24: 4,5).
of favor with the “world”.
the man known as Saul of Tarsus...great and fantastic things were in store.
reconciliation, a gospel of grace. A free gift, to all those who would only “believe”.
not from the earthly, suffering servant position of Jesus of Nazareth.
the blessings of redemption and their union with the risen Lord.
regarding man in the flesh rather than man in the Spirit.
from the law of sin and death (Rom. 8:2).
believed according to this prayer found in Luke 11, the so-called Lord’s Prayer.
and, sad as it is to say it, they literally do not!
Calvary—yes, ever since our Father formed us in His heart in eternity past.
the law, that I might live unto God” (Gal. 2:19).
interpretation to be, to that extent he will of necessity become a dispensationalist.
and holiness of life. This event is often referred to as “the rapture”.
and absorbed by that power.
out of this world to be His own at the Rapture.
the kingdom if an alternative had been presented.
acknowledgment of sin, or repentance, with faith in Jesus Christ.
unto them, this is the work of God that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.
them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
“time of Jacobs’ trouble begins”.
damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
will spew thee out of my mouth.
everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
those days shall be shortened.
original zealousness for the Lord and His coming.
of this original fire by the time that John wrote AD 95-96 can hardly be disputed.
vanished (Acts 15; Gal 1-6).
period from AD 70 until AD 170, but was listed as AD 30-AD -100 by Schaff.
manufacture and sale of images of the goddess.
Ephesian congregation was dynamic and it persevered through times of trouble.
men; they were careful to examine visiting ministers to see if they were genuine.
counterfeit and distort the purity of biblical truth.
church of Ephesus had heart trouble!
"Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love" (Revelation 3:4).
church should not only tremble, it should fall on its knees.
historical era of this church was A.D. 33-100.
"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches"
suffering church, enduring hardship for its faith.
as rich in God. Blasphemy from Jewish sources seems to be leveled against it.
361-363) are not clear. .
lived. This period also marked the rise of the Papacy.
Asclepius was the coiled snake that appeared on many of the coins of the city.
and listen to learned teachers scoff at Christian beliefs or undercut their values.
However, Christ said, “Nevertheless, I have a few things against you” (Rev. 2:14).
them astray as a deceiving serpent.
others to the Nicolaitans (Rev. 2:14,15).
people could sit. It was there that the worship of Caesar was centered.
The church at Smyrna was pulled apart by pressure, poverty, and persecution.
afflictions and your poverty-yet you are rich!" (Revelation 2:9).
were rich! The Lord's values are different from those of the world.
hatred was bitter and they cheered as the godly man was brought to the stake.
hour, that I may be a part of the number of martyrs to die for Christ."
Satan used the approach Balaam used against Israel. See (Numbers 22-25).
faith amidst the critics of higher learning. He called Pergamum "Satan's city"
which may not have pleased the professors and bibliophiles.
Today, the coiled snake on a staff is the insignia of the medical profession.
the back door and led them astray as a deceiving serpent.
others to the Nicolaitans (Revelation 2: 14, 15).
forces. In Pergamum, Satan used the approach Balaam used against Israel.
curse on the king's despised enemies in Israel.
Balaam tried to command God, but instead of a curse, Israel was blessed.
mover in the fall of Israel. His tactic was, "If you can't curse them, corrupt them"
of evil. Worldly standards had crept into their fellowship.
not force that love upon us.
written on it, known only to him who receives it" (Revelation 2: 17).