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Rev 1:17-18: Fear Not And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last, and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys … Continue reading “552. REV 1:17-18: FEAR NOT”

Rev 1:5-6: Redeeming Love Unto him that loveth us and loosed us from our sins by his blood; and he made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.'97Rev_1:5-6. John is writing to the seven churches of … Continue reading “549. REV 1:5-6: REDEEMING LOVE”

Rev 1:7: The Second Advent Behold he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they which pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.'97Rev_1:7. No one can study the New Testament without feeling that the thought of Christ's Return was everywhere present and … Continue reading “550. REV 1:7: THE SECOND ADVENT”

Jude 1:20-21: Self-Keeping But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.'97Jud_1:20-21. 1. Jude is the prophet of the Apostasy. He sounds the final note of warning. The key … Continue reading “547. JUDE 1:20-21: SELF-KEEPING”

Autor: JAMES HASTINGS

1 John 5:21: The Peril of Idolatry My little children, guard yourselves from idols.'971Jn_5:21. These would seem to be the last words of Scripture that were written, the last charge of the last Apostle, the last solemn warning in which the Holy Spirit sums up the Gospel for all generations. Yet they sound strange. Surely … Continue reading “545. 1 JOHN 5:21: THE PERIL OF IDOLATRY”

Autor: JAMES HASTINGS

1 John 4:19: The Ray and the Reflection We love, because he first loved us.'971Jn_4:19. Some truths, when we have learned them, are to us like precious jewels which we keep in caskets, hidden most of the time from sight, our great satisfaction regarding them being simply their possession, simply that they are ours. Other … Continue reading “543. 1 JOHN 4:19: THE RAY AND THE REFLECTION”

1 John 5:4: Victory over the World And this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith.'971Jn_5:4. 1. These words occur in a letter written by St. John to all the different Christian communities in the cities and towns of the Empire. These little churches or congregations consisted of men and women … Continue reading “544. 1 JOHN 5:4: VICTORY OVER THE WORLD”

1 John 4:8: God God is love.'971Jn_4:8. 1. It is significant that we have these words not from Jesus but from John. Jesus did not say in so many words, '93God is love.'94 He taught by the inductive method. He said, '93He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.'94 John looked at Him, leaned … Continue reading “541. 1 JOHN 4:8: GOD”