Category: Bible Study

Eternal Day

God is an Eternal Immortal Being who is not subject to limitation of time and space as well as night and day. God by His power and pleasure chose to create the world and reveal Himself to His creatures.

Psalms 41:13
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

Psalms 90:2
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

Psalms 93:2
Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.

Psalms 106:48
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord.

Psalms 102:25-27
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.

Proverbs 8:23
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

Isaiah 63:16
Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.

Micah 5:2
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

Daniel 7:9,13&22
I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

God’s revelation is made known with His light in this world. God is not just the source of light but God is the very essence and the Light Himself as revealed from the beginning.

1 John 1:5
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

John 1:1-9
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

Creation and revelation of the world come from the Light. In fact, the very first day of creation is the light. This light is referred to as Day, the very first mentioned of day. In addition, this light occupied the entire first day of creation. Light is said to be good and nothing good is said about the darkness of night on this first day of creation. A day consists of evening and morning and night is not included and reckoned as part of a day.

Genesis 1:-5
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

This first day however manifests the conditions of the first created heaven and earth where the earth was left in a state of devastation ravaged with darkness from the beginning. Presence of water was mentioned in that sad and forlorn state of the earth.

2 Peter 3:4-6
And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

When God spoke light into existence, darkness as revealed prior to this event was separated. Light came to divide and not to unite. Light and darkness can never ever mix and be in union. This dichotomy is one of the central themes of the entire Holy Bible.

2 Corinthians 6:14
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

Light and darkness can never have fellowship and there are children of light that distinguish from other children in this world. (Luke 16:8, John 12:36, Ephesians 5:8 & 1 Thessalonians 5:5)

This first day of creation where light is first created doesn’t depend on any other artificial planetary lights for the sun, moon and stars were only created on the fourth day. In fact, heaven wasn’t even created yet until the second day with the separation of the water by a firmament dividing the water body into two parts, one above and the other under this firmament. Continue reading Eternal Day

Childhood Innocence and Spiritual Life

Since time immemorial man has been searching for the elusive elixir hoping to live forever. The first Chinese emperor even issued an edict to officiate this search a national priority where history is now evidenced with his large entourage of terracotta warriors accompanying his burial to the life after. His desperation for eternal life is understandable. What is the point of conquering and unifying the whole of China and erecting the monumental Great Wall when he cannot live forever as king over his subjects?

Qin Shi Huang’s Quest for Immortality

King Solomon expressed such futility before Qin Shi Huang showed up.

Ecclesiastes 2:18: Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

Ecclesiastes 2:19: And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

By the time the Lord Jesus Christ entered the scene during His earthly ministry, a Jew came and asked Him this most critical question.

Matthew 19:16: And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

The Lord’s reply wasn’t what he would like to hear that day and he went away very sad.

Matthew 19:17: And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

Matthew 19:18: He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

Matthew 19:19: Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Matthew 19:20: The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?

This Jewish man knew very well the laws of Moses weren’t sufficient to get him through the pearly gates. The Lord knew he had kept those laws too. If the law can’t save those Jews, why keep them?

The apostle Paul then explained the deficiency of the Old Testament system of keeping the law of Moses and the addendum requirements in sacrifice and worship. All these works just won’t do and had to be replaced with a better system.

Hebrews 10:2: For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

Hebrews 10:3: But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.

Hebrews 10:4: For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

Hebrews 7:19: For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

Hebrews 7:22: By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

Indeed when Moses gave the children of Israel God’s Ten Commandments, promise of eternal life wasn’t included should anyone keep these commandments. The only promise out of the Ten Commandments was only the reward of longevity living in their promised land should one honour his parents.

Exodus 20:12: Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

The Lord knew exactly the problem with this Jewish man. The Lord’s proposition nailed him that day. Continue reading Childhood Innocence and Spiritual Life

The Development of Religion According to the Bible

In the New Testament, the word “religion” is recorded in five verses. Curiously, the word “religion” is not found in the Old Testament. This does not however imply the absence of religion since the beginning of time.

Before the fall of Adam, both Adam and Eve knew God intimately. Religion in an institutionalized form as a system of beliefs to compel them to approach and worship God wasn’t necessary. Even after the fall of Adam, none of them were compelled strictly as a matter of form in their approach to God.

The incident of Cain is a case in point. When he approached God in his own way, God simply dismissed and ignored his offering. God didn’t rebuke him. God just didn’t accept his sacrifice and that was all. There wasn’t any penalty for approaching God in a way that was unacceptable to the Creator God.

This wasn’t the case after Moses showed up to deliver an institutionalized format of worship. The moment Aaron’s sons tried to be funny and offered strange fire, they were executed immediately on the spot.

Leviticus 10:1: And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.

Leviticus 10:2: And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.

Numbers 26:61: And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.

Hence, religion is a serious business and not to be taken lightly. Until Moses showed up, religion before the Global Flood was still free and easy. It was up to men to approach God in an acceptable way with animal sacrifice given to Adam after his fall to cover his nakedness. Unfortunately as the human race progressed, they got further and further away from God.

Notwithstanding, there were still men seeking after the God of Creation, in particular, Noah found grace in God’s sight and were spared together with his family from the destruction of the entire world.

Genesis 4:25: And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

Genesis 4:26: And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.

After the flood, the way to approach God didn’t really change much. Noah continued with the same worship with animal sacrifice and was accepted by God.

Genesis 8:20: And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

Everyone from Noah’s family knew God and knew the way to approach God. There wasn’t any need to regurgitate an acceptable format in this regard.

After the flood however, additional laws were given. Capital punishment came into effect for murder while before the flood, even after Cain killed Abel, he wasn’t put to death immediately but allowed to die like every other man on earth. So killing and lawlessness became rampant before the flood with no penalty and deterrence to compel men to exercise self-restraint. Continue reading The Development of Religion According to the Bible

The Talking Earth

Fallen men consider the creation account in the Bible as a myth. At the same time, the Big Bang Theory and Evolution are recognized as science which scientists cannot demonstrate nor prove to be true. Whether the Bible account of creation or fallen men’s theory concerning this universe, both require faith to hold fast to one such model.

According to the psalmist, he wrote about the universe praising and giving glory to the God of Creation. It is impossible for Big Bang Theory proponents and Evolutionists to attribute any praise and thanksgiving to their invisible and non existent creator while they live under the mercies of the Creator God who gives them life and breath until they are taken away from this world. Psalm 19 illustrates the beautiful exaltation of God’s creation rejoicing before the Creator God who brings forth life in this universe.

Psalms 19:1: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Psalms 19:2: Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

Psalms 19:3: There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

Psalms 19:4: Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

Psalms 19:5: Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

Psalms 19:6: His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

Of course Bible critics and skeptics as well as pseudo scientists will dismiss such writings as a creative description of the universe according to the myth of Judaism and Christianity. Writings as such can be allowed under poetic license of the writer just like any other literature here on earth. Sadly, even among those who believe the Holy Book, some would not take such writings literally. Only some devotional and spiritual applications should be derived from them they so insist.

But the psalmist was dead serious. He wasn’t kidding when he wrote Psalm 19 where God’s creation could talk whether fallen men could understand their speech. Fallen men are not spiritually tuned so the Holy Bible is a myth to them. The psalmist went further to command God’s creatures whether on earth or in heaven to praise God.

Psalms 148:1: Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

Psalms 148:2: Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

Psalms 148:3: Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

Psalms 148:4: Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

Psalms 148:5: Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.

Psalms 148:6: He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

Psalms 148:7: Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:

Psalms 148:8: Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

Psalms 148:9: Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

Psalms 148:10: Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:

Psalms 148:11: Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:

Psalms 148:12: Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

Psalms 148:13: Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

Psalms 148:14: He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.

The psalmist was under no illusion that God’s creature and creation not only could talk, they could praise God too. But such privilege of knowing God’s creation could talk is not given to those who hate God and reject His revelation given to this world in the Holy Bible. The Holy Bible is full of incidents where the earth could talk.

The first incident occurred after Cain killed his brother Abel. When God confronted Cain, it was mentioned that blood could cry from the ground.

Genesis 4:10: And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

It was God Himself who made that claim and not some man high on drugs made that suggestion. It was God who heard Abel’s blood crying from the ground. The language of the blood crying out from the ground might not be a known form of human language but God certainly got the message. How could God who created this world not given His creatures ability to feedback to Him!

During the rebellion at the Tower of Babel, God confounded the language of men. Notwithstanding men could still talk to one another in their own language. Not only talking with each other, some believe elements on earth could record events and bear witness to incidents that happen on earth. When call upon to testify, the earth could of course talk.

The quarrel between Jacob and his father-in-law Laban comes to mind here. Continue reading The Talking Earth

The Agonizing Saviour

The Lord’s agonizing prayer in the garden of Gethsemane is recorded in the gospel of Matthew, Mark and Luke. The gospel of John however did not record the Lord’s travail during prayers to His Father in heaven. In fact even the name of the garden was omitted. The other three gospel accounts vividly described the Lord’s agony and travail when He prayed before heading to the cross of Calvary.

This was the end stage where Lord was dealing with His calling and mission to come into this world for the express purpose to save sinners from their sins. As the drama for the redemption of fallen men was heading into its epilogue, the intensity of the Lord’s conflict and sorrows became manifest just prior to His arrest and subsequent road to Golgotha Hill for His eventual crucifixion.

Matthew 26:36: Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.

Matthew 26:37: And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

Matthew 26:38: Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

Matthew 26:39: And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Matthew 26:40: And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

Matthew 26:41: Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Matthew 26:42: He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

Matthew 26:43: And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.

Matthew 26:44: And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

Matthew 26:45: Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Throughout the Lord’s earthly ministry, He had never been exposed to be weak other than prior to entering the ministry during the forty days fasting tempted by Satan. The heart wrenching episode here before the Lord went to the cross fully manifested the severe burden with regard to the Lord’s mission to save lost sinners. Never had the Lord asked His disciples to keep Him company and share His burden and sorrows other than during this occasion.

The Lord’s request was reasonable and even very simple. It was not something requiring enormous resources or exceptional effort. It was simply just to watch the Lord while He prayed. Yet they failed Him!

The disciples failure was really tragic. In fact, they failed the Lord on three consecutive occasions in that short time span. Whatever happened to their empty boasting just prior to this incident in the garden of Gethsemane?

Matthew 26:30: And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

Matthew 26:31: Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

Matthew 26:32: But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

Matthew 26:33: Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.

Matthew 26:34: Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

Matthew 26:35: Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.

Peter boasted he would be the last man standing even when everyone else denied the Lord. He went as far as claiming he would give up his life for the Lord. But he could not even stay awake to watch over the Lord during His time of need.

So when the Lord found them asleep, He spoke to Peter who boasted earlier and still Peter could not rise to the occasion. He was asleep again when the Lord returned the second time after pouring His heart out to His Father in heaven.

The Lord already told Peter he would deny Him three times before the cock crow. Right here Peter had already failed the Lord three times. Of course the rest was history when he denied he knew the Lord three times after the Lord was arrested and being judged by the religious authority of the day.

Likewise the other disciples who also boasted they would not deny the Lord and would die for Him also failed completely. This illustrated how weak human flesh is! Hence the Psalmist advice is always current.

Psalms 118:8: It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

Even before the Lord began praying, He already told His disciples He was exceeding sorrowful, even unto death. Didn’t they get the message? Did they empathize with the Lord? That was before they fell asleep. Continue reading The Agonizing Saviour

Politicizing the Need to Help the Poor

Helping the poor is one of the most useful slogans to use in political campaigns to secure popularity and gain ascendancy to political power. After all, who would fault those who wish to help the poor and do something to alleviate their misery!

Politicians also know once social inequality becomes severely widespread, their enemies could use such issue to bring them down from power. The poor in fact becomes pawns to be used by those who intend to benefit from their plight.

Helping the poor is not the sole concern and manipulation for politicians. Even religious practitioners will capitalize on such theme to further their interest. One such case has to do with the Lord Jesus Christ receiving a very expensive gift of anointment before He went to the cross. It wasn’t a pleasant incident.

Matthew 26:6: Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

Matthew 26:7: There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

Matthew 26:8: But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

Matthew 26:9: For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

What this woman did clearly upset the disciples. Upset is actually an understatement. Indignation was the word used to describe how those disciples felt. Mark provided the cost of the ointment used. Murmuring among the disciples was recorded.

Mark 14:3: And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.

Mark 14:4: And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

Mark 14:5: For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

These disciples had been travelling with the Lord all over Israel for over three years helping the poor in many ways healing and feeding them without cost. So helping the poor was the norm and expected of them.

However, is helping the poor the reason why the Lord came into this world? They all recognized the Lord Jesus as their Messiah and their King. The Lord’s mission was not solely just to help the poor but for a much greater mission where even the disciples expected Him to restore the Kingdom to Israel.

Even before that happening, some of them were already jostling for position of eminence and power not too long ago when the mother of two of the disciples approached the Lord to secure her sons future in the coming kingdom.

Matthew 20:20: Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.

Matthew 20:21: And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.

Matthew 20:24: And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.

Of course such request was met with indignation from the other ten disciples, the same feelings they felt about the anointing of the Lord by this woman who seemingly according to their opinion was a waste of resources.

How humiliating for the Lord to receive such treatment from His close disciples! How could they so hardheartedly equate the Lord Jesus Christ with the masses of the poor! Were they blind? No doubt, spiritually speaking.

There is certainly no lack of politicking among the disciples. They were even audacious enough to ask the Lord who was the greatest in the kingdom of heaven some time back.

Matthew 18:1: At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

Their ambition for ascendancy in the coming kingdom is clearly exhibited during the Lord’s ministry on earth. So when this incident concerning the woman who anointed the Lord with costly ointment, it was another convenient moment for them to rant and score points.

It was truly unfortunate they became so familiar with the Lord being with Him all the while ministering to great and small reducing the Lord to be among their equal.

Just before the incident, the Lord reminded them He would be betrayed and crucified.

Matthew 26:1: And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,

Matthew 26:2: Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

Sad to say, the disciples had been reminded countless times but apparently such bad news didn’t sink in and fell on deaf ears. All they could imagine before them was the coming kingdom and their glorious future.

Helping the poor may seem to them the way to achieve this end. They had the people with them and the religious authorities stood helpless in the face of the Lord’s impeccable ministry in which they had no answer. Continue reading Politicizing the Need to Help the Poor

Minutes To Midnight

While Christians go to sleep preferring to indulge in their latest toys and gadgets instead of watching for the Day of the Lord, the world watches the end of the world in trepidation. The Doomsday Clock is now set two minutes to midnight. This is the closest setting to midnight since 1953.

Doomsday Clock – Two Minutes to Midnight

Why the world connects midnight with doomsday? This is not without biblical implications. Bad things do happen at midnight. The first recorded incident was when the Lord slaughtered all the firstborn in Egypt before Pharaoh finally let the children of Israel leave Egypt.

Exodus 11:4: And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:

Exodus 11:5: And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.

Exodus 11:6: And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.

Exodus 12:29: And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

Exodus 12:30: And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.

Not a single Egyptian family was spared from mourning and burying a loved ones that night. Cruel as it may seem, the Lord sends judgment according to how fallen men respond to His dealings. The obstinacy of Pharaoh sealed their doom, including his own firstborn and eventually himself drown in the Red Sea. Continue reading Minutes To Midnight

One Wife For Seven Brothers in the Resurrection

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, so says the poet. There is more truth to this than meets the eye, especially in the realm of religion. During the earthly ministry of the Lord, He was challenged by those who were supposed to be custodians of the Law. The Lord was confronted on every front to prove Who He really was. The same happened to John the Baptist too.

The religious authorities were there to approve who they might consider to be their Messiah based on what they had learned from the Old Testament Scriptures. So they consistently opposed the Lord with their preconceived knowledge of the Holy Bible. Unfortunately, divine knowledge and discernment do not come from human understanding or seminary learning. For John the Baptist, it was so easy for him to point out the Messiah to Israel.

John 1:29: The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

John 1:30: This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

While those sitting in Moses’ seat failed, John the Baptist got it right.

Proverb 14:6: A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

During one such confrontation, the religious liberals tried to corner the Lord with their own human understanding of the Scriptures. They took a Jewish custom to an extreme hypothetical case to prove a point that there was no resurrection in the afterlife thinking they could win their case and dispel the Lord’s teachings and His massive popularity with the common people.

Matthew 22:23: The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

Matthew 22:24: Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

Matthew 22:25: Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:

Matthew 22:26: Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

Matthew 22:27: And last of all the woman died also.

Matthew 22:28: Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

This seems to be a perfect case for these religious liberals to put forward their doctrine on such an inconvenient requirement of the Law of Moses where not every man fancies taking the sister-in-law to become his wife, what more to raise a child that eventually belongs to the deceased brother. But this is a Jewish custom enacted into law for the brother of the decease to perform the duty of a husband to the widow.

Deuteronomy 25:5: If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her.

Deuteronomy And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.

Deuteronomy 25:7: And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.

Deuteronomy 25:8: Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;

Deuteronomy 25:9: Then shall his brother’s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother’s house.

Deuteronomy 25:10: And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.

Obviously these liberals knew their Bible well. Unfortunately, knowing the Bible and believing the Bible are not the same thing. Marrying the widow of a deceased brother is actually an act of charity. There are consequences and repercussions in so doing because this can complicate matters in the family. The case of Ruth is a case in point. Continue reading One Wife For Seven Brothers in the Resurrection

Scientist Turns Prophet Predicting End of the World

Professor Stephen Hawking made headlines again. He turned prophet this time predicting the end of the world.

End of the World According to Professor Hawking

The end of the world is near so screamed the news article.

He is partially right. The end of the world is near and always near according to the Holy Bible. There are many scriptures in the Bible that put fallen men on notice this will be the case.

Professor Hawking’s assertion was that population explosion with unsustainable energy consumption would lead to the end of the world. By 2600, it would be so bad with electricity consumption that the Earth would glow red-hot.

However, God will one day bring in a massive depopulation program the world has yet to see. It shouldn’t surprise anyone as it had been done before in the past when the Lord ended the previous world with a great global flood leaving only eight survivors to repopulate this world.

Revelation 6:8: And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Revelation 6:14: And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

Revelation 8:8: And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;

Revelation 8:9: And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

Revelation 9:13: And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

Revelation 9:14: Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

Revelation 9:15: And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

Revelation 9:16: And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

Revelation 9:17: And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.

Revelation 9:18: By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.

Revelation 14:17: And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

Revelation 14:18: And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

Revelation 14:19: And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

Revelation 14:20: And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

Revelation 16:16: And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

Revelation 16:17: And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.

Revelation 16:18: And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

Revelation 16:19: And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

Revelation 16:20: And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

Unfortunately, Professor Hawking’s theory would fail the test. While the world population heads south, this would not save the world either. Global cooling won’t be the case. It will still end but this is not the end for God’s people. Continue reading Scientist Turns Prophet Predicting End of the World

Colonize Outer Space

The phenomenal rise of men in technological advancement has propelled mankind to the edge of outer space. Exploration of outer space has become the norms these days.

Seven years ago, Professor Stephen Hawking insisted that mankind must move to outer space within a century or face extinction. It is understandable such thoughts are motivated for the survival of mankind.

Stephen Hawking: Mankind Must Move to Outer Space within a Century

Two years ago, an article appeared on the Science ABC site giving several reasons justifying the need to colonize outer space.

Are Humans Trying to Colonize Outer Space?

In fact, discussions on colonizing outer space has gone on for many years. Many articles relating to this issue are found on the NASA website.

Space Settlements

Tango III : A Space Settlement Design

Last year, according to Future Travel Today, several reasons were put forth why we must colonize outer space.

Why We Must Colonize Space

In March this year, the Smithsonian Magazine published an article discussing the issues of colonizing other planets and who should be in charge.

When Humans Begin Colonizing Other Planets, Who Should Be in Charge?

Man’s desire to colonize outer space is inevitable. This is especially so with the recent crisis on weapons of mass destruction whether originating in Iran in the Middle East or the threat posed by the North Korean Regime indicating nuclear war with the US is imminent. There is no lack for such aspiration even without man threatening to kill one another into extinction.

However, the Holy Bible does have something to say about outer space beyond the reach of human abode for centuries. In the very beginning of God’s revelation with regards to the creation of this present heavens and earth, outer space has been indicated as a domain that the Lord did not give a pass during the six days of creation. Continue reading Colonize Outer Space