I find that John 3:16 is misused sometimes because the historical context is not appreciated. To support my claim, let’s replay the secret conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus within the historical setting of that night. I have taken certain liberties to make the discussion with Jesus more contemporary. See John 3:1-21 for the actual text…..
The Time of the End “But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” (Daniel 12:4, KJV) If a chart were drawn showing the increase of knowledge on Earth during the past twenty-six centuries,…
Part I Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah. (Genesis 25:20) After twenty years of marriage, they still had no children because Rebekah was barren. Distressed and impatient, Isaac prayed and asked the Lord to open Rebekah’s womb. The Lord answered Isaac’s prayer and Rebekah became pregnant, but her pregnancy was troublesome. It…
“. . . Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me.” – Isaiah 45:21 Introduction to God’s Timing Some of the chapters in the book of…
Israel in the Book of Judges The book of Judges describes the first 350 years of Israel’s experience in Canaan 7 Cycles of “Apostasy, Servitude, and Restoration.” The narrative begins during the time of Joshua (around 1398 B.C.) and ends just before Saul becomes Israel’s king (around 1043 B.C.). During this period, the Lord Himself…
Two issues were presented in last month’s Wake Up Report! that require a short review. First, to appreciate the context of Jacob’s actions, we need to remember that Jacob was about seventy years old when he deceived his father, Isaac. In other words, Jacob’s deception was not a youthful indiscretion. Jacob covered himself with animal…
