God has had people in every age who love & obey Him to the fullest of their knowledge. These Bible Characters are people mentioned in Bible stories.
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…
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…
A Time of Apostasy In Israel Samson is often called “the strongest man who ever lived” because he did certain things that are humanly impossible. Consider some of his incredible feats: He killed a lion with his bare hands. (Judges 14:6) He killed a thousand men by himself. (Judges 15:15) He tore down the city…
A Recent Prophetic Sample From time to time, God graciously gives mankind prophetic samples of things to come. For example, a few weeks ago on July 19, an unexpected asteroid impacted Jupiter. The crash created an impact crater approximately 6,000 miles wide! Fifteen years earlier, a comet, named Shoemaker-Levy 9, broke apart and impacted Jupiter….
Since the four gospels were canonized in the fourth century, there has been an ongoing debate among Christians about the identity and character of Mary Magdalene. Was she a prostitute, was she the woman caught in adultery in John 8, or was she the woman with “a sinful past” who washed Jesus’ feet in Luke…
Mr. Wilson: I recently landed on your website while doing a Google search. After reading some of the articles on your website, I have a question. You say there is no eternal burning hell, so please explain the story of the rich man and Lazarus. Sincerely, Robert Hello Robert: Thank you for your e-mail. Before…
