“Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.“But who may abide the day of his coming? and whoContinue reading “Sacred Temple, Unholy Traffic”
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Marriage: A Tender, Sacred Symbol
“For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee” (Isaiah 62:5 KJV). In both the Old and the New Testament, the marriage relation is employed to represent the tender and sacred union that exists betweenContinue reading “Marriage: A Tender, Sacred Symbol”
Water, Wine, the Cup: Symbols
“Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sakes, that I may not destroy them all” (Isaiah 65:8 KJV). The gift of Christ to the marriage feast was a symbol. TheContinue reading “Water, Wine, the Cup: Symbols”
No Earthly Ties Above God, Pt 2
“And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.“Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.“His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it” (John 2:3-5 KJV). The only hope of redemption for ourContinue reading “No Earthly Ties Above God, Pt 2”
No Earthly Ties Above God
“And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.“Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.“His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it” (John 2:3-5 KJV). Jesus did not begin His ministry byContinue reading “No Earthly Ties Above God”
Come and See
“The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself” (Proverbs 11:25 KJV). “The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow Me.” Philip obeyed the command, and straightway he also became a worker for Christ. DA 139.6 Philip called Nathanael. TheContinue reading “Come and See”
Finding Jesus
“He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.“And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone” (John 1:41, 42Continue reading “Finding Jesus”