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The Gospel of Jesus Christ in Three Prophetic Signs – Part 1

Exodus 4:1-9 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee. And the LORD said unto him, What is that in … Continue reading

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Providential Departures

Isaiah 57:1,2 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in … Continue reading

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Faith in Times of Pestilence

Psalm 91:1 & 2, 5-7, 9-11 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; … Continue reading

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Jesus Christ’s Answer to the Sadducees

Acts 23:8; Matthew 22:23-32 The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit. The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, saying, Master, Moses said, If a … Continue reading

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The World’s Most Deadly Virus

Jeremiah 17:9; Titus 1:15; Isaiah 1:5,6 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. The whole … Continue reading

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A Memoir of Edward Payson (1783-1827)

Proverbs 10:7; Psalm 37:37 The memory of the just is blessed. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. JOHN GILL (1697-1771): None of the saints ever affirmed that they had arrived … Continue reading

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Resurrection First Fruits

1 Corinthians 15:20,23; Matthew 27:50-53 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept…But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming. Jesus, when … Continue reading

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Man’s Way & God’s Way

Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. MATTHEW HENRY (1662-1714): We have here an account of the way, and end, of a great many self-deluded souls. … Continue reading

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Do Christians have a “Right” To Die? Or An Obligation to the Lord?

1 Corinthians 6:19,20; Romans 14:7,8 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a … Continue reading

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The Depths of Christ’s Suffering During Calvary’s Darkness

Psalm 69:2, Psalm 42:7, Psalm 130:1; Psalm 22:1; Matthew 27:45,46 I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me…Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy watersports: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me…Out … Continue reading

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