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- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 15: Retribution and Revenge
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Tag Archives: death
The True Character of War
Isaiah 9:5 Every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood. C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892): War is ever a cruel thing. JOHN TRAPP (1601-1699): The noise of war drowns the voice of laws. JOHN CALVIN … Continue reading
Posted in Christians & Politics
Tagged calamity, death, destruction, evil, judgments, war
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Doing the Math on Time & Eternity
Psalm 90:1-4,10,12 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Thou turnest man to … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation, Solitude & Self-examination
Tagged death, eternity, God, life, man, mathematics, time
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The Relentless Inevitable Progression of Old Age
Genesis 24:1; Genesis 25:7 Abraham was old and well stricken in age. Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years. MARTYN LLOYD-JONES (1899-1981): The thing that ultimately is … Continue reading
Posted in Death & Resurrection
Tagged death, decay, full of years, old age, stricken in years
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The Sad Lament of Balaam
Hebrews 9:2; Numbers 23:10 It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! MATTHEW HENRY (1662-1714): There are many who … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Characters
Tagged death, double mindedness, fears, judgment, sin
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Death, the Great “Last Enemy” & the “King of Terrors”
I Corinthians 15:26; Psalm 55:4,5 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror … Continue reading
Posted in Death & Resurrection
Tagged comfort, death, faith, fear, grace, Jesus Christ
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Facing the Grim Reality of Death
Deuteronomy 31:14 And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die. MARTYN LLOYD-JONES (1899-1981): We all have to meet and face the fact of death. It will come to each of us in some … Continue reading
Posted in Death & Resurrection
Tagged Bible, death, promises
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Our God and our Guide, for ever and ever.
Psalm 48:14 This God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even unto death. BASIL (329-379): Life is a journey which commences when we enter the world, and ends at the grave. WILLIAM JAY … Continue reading
Posted in Death & Resurrection
Tagged death, God's faithfulness, grace, promises of God
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Deathbed Conversions
Matthew 25:1-8 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took … Continue reading
Posted in Death & Resurrection
Tagged conversion, death, faith, repentance
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The Brevity of Life
James 4:14 What is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away. MARTYN LLOYD-JONES (1899-1981): Of everything that is uncertain in life, the most uncertain of all is life itself. … Continue reading
Deathbeds
Isaiah 43:2 Fear not; when thou passeth through the waters I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee. J. C. PHILPOT (1802-1869): How many of the dear saints of God, when they have … Continue reading
