Key Verse: Verse 10, But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. “Hear the Word, O House of Israel, v. 1 A. Usually, Israel refers to the 12-tribe nation….
Author: Alan Holden
Aren’t We All God’s Children?
Aren’t we all God’s Children? Who are the Children of God? Who are the Children of the Devil? How does one become a Child of God?
Church Life
The Church without Commitment Emerson Colaw tells about doing some work with his church’s nonresident membership list. He wrote a letter to one family that had been very active in his church. A letter came back saying, “Mr. Colaw, we now live bear a university campus and we go every Sunday to the chapel service…
Christ
A Nail for Remembering One time at the City Temple in London, there was in the congregation a restauratuer named Emil Mettler, who was a close friend of Albert Schweitzer and a kind of agent for Schweitzer in Britain. Mettler would never allow a Christian worker to pay for a meal in his restaurant, but…
Children
Child Rearing In her biography, Margaret Mead tells of her grandma who was a wonderful storyteller and who had a “set of priceless, individually tailored anecdotes with which American grandparents of her day brought up children.” There was the story of little boys who had been taught absolute, quick obedience. One day when they were…
Character
Rule for Life Always to right. This will gratify most people, and astonish the rest. –Mark Twain Doing Right Anyway People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true…
Unholy Trinity
Revelation 13:1-8 Satan: The Dragon on the Sand, Revelation 12:17 to 13:1a A. The Greek text reads: “And he (Satan, the Dragon) stood on the sand.” B. The sea and sand (Revelation 17:15; 20:8) both symbolize the nations of the world. C. Satan the Dragon gives power to the Beast, v. 2. Antichrist: The Beast…
Conflict with the Forces of Evil
Revelation 12:1-17 The Wonders in Heaven, vv. 1-6 A. The Woman B. The Dragon–>Satan, see Revelation 13:1 and 17:3. a. History is replete with Jewish pogroms. b. Although 144,000 Israelis are sealed and protected by God, there will me many Israelis unprotected. c. Jesus told the Jews when the Beast is revealed to flee and…
Two Witnesses
Revelation 11:1-14 The Identity of the Two Witnesses A. The Scripture of the 1st Century Church was the Law and the Prophets. B. The Law and the Prophet Scriptures prophesy Christ’s Advents, Ministry, and Judgments. C. The Miracles performed by the Witnesses are mirrored in the lives of Moses and Elijah. D. At the Mount…
Scene in Heaven
Revelation 10:1-11 Introduction The sixth trumpet has sounded and the second woe is past. Here the scene changes from earth back to heaven. The Appearance of the Angel, vv. 1-4 A. This Mighty Angel is the Angel of the Lord Jesus B. The Little Book The Announcement from the Angel, vv. 5-7 Christ lifts His…