Daily Archives: March 18, 2016

WHEN THE WICKED ARE CUT OFF, WHY ARE THEY ANNIHILATED?

March 18, 2016Uncategorizedannihilated, Messiah, problem, solution, wickedabarkley8

Problem: The psalmist affirms that “evildoers shall be cut off.” Elsewhere (Ps 73:27; Prov 21:28), it says they will perish (see comments on 2 thess. 1:9). But does being cut off forever mean they will be annihilated?

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BIBLE SIGNS AND SYMBOLS “LIGHT”

March 18, 2016UncategorizedBible, bible signs and symbols, blessing, light, light of the world, light of truthabarkley8

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Light was the first thing created and among the first words spoken by God that were written in Scripture: “Let there be light!” (Gen 1:3). As the first created thing and something necessary for life, light holds primary significance in the Bible. Throughout Scripture, light imagery is consistently used to symbolize life itself, particularly life lived in a way that pleases God. The psalm writer praises God, saying, “You have rescued me from death. You have kept my feet from stumbling so that I could walk in your presence,

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BIBLE DEFINITION “OLD TESTAMENT”

March 18, 2016UncategorizedBible, bible definition, new, new testament, old, Old Testament, testamentabarkley8

OLD TESTAMENT- The first of the two major sections into which the Bible is divided, the other being the New Testament. The title “Old Testament” apparently came from the writings of the

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SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY “MAL 1:1-5” (GOD LOVES HIS PEOPLE)

March 18, 2016UncategorizedBible, Edom, Esau, Israel, Jacob, Lord, Malachi, scripture of the dayabarkley8

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Here is the Lord’s message to Israel, given through the prophet Malachi:
“I have loved you very deeply,” says the Lord. But you retort, “Really? When was this?” And the Lord replies, “I showed my love for you by loving your father, Jacob. I didn’t need to.
I even rejected his very own brother, Esau, and destroyed Esau’s mountains and inheritance, to give it to the jackals of the desert.
And if his descendants should say, ‘We will rebuild the ruins,’ then the Lord Almighty will say, ‘Try to if you like, but I will destroy it again,’ for their country is named ‘The Land of Wickness,’ and their people are called ‘Those Whom God Does Not Forgive.”
O Israel, lift your eyes to see what God is doing all around the world; then you will say, “Truly, the Lord’s great power goes far beyond our borders!”

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