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THE LORD’S COMING

October 24, 2022Uncategorized1 Peter, 1 Thessalonians, 2 John, 2 peter, 2 Thessalonians, 3 John, body, Christ, fifteen exhortations, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, holy kiss, jesus, Jesus Christ, John, King James Holy Bible, Luke, Mark, new testament, Old Testament, Repeat pastors, safe, soul, spiritabarkley8

1 Thessalonians 5

It’s suddenness (vv 1-11). Christ’s return is certain, but the day and the hour are not known, as Jesus said again and again (Matthew 24:36;42-43; 25:13; Mark 13:32-37; Luke 12:39, 46; 21:25-35). However, signs will precede His coming (Luke 21:25-35), so that patient believers may sense that it is near. But even those who are watching are warned to stay alert and self-controlled, lest they be caught off guard.

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THE TAX MAN UP A TREE

September 18, 2022UncategorizedChrist, city, climbs, crossroads, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Jericho, Jerusalem, jesus, Jesus Christ, jews, Luke, Matthew, new testament, Old Testament, poor, Tax Collectors, tax payer, taxes, vegetables, wealth, Zacchaeusabarkley8

On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus comes to the oasis town of Jericho, a thriving city known for its year-round fruits and vegetables. He has about another 20 miles to go, a full day’s walk. Zacchaeus lives in this crossroads town near what is now Israel’s eastern border, a few miles from the Jordan River. He’s in charge of collecting taxes throughout the region, including trolls for produce and other goods shuttled in or out of the city.

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MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE BIBLE (BASIC CLOTHING)

August 21, 2022Uncategorizedbasic, basic clothing, Christ, clothes, clothing, customs, garments, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, God's armour, greek, Greek names, Hebrew, jesus, Jesus Christ, Luke, manners, manners and customs, Matthew, new testament, Old Testament, poor, Sabbathabarkley8

Clothes were not easy to come by for most people and were very costly. The poor had only the clothes they stood up in. It was therefore realistic to trade a person for a pair of shoes (Amos 2:6), and it was quite revolutionary for John Baptist to tell people to give away spare coats (Luke 3:11). It is therefore interesting to see that in their codification of the law in the first

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY)

August 16, 2022Uncategorized1 corinthians, 1 Timothy, 2 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, abundance, Christ, definition, definition of the day, Deuteronomy, ecclesiastes, financial, financial planning, financial responsibility, financial wealth, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, jesus, Jesus Christ, Luke, Malachi, Matthew, new testament, Old Testament, precursor, Proverbs, Romans, Ruth, stewardship, wealthabarkley8

Two maxims underlie the Bible’s principles of financial responsibility; the earth and its resources belong to God (Lev 25:23; Job 41:11; Pss 24:1; 89:11; Hag 2:8), and they have been entrusted to people to use wisely (Gen 1:29-30; 9:1-4). The overall message of the Bible regarding finances is one of personal thrift combined with generosity toward others. The Bible places a high value on saving money to provide for oneself and others in times of need (Gen 41:1-57; Prov 6:6-8; 21:20; Eccles 11:2; Luke 12:16-21; 1 Cor 16:2). Because God blessed those

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (MESSENGER)

July 27, 2022Uncategorized1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Christ, definition of the day, definitons, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Haggai, humanity, Isaiah, jesus, Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, Lord's coming, Luke, Malachi, master, Matthew, new testament, Numbers, Old Testament, prophetic, sense, travelabarkley8

One sent with a message. Messenger is often used in the literal sense (Gen 32:3,6; Num 20:14; 24:12; Deut 2:26). In an extended sense, the prophets (2 Chron 36:15-16; Isa 44:26; Hag 1:13) and

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MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE BIBLE (PRIESTS AND LEVITES)

July 25, 2022Uncategorizedchristians, Father, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Good Samaritan, holy place, Jesus Christ, jews, John the Baptist, leper, Levites, Leviticus, Luke, most holy place, new testament, Old Testament, priests, work, Zachariasabarkley8

The priests and Levites were about their work in New Testament times. They are familiar in the story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:31).

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (DARKNESS)

July 20, 2022Uncategorized1 Thessalonians, 2 John, 2 peter, 2 Thessalonians, Angels, Christ, crucifixion, Daniel, dark, definition of the day, definitions, Deuteronomy, disobedient, Ephesians, Ezekiel, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, human, Isaiah, jesus, Jesus Christ, Job, Jude, light, lighting, Lord, Luke, new testament, Old Testament, OT, Proverbs, Psalm, Romansabarkley8

Absence of lights is used in both physical and figurative senses in both the OT and NT. The darkness that covered the deep before God’s creation of light symbolizes chaos in opposition to God’s orderly creations (Gen 1:2-3). Elsewhere darkness, as well as light, is recognized as the creation of God (Isa 45:7). Darkness is a place where “workers of iniquity may hide” (Job 34:22 NASB); however, darkness does not hide one from God (Psa 139:11-12; Dan 2:22).

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JONAH (AN ERRAND OF MERCY TO NINEVEH)

June 1, 2022Uncategorized605 bc, 900bc, allegory, Christ, fish, Gath Hepher, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, God's purpose, God's Spirit, great fish, Historical book, jesus, Jesus Christ, jonah, judgment, Luke, Matthew, message, new testament, Old Testament, reign, sea creature, sea monster, sign, solomonabarkley8

Nineveh was the capital of the Assyrian Empire, which dominated the Ancient Near East for about 300 years (900 -605 B.C.). It began its rise to world power about the time of the division of the Hebrew kingdom, at the close of Solomon’s reign. It gradually absorbed and destroyed the northern kingdom of Israel.

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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (A KING IN A STABLE)

April 27, 2022Uncategorizedbaby, bible customs and curiosities, bible times, bibles, custom, Ezekiel, Ezekiel 16:4, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Jesus Christ, Joseph, King, King in a Stable, Kings, Luke, manger, mary, new testament, newborn, no room, Old Testament, primitive shelters, rock shelters, shelters, Stable, travelers, utensilsabarkley8

After His birth in a stable in Bethlehem, the baby Jesus was placed in a manger, a feeding trough for livestock. This manger may have been hewed out of rock. Stone mangers about tree feet long, eighteen inches wide, and two feet deep have been discovered in the ruins of King Ahab’s stables at the ancient city of Megiddo.

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WOMEN OF THE BIBLE (MARY MAGDALENE “CLINGING TO CHIRST”)

March 24, 2022UncategorizedChrist, clinging to christ, demon possessed, devoted, died, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus death, John, Luke, male followers, Mark, Mary Magdalene, Matthew, Old Testament, prostitiute, women of the bible, womenJudasabarkley8

When discussing the most devoted followers of Jesus’ the New Testament writers say far less about three of the apostles-Barholomew; James, son of Alphaeus; and Thaddaeus (likely the nickname for Judas, the son of James)-than they say about Mary Magdalene.

She was from Magdala, a small town in Galilee in northern Israel, And since Mary was such a popular name in the New Testament, people took to calling this particular Mary by her hometown.

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