MOUNT ZION The definition of Zion is “the hill of Jerusalem on which the city of David was built;” also “the historic land of Israel as a symbol of the Jewish people.” “When the LORD shall build up Zion, He shall appear in His glory.” Psalm 102:16. To me, this means He built it just [...]
“And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.” Genesis 1:4–5. In the beginning, when God created the world, on the first day He created [...]
In our society today, almost everyone desires to do only that which will pay. So, we often hear the question: “Will this pay?” In this article, we examine if it pays to keep the Ten Commandments, the Law of God. To a person without the presence of Jesus abiding in him, speaking of the law [...]
While there is a lot of scholarly speculation about the mountains, Sinai and Horeb—some say that they are one and the same mountain, while others state that they are separate and not even found in the same region—today we will be investigating the Biblical significance and what that means for our lives today. The first [...]
In this article we would like to study the four conditions that Pharaoh gave to Moses before he could free the Israelites from their slavery; and see how these conditions are being used by Satan on God’s people in our time. The children of Israel had been in Egypt for just over two hundred years [...]
The Claim to Sinlessness [EXCERPT FROM A SERMON PREACHED BY ELLEN G. WHITE AT SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 7, 1885.] “Says John, in speaking of the deceiver that doeth great wonders: He shall make an image to the beast, and shall cause all to receive his mark. Will you please to consider this matter? Search the Scriptures, [...]
The clearest definition of sin is found in 1 John 3:4, “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.” Literally translated from the Greek it is “the sin is the lawlessness;” in other words, a disregard for the Law of God. There is clearly no salvation in sin. [...]
We are like containers, made of the dust of the earth, and our value depends on what is placed inside us. When you buy an item from the store, your purchase is normally put into a box or a bag, and you handle it carefully, depending on how valuable your purchase is. After you take [...]
Many Christians assume that the old covenant corresponds to the Old Testament, and the new covenant, to the New Testament. This, however, is not a Biblical truth—and is, moreover, a dangerous belief, for it makes one lose sight of the true meaning and significance of these terms. God does not change, and there has always [...]
The Reformation Messenger - January 2016