Messenger 2016

Grandma Maria was the first member of the Colon family to become a Seventh-day Adventist Christian. She loved Jesus very much and it did not take long for people in her neighborhood to realize that fact. Grandma lived in a big house in Puerto Rico. The house was always a bustle of activity. In the [...]

Last month we introduced the topic of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s), and looked at their use specifically in plants. When bits of DNA from another species is introduced into a plant, these GMO plants now have a new DNA sequence, which, by definition, actually creates a new species of plant, similar in most ways to [...]

Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My father which is in heaven.” Matthew 7:21 Let us look at several groups of people who will be in heaven. First, we have the prophets of the Old Testament. Our first [...]

Have you ever wondered what heaven is like? Have you wondered where heaven is? Have you ever been asked by co-worker or a friend where heaven is? How do you respond or what would you say? In the world today, there are many thoughts and arguments on what heaven is and whether or not it [...]

Why study the book of Daniel?  There are several reasons why someone should study the book of Daniel. I personally believe that there is a great blessing bestowed upon the sincere, faithful, and persevering searcher for the pearls that God put in His book, the Bible. First of all, the Bible tells us that Jesus [...]

Neglecting little things, may lead to great consequences: God’s requirements are to be respected and obeyed: there is no little sin! “Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, [...]

“Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render  double unto thee.” Zechariah  9:12 This verse was written by Zechariah to the Jews who had just returned from Babylonian captivity. Since they had just returned, were they not free? From the world’s point of [...]

We Christians are not living peaceful, quiet lives; no, we are running a race, putting forth every effort into it. We are running this race not only for a little while, but for our entire life. The Apostle Paul writes, “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let [...]

Triggering Point Not long ago, it was on Friday, April 22, 2016 while reading The Desire of Ages, I came across a certain portion talking about the disciples of Jesus, which reads: “They blamed themselves for yielding so readily to His command. They reasoned that if they had been more persistent they might have accomplished [...]