Sesame is a flowering plant which grows wild, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa and India, and has thousands of different varieties. It is also grown as a crop in tropical regions around the world, mainly cultivated for its seeds. The sesame fruit is a rectangular capsule, 2–8 cm long. These capsules or pods naturally burst open [...]
“God made the world to enlarge heaven.” Manuscript 78, 1901. In terms of physical distance, heaven is very far. No man can tell how many kilometers away from earth are those celestial courts above! No estimations or speculations can be close to the truth, for the word of God has not revealed this to us. [...]
Over 800 believers gathered together in the small Italian town of Tortoreto for a spiritual feast, from September 27 to 30. The setting was a peaceful resort on the shores of the Adriatic Sea. It was a time to come apart from the world and spend four days in communion with the Lord and His [...]
"Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will [...]
Why do we ask this question? What is the meaning of this question? We are to be wise and vigilant when handling something that does not belong to us, something which is not our property. Often someone cannot carelessly use or misuse somebody else’s property without some sort of retribution. “Is it yours?” Time, wealth, [...]
Eternity is closing on us. A few more days, and the time of probation will be at an end. Heaven is all astir; the angels of God are hurrying and preparing for the final events of this doomed world. Also, Satan and his angels have never been so active as now, trying to make God’s [...]
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.” Romans 12:17 “The religion of Christ enjoins upon men to carry the pure principles of truth into their daily life, in buying and selling, in the transaction of all business, with as true a sense of religious obligation as [...]
The Reformation Messenger - November 2017
Annie, what are you doing?” asked Maxi as he walked by the kitchen. He happened to catch a glimpse of Annie putting some flour into a bowl. This caught his attention. “I’m going to help Mother make some bread” explained Annie. Flour was all over her hands and face. “All by yourself? Can I help?” [...]
Monounsaturated And Saturated Oils Last month we learned about vegetable oils, and how most of them are unhealthy, highly-manufactured food products. Despite the claims that polyunsaturated vegetable oils are healthier than saturated fats, we learned that they are unhealthy due to their instability at high temperatures, which take place not only during the manufacturing process, [...]
