Revelation 4 & 5 is a vision showing that God does have a plan that was not to be revealed until Jesus faithfully finished his ransom sacrifice. Hence the book was sealed. (Revelation 5:1-5)  Chapter 4 opens with a vision which is a symbolic representation of God on his throne. John could not

Ezekiel 38 and 39 is a highly symbolic account of the final conflict in Israel prior to the establishment of God’s Kingdom on the earth.  The people mentioned in Ezekiel 38 are descendants of Japeth and Ham, Noah’s sons, (see Genesis 10:2-7) indicating that an attack against Israel

We as Christians try to treat everyone with respect. We usually refer to someone by whatever title they have earned through education, such as ‘Doctor Smith.”  Father, however, has the meaning of “giver of life.”  We each have an earthly father, who gave us human life, but

Welcome to our Summer 2015 Newsletter! [toc] Newsletter: A Christian’s Morals End time prophecy indicates that at the time of the Lord’s second advent, activities among people would be much like that of Sodom and Gomorrah. (Genesis 18:20-19:28) The Apostle Paul stated of our time: “in

The Lord’s last supper of bread and wine as read in Luke 22: 19, 20 was Jesus’ way of teaching his apostles what they must do to be his true followers.  Jesus specifically said, “Do this in remembrance of me,” after he had broken the bread and passed it out. This memorial of our

Both your spouse and your children demand your attention. The responsibilities to each one differs. According to Biblical standard… “ a man shall leave his father and his mother; and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” Genesis 2:24. Together, a married man and woman

Most translations of the Bible do not contain the word “rapture.” The concept commonly become known as the “rapture” is largely taken from 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17: “For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God,

When we experience great disasters or suffering, the natural question that is often asked is, “If God really does exist and if He has the power to prevent these evil things from happening, why doesn’t He step in?” For example, why didn’t he prevent that devastating tsunami

There was once a little girl who was lying on the floor coloring on a large drawing pad when her father came into the room. He stopped and asked her what she was drawing. She said, “I’m drawing a picture of God.” Her father smiled and said, “But no one knows what God looks

Welcome to our Spring 2015 Newsletter! Newsletter: The Messenger of the Covenant Students of the Bible now living in the end times are witnessing the fulfillment of this prophecy as unprecedented events unfold throughout the earth. So important is the subject of this prophecy that the Apostle Peter

The question "If not, why not?" challenges us to reflect on why we don't do some things in our lives. This post asks us to consider if we are living our lives for Christ Jesus like three New Testament characters, Stephen, Philip and Barnabas, did. Each served the Lord Jesus in a different way --

What would you want a minister or a pastor to say if you were allowed to attend the funeral of the Lord Jesus? What would you say if you had the privilege to perform the service for Him? How do you condense all of the teachings, and miracles He performed during His three and a half year ministry