Date registered: January 9, 2014
Apr 04
In this third and last article in this series of articles on heaven, we will try and do the impossible; that is to describe heaven in earthly terms and in contrasting terms. Even words which may not refer to heaven may yet be true of heaven. What can this possibly mean? People have read and …
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Mar 28
The subject of heaven thrills the spirit of every spiritual minded person! The thought that we may not know as much about heaven, the eternal of the saved, is most disturbing to us. There is no question that heaven is truly the eternal home of the saved and this is reassuring, even if we do …
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Mar 21
It seems only natural to study the subject of heaven after a study of “hell.” As a matter of fact, I would like to know more about heaven than I would about hell. You see, I have no desire to go to hell, be it the Greek “Tartarus” (2 Pet. 2:4), or “Gehenna” (Matt. 10:28). …
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Mar 14
In this last article in the series, we will look at the Greek work “tartaroo” which is found but one time in the New Testament. The only writer to use this word was the apostle Peter and he did so in the following: “For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them …
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Mar 07
So, just what part of “hades” do you think the spirit of Jesus went to? It was with this question that we ended the first article under the above heading. We learned that “Hades” has three parts: 1) “Abraham’s bosom,” where Lazarus was comforted; 2) the “great gulf” through which no one could pass; and …
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Mar 01
One thing most people know about “hell” is that they do not want to go there! Just how, or what is necessary to avoid going to “hell” may be a most unknown to these same people, however. It is known by many that Jesus went to “hell” after death. This comes from the words of …
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Feb 22
If a person believes in “fate,” it will affect the way he lives! Let us say, you are going into battle, if you believe in “fate,” “whatever will be, will be,” then, you enter the battle with reckless abandonment; for whether you live or die, has already been predetermined. Putting your life in danger, does …
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Feb 13
Some of you have heard, “Que sera, sera,” but do you know what the words mean? Well, the words go back a few years, in fact, they go back to when we older folks were young folks. They are the opening words of a song, sung by Doris Day in 1956, written by the team …
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Feb 07
So who uses the term “Judeo-Christian?” For the most part, it is denominational preachers, who are called “pastors.” Generally speaking, they are addressing the moral values of the “Ten Commandments,” the law God gave to Israel at Mount Sinai and the moral values of the teaching of Christ found in the New Testament. It is …
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Jan 31
Do you remember the first time you heard the words, ”Judeo-Christian?” Do you remember ever not hearing the words, “Judeo-Christian?” If you are under thirty years of age, then you have heard these words all your life. On the other hand, if you are older than sixty, you might remember there was a time in …
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