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| ea01d.htm | 2010-02-17 | Matthew 16:18, "I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it". What was Jesus talking about? What is the immortal assembly or ekklêsia which he said he would form, where is it located? Is it an earthly religious organisation in this world – a church – or is it a heavenly assembly that has as its members the saints who have become immortals? |
| ea02d.htm | 2010-01-10 | What does Galatians 4:26 mean? It talks about the heavenly Jerusalem and is a part of an allegory regarding the two covenants. Why have some preachers then claimed that it refers to some church? This essay finds the facts regarding the allegory of Galatians 4:21-31, and shows what the different things named in it pictured and symbolised. |
| ea03d.htm | 2010-01-09 | Church eras – do they exist? Are there seven "eras of the Church", as some have claimed – "Sardis era", "Philadelphian era", "Laodicean era" and so on? Is there any biblical basis for that dogma? The question in a nutshell: The seven assemblies mentioned in Revelation 2 and 3 – were they contemporary assemblies of saints in the days of John (as the book of Revelation describes them), or are they, as some have claimed, successive "eras of the Church of God" that exist in later times and continue to our day? |
| ea04c.htm | 2010-03-11 | Worshipping God. What does the Bible say about worship, when it comes to New Covenant times? Serving God is something important, for many believers. There is a custom to gather for worship services. Indeed, for many people, worship is the same as going to church or attending church. But, where does the word "worship" really come from, and what does it mean? And, what about praise and giving thanks and "offerings", and so on? In what way and when and where should believers be serving and worshipping God? |
| ea05c.htm | 2010-01-25 | Is Jesus "a capstone on top of a pyramid" as some have claimed, or is he, as the Bible says, the main corner-stone of the foundation of God's spiritual dwelling? |
| ea06c.htm | 2010-02-04 | 1 Corinthians 1:10, "all speak the same thing" – what did the apostle Paul mean? |
| ea07b.htm | 2010-02-02 | What does James 3:1 mean? Is the meaning, "be not many teachers", or is it instead, "become not great masters"? What was James talking about? |
| ea08b.htm | 2010-03-11 | What the Bible says about titles of men in the religious context. A few comments regarding certain ecclesiastical titles, such as apostle, bishop, deacon, doctor of theology, evangelist, father, minister, pastor, priest, prophet, reverend, and so on. |
| ea09b.htm | 2010-02-28 | Power among Jesus' disciples. What powers were given to the apostles, and to the saints in general? Also: Did the apostle Peter receive some special powers? |
| ea10c.htm | 2010-03-11 | What the Bible says about excommunication, marking and avoiding. Additionally, some notes on the words and concepts "heresy" and "heretic". |
| ea11c.htm | 2010-02-28 | What did Jesus mean when he said to his disciples, "I am the true vine and my Father is the husbandman", and, "I am the vine, you are the branches" – John 15? This essay contains an analysis of the symbolism and spiritual meaning of the parable of the vinedresser, the vine, the branches and the fruit (the Gospel according to John, chapter 15). That is, it will be explained how the apostles were to bear spiritual fruit to God. |
| ea12c.htm | 2010-02-04 | The "root of bitterness" of Hebrews 12:15 – what or who was it? Also, some notes on bitter things mentioned elsewhere in the Bible. |
| ea13b.htm | 2010-02-04 | Should believers vote? About things within their fellowships, or in political elections in the society around them? Does the Bible say anything about voting? |
| ea14c.htm | 2010-02-17 | Notes on the apostle Paul's letter to the saints in Ephesus. Also, some background information on the situation in that city in those days. |
| ea15c.htm | 2010-02-02 | Jannes and Jambres of 2 Timothy 3 – who were they? |
| Please note that many subjects are covered by shorter articles or notes in the multi-page key-word index. | ||
| eb01c.htm | 2010-02-28 | The Holy Spirit – an outline and a no-nonsense synopsis of the matter of the distribution of God's Spirit, in the past, today, and in the coming days of the future. Also: Whose baptism is valid? Churches and preachers baptise people, but they are not notably changed and no obvious signs or fruit of the Spirit are seen in their lives. Why is that? Is the Spirit of God at all given to humans, at this present time? |
| eb02c.htm | 2010-02-28 | What does the Bible say about calling, election, sanctification and justification? |
| eb03d.htm | 2010-02-17 | Predestination. The destiny of humans: Is it already fixed and decided, as some have claimed? Are all people, or some individuals, "predestined"? |
| eb04c.htm | 2010-02-28 | What does the Bible say about Heaven? What does it look like? Were the saints to go there, and if so, for how long? What about others? |
| eb05b.htm | 2010-02-17 | The Promises spoken to Abraham, and the saints' heavenly Rest and Inheritance. How the earthly Land of Israel symbolised and foreshadowed a Promised Land in Heaven. Also, how the words Promise, Inheritance, Rest and Land in certain bible passages point to the same thing. |
| eb06b.htm | 2010-02-17 | 2 Corinthians 5:17 mentions a new creation, or new creature as some translations have it. Apparently, some claim that passage to mean that the saints were "all done and ready", without anything to worry about. Is that true? What did the apostle Paul really mean? |
| eb07d.htm | 2010-02-28 | Matthew 25, the parable of the ten virgins. The five wise virgins, the five foolish ones, the lamps and the oil. |
| eb08c.htm | 2010-02-02 | On Jesus' teaching regarding "the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven" or "the keys of the Reign of Heaven". What did the word "keys" depict or symbolise? What is the interpretation of that passage – what was it that Jesus was saying to his disciples? Bible study notes on Matthew 16 verse 19, with context. Also, a general overview and comments on the subject of "binding and loosing". |
| eb09c.htm | 2010-02-28 | What does the Bible say about resurrection? How many resurrections do the Scriptures talk about? |
| eb10b.htm | 2010-02-02 | What does the word "faith" mean? What is true faith? On the words and concepts "faith", faithfulness", "believe" and "believing", in the Bible and especially in the New Testament, and what those things meant in the saints' lives. |
| eb11c.htm | 2010-02-17 | How should one pray? A study on prayer, prayers and praying. |
| eb12b.htm | 2010-02-08 | Religion must not be skin-deep only. Believers must take the matters of faith seriously. |
| eb13e.htm | 2010-03-11 | Luke 12:34 and Matthew 6:21, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also". What does that mean? What was Jesus talking about? |
| ec01c.htm | 2010-03-11 | The New Covenant versus the Old Covenant, or the Old Covenant versus the New Covenant. Also, some notes on Matthew 5:17 and 18. |
| ec02d.htm | 2010-03-11 | Several important points regarding the Old Covenant and the New Covenant. This essay ties in with its companion ec01c.htm (look above) which is about those two covenants and the difference between them. |
| ec03d.htm | 2010-03-06 | The Old Testament: What was the difference between the concepts law, statutes, precepts, decrees, judgments, ordinances, charges, commandments and testimonies? |
| ec04g.htm | 2010-03-14 (2) | The Old Covenant's Passover, and the New Covenant's bread and wine. |
| ec05c.htm | 2010-01-29 | On how the Lord's prayer (the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 6), the Sermon on the Mount (chapters 5-7) and the Beatitudes (Matthew 5, verses 3-11) have a connection with the Old Covenant's Day of Atonement. |
| ec06f.htm | 2010-02-17 | The Ten Commandments – that phrase was coined in the Middle Ages and is a mistranslation. The Hebrew text talks about "the words of the covenant, the ten words". On the Decalogue, the "ten words" or eser dabarim as the Hebrew text has it, or tous deka logous as the Greek Septuagint or LXX translated it. |
| ec07d.htm | 2010-01-30 | On the word and concept "commandments" in the New Testament. This essay is a complement to the essay ec06f.htm which is about the Decalogue, and is a part of a series on the matter of the covenants. |
| ec08c.htm | 2010-03-11 | Where can one find New Covenant's law or rules, in written form? Also, notes on Jeremiah 31:33 and the Holy Spirit. |
| ec09b.htm | 2010-02-17 | Covenant signs, including the sign of the New Covenant which shows who really are God's people. The Old Covenant's sign was the circumcision of males. What is the New Covenant's sign, seal or token? |
| ec10c.htm | 2010-03-11 | Galatians 3:17-19 – what did Paul mean by the term "added law"? What was the original thing? And, the addition that came 430 years later, was it some "extra rituals", or something else? Further: What did the apostle Paul mean when he in that same epistle wrote, "This is the only thing I want to find out from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith?" (3:2) and, "Tell me, you who want to be under the Law, do you not understand the Law?" (4:21). Those things in the letter to the saints in Galatia might seem confusing, but this essay makes them clearer and more easily understood, and shows what the apostle was talking about. |
| ec11c.htm | 2010-03-11 | Is the New Covenant a "renewal" or "modification" of the Old Covenant? |
| ec12c.htm | 2010-03-11 | Romans 6:14-15, "For you are not under law but under grace", and Romans 7:6, "We are delivered from the law". What did the apostle mean? |
| ec13c.htm | 2010-03-11 | Many talk about "the letter of the law" versus "the spirit of the law" – but those expressions are not found in the Bible. A detailed, down to the core study on 2 Corinthians 3:6-8 and Romans 7:6 and what the apostle Paul really meant and referred to when he wrote about the letter as opposed to the Spirit. |
| ec14b.htm | 2010-03-11 | On 1 John 3:4 and the translation "whoever commits sin transgresses also the law, for sin is the transgression of the law". What was the apostle John really talking about, and what is the correct translation of the Greek word anomia in that verse? |
| ed01c.htm | 2010-02-14 Sub-page ed01-2.htm 2010-03-06 |
The cherubs, cherubim or keruwbim, what did they look like? Also: Do angels have wings, and in what form do they appear? |
| ed02c.htm | 2010-01-09 | Are angels immortal, or can they die? |
| ed03b.htm | 2010-01-09 | On the dragons, flying serpents, satyrs, unicorns, the leviathan, and other odd creatures that appear in many translations of the Bible. |
| ed04c.htm | 2010-02-14 | What does the Bible say about Satan the Devil? Various things regarding mankind's arch-enemy. |
| ed05c.htm | 2010-02-14 | Do Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 talk about Satan? |
| ed06c.htm | 2010-02-17 | Colossians 1:26, "the mystery of the ages" or "the secret of God", and the "princes of this age" and "thrones and dominions". How Jesus conquered and spoiled certain principalities and powers. |
| ed07b.htm | 2010-01-17 | What does the Bible say about angels? A study on angels and archangels, including the origin and meaning of the words "angel" and "archangel". |
| ed08c.htm | 2010-01-17 | What does the Bible say about demons? On the word "demon", and the old Greek words daimôn and daimonion. |
| ee01c.htm | 2010-02-28 | What does the Bible say about elders? What was their role in the saints' fellowships? Also, was there a "hierarchy" with "ranks"? |
| ee02b.htm | 2010-01-09 | What does the Bible say about ordaining and ordination? In other words: How did the saints appoint or choose their elders? And, were those elders "ordained", and did they function as "priests" of some kind? |
| ee03c.htm | 2010-02-02 | Is "servant leadership" a biblical concept? Did elders in the saints' fellowships act as "servant leaders"? On what the Bible says about leadership among Jesus' disciples. |
| ee04c.htm | 2010-02-02 | Were the saints "ruled" by elders, as some have claimed? On Hebrews 13:7 and 17 and a number of other passages. |
| ee05b.htm | 2010-03-11 | On Titus 1:15 and the translation "to the pure all things are pure", and what the apostle Paul really meant and referred to. |
| ef01b.htm | 2009-12-30 | Does the New Covenant have dietary rules, or instructions or commandments regarding foods? What kinds of food did the saints eat? Should believers observe some kind of dietary laws or eat "kosher food"? |
| ef02b.htm | 2009-12-30 | Unexpected things included in food stuffs and beverages. (This is a sub-page to the essay ef01b.htm; see above.) |
| ef03b.htm | 2009-12-30 | Could the saints sit in idols' temples or eat foods that had been offered to idols? This essay sorts out the translation and meaning of Acts 15:19-20 and 29, and 1 Corinthians 8:1-12 and 10:14-32. |
| eg01c.htm | 2010-02-17 | Gentiles, pagans and heathen or heathens – what do those words mean? This exposition makes it plain and clear what the concepts "gentile", "pagan" and "heathen" actually refer to, in the Bible. |
| eg02c.htm | 2010-02-28 | How to understand the Bible. Easy keys to interpreting and understanding Scripture in a better and deeper way, by avoiding certain fundamental but common mistakes and errors in bible study. These vital keys are really the basics for objective bible study. Knowing these keys will make many things easier to interpret and comprehend, and one will see several central matters in the Bible from a new and different perspective, especially in connection with the Gospels and the Epistles. |
| eg03c.htm | 2010-02-28 | The concepts "saint" and "sainthood" analysed. Does the Bible define or clarify who is a saint and what sainthood consists of? Also: Are there saints here on Earth, in our day? What do the Scriptures say concerning these things? Further: What is the etymology of the word "saint", and what does it really mean? |
| eg04b.htm | 2010-02-28 | What happened to the saints, in the first century? Also, some notes on the "early church". |
| eg05b.htm | 2010-02-28 | Rapture and parousia – are they biblical concepts? |
| eg06b.htm | 2009-12-29 | The origin and meaning of the word "church". |
| eg07b.htm | 2010-01-18 | The meaning of the words Christ, Christian, Messiah and Messias. Also: Did the saints call themselves "Christians" – christianos or christianoi? |
| eg08b.htm | 2010-02-16 | What does the word "righteous" really mean? What does the Bible say about righteousness? |
| eg09b.htm | 2010-02-20 | Regarding the misleading translations "for ever" and "everlasting" in the Old Testament. The actual meaning of the Hebrew word olam (owlam). |
| Please note that many subjects are covered by shorter articles or notes in the multi-page key-word index. | ||
| em01d.htm | 2010-02-14 | What is the truth about tithing, the concept of giving "tithes" and "offerings" to a church? In the light of the New Covenant, is tithing right or wrong, biblical or unbiblical? |
| em02c.htm | 2010-02-14 | Acts 20:35 – what did the apostle Paul mean when he said to the elders from Ephesus, "it is more blessed to give than to receive", and when he said to them, "I have shown you in everything, by working like this, that we must support the infirm"? |
| em03c.htm | 2010-02-14 | On the example the apostle Paul set, for others to imitate. Paul did not tell people to "follow him as a leader"; what he did was that he told the saints to imitate him, to copy his example. It is important for believers to know what kind of example Paul referred to and meant, and in what connection. |
| em04c.htm | 2010-02-02 | Does Galatians 6:6 mean that believers should give money to preachers? Is that what Paul was saying? |
| em05e.htm | 2010-02-14 | 1 Corinthians 9:14, "Even so has the Lord ordained that they who preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel". What did Jesus and the apostle Paul really mean? Should preachers be paid? A study on 1 Corinthians 9:14, Matthew 10:5-11 and Mark 6:7-13. |
| em06d.htm | 2010-02-14 | What does the word "burdensome" in 1 Thessalonians 2:6 really refer to – was Paul talking about money, or about something else? |
| em07b.htm | 2010-02-14 | How the saints took care of widows, the elderly, the sick and the needy. Also, special comments on 1 Timothy 5:17. |
| em08c.htm | 2010-02-14 | A study on the phrases "the snare of the Devil" and "the love of money is the root of all evil" (1 Timothy 3:7 and 6:9-10 and 2 Timothy 2:26). On Jesus' and Paul's teachings regarding how those who proclaimed the Gospel or Good Message could become spiritually unfruitful. |
| em09c.htm | 2010-02-19 | 2 Corinthians 11:8, "I robbed other churches, taking wages of them". What does that verse mean? Did Paul receive wages for his proclaiming work, as some translations make it seem? |
| em10b.htm | 2010-02-14 | On Philippians 4:14-18 and what the words "communicate" and "communicated" in that passage refer to. |
| eo01b.htm | 2010-01-07 | What is the Kingdom of God? Where is it located? Does it exist already, or is it only going to be established in the future? Or, is it only something "in the hearts of men" as some have claimed, quoting the translation "within you" in Luke 17:21? |
| eo02d.htm | 2010-02-04 | What does the Bible say about the antichrist or antichrists? The meaning of the Greek word antichristos. Also: The apostle John spoke about multiple antichristoi, plural, not a singular one only. |
| eo03d.htm | 2010-02-27 | Are modern-day believers "a royal priesthood", or "kings and priests", as some have claimed? How should one understand 1 Peter 2:4-9 and other related passages? |
| eo04d.htm | 2010-02-08 | Acts 15 and the matter of the covenants. |
| eo05c.htm | 2010-01-30 | What does the Bible say about lying? Should believers lie? A study regarding lies, liars and self-deception. |
| eo06f.htm | 2010-01-25 Sub-page eo06-2.htm 2010-02-25 Sub-page eo06-3.htm 2010-01-23 |
The route of the Exodus, and the location of Mount Sinai. Which part of the Red Sea did the Israelites cross over – the Gulf of Suez, or the Gulf of Aqaba? Or, was it "a reed sea" as some have claimed? Also, where did they spend the 40 years of wilderness wandering? |
| eo07d.htm | 2010-03-14 | Colossians 2:16-17, "Let no man therefore judge you". What was Paul really talking about? |
| eo08c.htm | 2010-02-28 | Moses – Jesus the Second Moses – parallels between Moses and Jesus – the seat of Moses – Jesus, Moses and Elijah. |
| eo09e.htm | 2010-02-28 | Jesus warned his disciples about false prophets, teachers of falsehood, deceivers and deception. He said that many would be deceived. |
| eo10d.htm | 2010-02-17 | Matthew 6:33, "But seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you". What did Jesus mean? How were the disciples to go about "seeking the Kingdom"? Also, what did the expression "all these things" really refer to, and when and where were those things to be "added" to those disciples? |
| eo11b.htm | 2010-03-15 (2) | The apostle Paul and his teachings. Notes regarding certain passages in Paul's letters and in the book of Acts. |
| eo12c.htm | 2010-01-27 | What does the Bible say about the Pharisees? Also, why did Jesus call them vipers, snakes and actors? |
| eo13b.htm | 2010-01-27 | Who were the Sadducees, and what were their teachings? Also: Who were the Herodians and the Boethusians? |
| eo14c.htm | 2010-01-29 | What does salt symbolise, in the Bible? (Matthew 5:13, "You are the salt of the earth", Luke 14:34, "If the salt has lost its flavour, how shall it be seasoned", and so on.) |
| eo15c.htm | 2010-01-25 | Some notes regarding the ancient Greek word theos, including its eventual origin and meaning. |
| eo16b.htm | 2010-02-18 | Did the apostle Paul uphold slavery in some of his letters, as some have claimed? Or, was he talking about something totally different? |
| eo17b.htm | 2009-12-24 | Ezekiel's temple – the book of Ezekiel, chapters 40 to 48, including the temple outline and the sacrifices mentioned in those chapters. What was the prophet talking about – what did that vision really refer to? |
| ep01.htm | 2010-03-12 Sub-page ep01-2.htm 2010-01-23 |
Free printable bible-based word-search puzzles, for those who like brain-teasers with a biblical connection. There are now 87 different free, printable word-mazes for download – 58 documents have 1 puzzle each, 2 have 2 puzzles, 2 contain 8, and 1 has 9, adding up to a total of 87. They are in freely zoomable PDF-format, for paper-size A4, or A3 or even larger. Most of them are also available in a version that enables print with large letters on A4-size paper. |
| Please note that many subjects are covered by shorter articles or notes in the multi-page key-word index. | ||
| es01d.htm | 2010-02-17 | How to study the Bible in a deeper way. Some simple guidelines and notes on study methods. Also, advice and information on easily available practical study helps and useful modern-day tools and resources which, on top of many other things, can help one to view and translate the Hebrew OT and Greek NT texts. |
| es02c.htm | 2009-12-29 | For real and thorough in-depth study and exegesis of the Scriptures, an interlinear bible with Strong's numbers and a concordance with a lexicon and bible commentaries are not good enough; a computer bible is needed. Some facts and recommendations regarding bible study suites for computers, including tools for word search, word study and adding and editing your own electronic marginal notes verse for verse, tools for studying the Hebrew text of the Old Testament and the Greek text of the New Testament, and links for download of bible software (both free and commercial). |
| es03c.htm | 2010-02-26 Sub-page es03-2.htm 2010-02-25 Sub-page es03-3.htm 2010-02-04 |
The King James bible, the Authorised Version – is it somehow "the inspired Word of God", better than other translations, or a particularly "holy" bible-version, or the best or most exact or accurate one as some have claimed? Also: In what way or sense is it authoritative, or, who "authorised" it? This essay has some details of the story behind the King James translation or KJV, including the men who were involved in producing it. Two examples of pages in KJV-1611 are included as well; one is an image showing the page with Hebrews 1, the other is a PDF-file containing a facsimile, picture format copy of the book of Matthew in the year 1611 edition of the King James version. There are also some brief remarks on the so-called "Received Text" or Textus Receptus, the Greek NT text compilation produced by the Catholic priest Gerrit Gerritszoon ("Erasmus"). |
| es04b.htm | 2010-03-05 Answers page 2010-03-06 |
Check your bible knowledge. A basic self-test with 15 biblical questions (with answers and commentary). |
| es05c.htm | 2010-02-28 | Whom should one listen to in biblical matters, and whom not? |
| es06d.htm | 2010-02-28 | What does the Bible say about authority? Who has biblical, spiritual or religious authority on the mundane, human level? Who can speak for God? Knowing the answers to those questions is a vital key to understanding the Bible in a better and deeper way. |
| es07c.htm | 2010-02-14 | "Amateur bible students" versus "professional theologians". Some preachers have spitefully called people who actively study the Bible on their own, "amateur theologians". Indeed, many a clergyman seems to feel that a layman should not put his or her nose into theological studies but should rather leave those things to "experts". But, is that correct? This treatise sorts out that matter, and clarifies and explains in layman's terms the linguistic and historical background of the concepts "clergymen" and "laymen", and gives the definition and actual meaning of such words as "clergy", "laity", "scholar" and "scholarly". |
| es08c.htm | 2010-02-24 | What does the English language word and concept "doctrine" literally mean? Likewise, the terms "dogma", "creed" and "tenet", what do they signify? Countless preachers and doctors of theology compile dogmas, creeds, tenets and doctrinal statements of beliefs, and claim them to be "the Truth". But, they do not agree with each other. Their opinions and teachings differ, depending on their denomination and its viewpoints, and there is much confusion. So, the pertinent question is, who has the "true doctrines" or "correct dogmas"? What should one think – do the Scriptures give any guidance regarding this matter? What does the Bible say about "doctrine"? |
| es09c.htm | 2010-01-10 | A clarifying explanation of the short names for the bible-versions quoted or mentioned at this site, such as that NKJV stands for New King James Version, YLT for Young's Literal translation, HCSB for Holman Christian Standard Bible, NRSV for the New Revised Standard Version, and so on. |
| et01e.htm | 2010-03-01 | The two witnesses of the book of Revelation. Also: Similarities between their work and that of Moses, Elijah, and John the Baptist. |
| et02c.htm | 2010-02-28 | On Elijah of the Old Testament and John the Baptist and the coming Elijah or Elias who is mentioned in the New Testament. |
| et03c.htm | 2010-02-28 | The identity and timing of the 144,000 and the great multitude of Revelation 7, and the first-fruits or virgins of Revelation 14:1-4 – who those groups really are, and when they came or come into existence. |
| et04c.htm | 2010-02-28 | What is the biblical teaching regarding the great tribulation? When is it, and what is it like? Who are subjected to it, and who are allowed to escape from it, to a place of safety? Also: Does Matthew 24 point to the future, the "end time", or to the events of the first century, or to both times? What do the Scriptures in actual fact say about that subject? |
| et06d.htm | 2010-03-06 | On different kinds of prophetic trumpets that are mentioned in the Bible – trumps of God, and those of the seven angels. Also, what is the "last" trumpet which the apostle Paul wrote about? |
| et07e.htm | 2010-02-28 | The Great White Throne Judgment, a time when both living and dead will be judged. When will it take place, where, and who will judge? Also, there is more to take into consideration, because the Bible talks about more than one still future times of judgment. |
| et08b.htm | 2010-02-02 | What does Revelation 14:10 mean? Will men or angels be tormented with fire and brimstone, for ages and ages? |
| et09b.htm | 2010-01-09 | Does God have a "7000-year plan"? |
| et10b.htm | 2010-02-28 | On Gog and Magog and the armies that will invade the land of Israel (Ezekiel 38 and 39, Revelation 16:12 and 20:8). |
| ew01b.htm | 2010-02-28 | Many people wonder, why does God allow evil, sickness, pain, war and suffering? What is the biblical answer – does the Bible explain or clarify that matter, or in some way help one to understand it? |
| ew02c.htm | 2010-02-25 | The so-called "divine right of kings" – is there such a thing? Are kings, rulers and governments appointed by God? |
| ew03b.htm | 2010-03-06 | The Babylon of the book of Revelation, what or where is it? What about the Beast, or beasts, that are mentioned in the book of Daniel and in the book of Revelation? |
| ew04d.htm | 2010-01-25 | Freemasonry and Freemason halls – things believers should know about them. |
| ew05c.htm | 2010-01-17 | What all should know about Christmas and the Advent period and what they really symbolise and point to. |
| ew06b.htm | 2010-03-04 | A challenge for all believers, regarding something very important. |
| ew07b.htm | 2010-03-04 Solution page 2010-02-25 |
A small brain-teaser with a big spiritual lesson. |
| ew08b.htm | 2010-03-10 | A few things regarding certain ancient kingdoms which are mentioned in the Bible. (Assyria, Babylon or Chaldea, Persia and Media.) With maps. |
| ew10b.htm | 2010-03-04 | Scouts and scouting – what parents should know about the scout movement. |
| ew11c.htm | 2010-01-09 | Matthew 13:24-30 and 36-43, the parable of the darnel or "tares", the wicked seed sown by the Enemy. |
| ex01c.htm | 2010-03-14 | The Days of Unleavened Bread, their symbolism and prophetic message, and what leaven symbolised. |
| ex02c.htm | 2010-03-14 | The Old Covenant's holy day Pentecost and its meaning and symbolism, and some New Covenant parallels. |
| ex03c.htm | 2010-01-11 | The symbolism of the Sabbath. What the Old Covenant's weekly, ritual day of rest pictured and pointed to. |
| ex04c.htm | 2010-02-27 | On the Day of Trumpets and its symbolism. (The Feast of Trumpets, Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.) |
| ex05b.htm | 2010-01-09 | On the Day of Atonement and its symbolism. (Yom Kippur or the Fast, Leviticus 16:29-31 and 23:27-32.) |
| ex06c.htm | 2010-03-09 | On the Feast of Tabernacles and its symbolism. (The Feast of Booths or Tents, Succot – Exodus 23:14-17, Leviticus 23:33-36 and 42-43, Deuteronomy 16:13-15.) |
| ex07c.htm | 2010-03-14 | On the Last Day of the Feast, the great one, and its symbolism, including notes on John 7:37. |
| ex08c.htm | 2010-02-27 | On the Shemini Atzeret, the Assembly on the Eighth Day, and its symbolism – Leviticus 23:39 and Numbers 29:35. |
| ex09c.htm | 2010-03-14 |
Some remarks on the system which regulated the timing or dates of the Old Covenant's high days. Was there an on beforehand calculated, fixed "sacred calendar", in biblical times? |
| ex10d.htm | 2010-03-14 | The Old Covenant's high days, those of Leviticus 23, should they be kept in New Covenant times? What about the weekly, ritual rest on the seventh day, the Sabbath? |
| ex11b.htm | 2010-03-14 | A clarification of the actual nature of the sabbatismos or Rest of Hebrews 4:9. |
| Please note that many subjects are covered by shorter articles or notes in the multi-page key-word index. | ||
| ey01b.htm | 2010-02-20 | The lost ten tribes of Israel in prophecy. What happened to Israel's northern tribes? Where are they today? Does the Bible give any clues regarding their fate? |
| ey02c.htm | 2010-01-30 | Leviticus 26:19, "And I will break the pride of your power". When did that happen? How and when was the pride of the tribes of Israel broken? Or, does that refer to some still future event, as some have claimed? |
| ey03c.htm | 2010-02-08 | Genesis 22:17, "And your Seed shall possess the gate of His enemies". What does that mean? |
| ey04c.htm | 2010-02-18 | On Jacob's birthright, and that of Joseph and his sons Ephraim and Manasseh. Also: What did the concept "birthright" mean and refer to, in ancient times? |
| ey05c.htm | 2010-02-16 | Leviticus 26 and the translation "seven times". What does the Hebrew word sheba in that chapter really mean and refer to? |
| ey06b.htm | 2010-02-28 | When will the lost ten tribes of Israel be restored and blessed again? What about the "2520 years" that some talk about? |
| ey07d.htm | 2010-02-28 | Israel's coming restoration. The Bible talks about a time when Israel will be restored. What kind of restoring will that be, and when will it take place? |
| ey08c.htm | 2010-02-20 | Jeremiah 30:7, "the time of Jacob's trouble". What does chapter 30 in the book of Jeremiah really mean and refer to? |
| ey09c.htm | 2010-02-16 | On the prophet Ezekiel and his message and commission. Was Ezekiel a failure so that some preachers more than 2500 years later must do his job, as some have claimed, or did he in fact deliver the messages God gave to him, just as he was told to do? |
| ey10b.htm | 2010-01-30 | The lost sheep of the house of Israel of Matthew 10:6 – who were they, and where? Further: Where did the apostles go? Also: What does the term "Israel" refer to, in the New Testament? |
| ey11b.htm | 2010-03-06 | The ten lost tribes of Israel – did they move into Europe? Who are the north-west European peoples of our day? |
| ey12b.htm | 2010-02-16 | The line of David the king of Israel – is it still ruling somewhere on Earth, with a mortal ruler on the throne? |
| ey13b.htm | 2010-01-30 | The true identity of the Branch of Ezekiel 17:22. |
| ey14b.htm | 2010-01-30 | The prophet Jeremiah – where did he die? Did he go to Ireland, as some have claimed? What about the so-called "stone of destiny" which many Anglo-Israelists talk about? |
| ey15c.htm | 2010-02-28 | The tribe of Dan of Israel – did the Danites travel to Greece and Ireland, as some have claimed? What about Denmark? |
| ey16b.htm | 2010-03-06 | Anglo-Israelism: What if Russia and her Slavic sisters are the lost ten tribes of Israel? |
| ey17b.htm | 2010-01-30 | Ethnic groups who could eventually be parts of the "lost" tribes of Israel. |
| index.htm | (2010-03-15) | The "main entrance" to this site. |
| keywind.htm | 2010-03-12 | An alphabetical key-word index of the contents of this site – overview page. A note: This multi-page index has links to essays on numerous biblical subjects, but in addition to that, there are many notes or shorter articles even on these index-pages. |
| purpose.htm | 2010-03-05 | Info on the goal and purpose of this site, a contact address, and a few words about the author. |
| search.htm | 2010-01-13 | Search for specific things at this site. (Please note that often, the easiest way to find things at this site is by using the alphabetic key-word index.) |
| Please note that many matters may be found discussed as a side-note in an essay on some other subject. Further: Many issues are covered by shorter articles or notes, in the multi-page key-word index for this site. You can use that index for finding specific things at this site. | ||
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