Luke 17:20-25 Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is in your midst." Then he said to his disciples, "The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. People will tell you, 'There he is!' or 'Here he is!' Do not go runn

[Luk 18:1-8 NIV] 1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2 He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.' 4 "For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care what people think, 5 yet because this widow k

Luke 19:45-46 When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling. "It is written," he said to them, " 'My house will be a house of prayer'; but you have made it 'a den of robbers.'" Keywords: prayer, robbers Prayer is a dialogue between God and His people.[1] Throughout the Bible, there are individuals who practice praying. Abraham, Moses, and Joshua are the few who held meaningful prayer lives bringing about positive outcomes for the people. D

[Act 4:1-21 NIV] 1 The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. 2 They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. 3 They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day. 4 But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about five thous

Acts 9:32 As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord's people who lived in Lydda. 33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years. 34 "Aeneas," Peter said to him, "Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and roll up your mat." Immediately Aeneas got up. 35 All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord. Acts 9:36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was

[Act 13:1-12 NIV] 1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." 3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. 4 The two of them, sent on their way by

Matthew 28:11-15 [Mat 28:11-15 NIV] 11 While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, 13 telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.' 14 If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out

In the Old Testament, there are several texts about the foreigners. Who are these foreigners? How do we define foreigners in the book of Deuteronomy? During the time of Moses, he is leading the twelve tribes out of bondage and into the promised land. The foreigners are individuals that were not born in one of the twelve tribes, but are willing to follow the laws of the Hebrews. In the Old Testament, God is an accepting God. He allowed individuals to follow the Hebrews that de

The Book of Revelation has many symbols and number references. The number explanations are intended for the Bible only. Please do not use these in daily life examples. Two (2) Basic family unit Three (3) Trinity of Persons in the Godhead (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit) Four (4) sides of a square, symbols of completion, biblical references. Four rivers in the Garden of Eden, four living creature, four horsemen Five (5) and Ten (10) and multiples of five

Noah had three sons. There names were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Due to his wicked behavior, Ham became the cursed Canaanites. Abraham was married to Sarah. She gave birth to Isaac. Sarah became impatient waiting for God and gave Hagar her slave to Abraham. She gave birth to her son Ishmael. After the death of Sarah, Abraham took another wife. Her name was Keturah. She gave birth to six sons. From these sons came the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites. Abraham traveled with h

Acts 10:9 About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. 11 He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. 13 Then a voice told him, "Get up, Peter. Kill and eat."

7 On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. 8 There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting. 9 Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead. 10 Paul went down, threw himself

Water From the Rock Numbers 20 1 In the first month the whole Israelite community arrived at the Desert of Zin, and they stayed at Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried. 2 Now there was no water for the community, and the people gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron. 3 They quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the LORD! 4 Why did you bring the LORD’s community into this wilderness, that we and our livestock should die h

Over the past week, I have been reading the Book of Exodus. As I approached the ten plagues many questions arose. The answers can be found with the type of gods and goddesses the Egyptians' worshipped. Each plague was explained by Pharoah as a god or goddess was anger. Please join me in reading Exodus chapters 7 - 12 with the list of gods and goddesses of Egypt. In the Book of Exodus, there are ten plagues. Each plague was showing God has sovereignty over the gods and goddess

Job 38:1-7, (34-41) The Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind: "Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up your loins like a man, I will question you, and you shall declare to me. "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone when the morning stars sang together

Luke 15:1-7 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them." Then Jesus told them this parable: "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn't he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls hi

[Mat 13:31-33, 44-52 NIV] 31 He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches." 33 He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all throug

Purple: The color was obtained from the Mediterranean mollusks. [1] The mollusks are an invertebrate. It looks like a snail with shell on its back. The glands of the insect were boiled in lead vats to make the dye. [1] “Blue,” in Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015), 228. Reading through the Old Testament, I have seen colors and numbers making an important appearance. The main colors are red, blue, and purple. The other important sub

Eschatology [1] Eschatology: Eschatology refers to the last things. It is the discussion of the return of Jesus. It is a view of theology in the terms of future events. It can be seen in Hebrews 9:28 where the writer talks about the return of Christ in his second coming. This is seen as the fulfillment of the final prophecy. Hebrews 9:28 NIV - so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation

Luke 15:8-10 "Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn't she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.' In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." Jesus continues with his discussion about the importance of the lost. The first seven ver