God the Father and the Son
God
so love the world that He gave His Son
John 3:16
God
gave of His Son
1John 5:10
God
sent His Son
1John 4:10
God
sent His only begotten Son
1John 4:9
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testified of His Son
1John 5:9 […]
Daniel Mesa, Pope Francis, and Barak Obama
A friend of mine thought it was funny that he was suggested to follow three folk on Twitter!
Wine in the Old Testament and Jesus Giving Miracle Wine in Cana
Wine in the Old Testament
This is s brief overview of wine in the Old Testament by the Biblical Research Institute along with a short look at the wedding service in Cana where Jesus Christ gave wine to the attendees.
Justification Retained
We cannot be saved by our works, yet we cannot be saved without them. The reason? The judgment to come (consider Ecclesiastes 12:13-14, 2 Corinthians 5:10).
“There are conditions to our receiving justification and sanctification, and the righteousness of Christ. I know your meaning, but you leave a wrong impression upon many minds. While good works will not save even one soul, yet it is impossible for even one soul to be saved without good works. 1SM 377.1 (letter to AT Jones)
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- “Justification is the reward of faith in the righteousness of Christ.” 18MR 96.3
- “Justification is wholly of grace and not procured by any works that fallen man can do.” FW 20.1
- “Justification […]
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Modern Bibles Changing the Word
An amazing study by Walter Veith:
1 Timothy 4
Hello ______________________,
Thank you for asking about 1 Timothy 4:4-5.
Here are a few thoughts that I hope will be helpful:
1 Timothy 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats (the word “meats” doesn’t necessitate flesh food. It many times means food in general. Notice these verses which DO use the word “flesh” that is eaten, “Romans 14:21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. 1Corinthians 8:13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.”), which God hath created to be received (with this clarification, WHICH God has created to be received, we can conclude that there are some foods which God has NOT created […]
Verses for Revelation 1:5-6, the Seven Fold Praise
Some verses that go along with the ‘seven fold praise’ of Revelation 1:5-6 are as follows:
Verse 5:
- Faithful Witness: Psalm 89:36, Proverbs 14:5, Isaiah 8:2, Jeremiah 42:5, Revelation 3:14
- Begotten: Psalm 2:7, John 1:14, 18, John 3:16, 18, Acts 13:33, Hebrews 1:5, 5:5, 1 John 4:9
- Prince: Isaiah 9:6, Daniel 8:9-11, 10:13, 21, 12:1
- Blood: Matthew 26:28, Romans 3:25, Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:14, Hebrews 10:4, 1 John 1:7
Verse 6:
- Kings and
- priests: Genesis 14:18, Matthew 12:5-6, 39-41, 42(Jesus declares Himself greater than every priest, prophet and king), Hebrews 7:1, Revelation 5:10
- Dominion: Daniel 7:14, 27, Colossians 1:16, 1 Peter 4:11, 5:11, Jude 1:25
Remittance of Sins
Question for you: obviously we know only God can forgive sins….so how then do you explain John 20:23 to say, a Catholic, who regularly goes to a priest for forgiveness?
Hello ___________,
The question is good. Here are a few thoughts:
When looking at similar concepts, we must look at Matthew 16:18-23. Christ was saying that Peter was Petros, while He Himself is Petra. Two different words with two different meanings. Peter, or Petros, means a piece of, or a fragment of a rock. Rock, or Petra, means not a piece, but the rock itself. Then He states what sounds like whatever Peter does and says, God obeys and does as well. The “keys of the Kingdom of Heaven” does not mean total access to anything at any time. This is not what was being said. For […]
Table of Shewbread in Revelation Five
Hello, you said,
“My kids and I have been going through verse by verse of Revelation with you. I have a question. You mentioned in chapter 8 that Jesus “the angel” is near the table of shewbread having two crowns, according to Exodus 25:24-25. I looked up in Exodus and it talks about making a crown of gold round about and another Bible Version said a molding of gold all around. Here is my question: “Are these two crowns on the table or as I see it as a frame around the table to seal or protect it” How do you get or see two crowns??”
When looking at the table of shewbread, there are two stacks of six loaves of bread.
Leviticus 24:5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
Leviticus 24:6 And […]
The Work of the Minister
“The work of explaining the Bible by the Bible itself is the work that should be done by all our ministers who are fully awake to the times in which we live (letter 376, 1906).”
New Wine Notes – Orosi, CA
Notes from a sermon presented September 5, 2015 in Orosi, CA.
The Millennium & the Holy City
Hello…
You wrote:
“Comment: I am a Seventh day Adventist studying with a Baptist preacher. Could you please tell me how you would answer his question regarding Jerusalem in Revelation 20? I told him that was the New Jerusalem that comes down at the end of the 1000 years. He points out that the New Jerusalem does not come down until Revelation 21, after the wicked have been judged. I showed examples where Revelation is not written in chronological order, but I cannot find any scriptural references that support my understanding that is the New Jerusalem instead of the old. How would you address this? I am really enjoying your sermons on going through Revelation chapter by chapter, I first learned about them through audioverse. Thank you for mentioning your website, I will investigate this site thoroughly. You speak in a way that is […]
Homosexuality
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Exploding the Gay Myth – The Victor J Adamson Story
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The All Important Question
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Homosexuality in the Bible
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Strait Answers to the Gay Question
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Making it Real and Practical – Gay Christians Part 1
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Making it Real and Practical – Gay Christians Part 2
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Sexual Purity, Lost and Found by Danielle Harrison
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The Prefix Christian by Ron Woolsey
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Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students (May 13, 2016)
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Male Transgender Testimony (Short video)
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Notes from “The Biblical LGBT”
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Kids are not Alright: A Lesbian’s Daughter Speaks Out
Thanking God for RevelationWithDaniel
This is a comment I got through email:
Comment: Hello Pastor Daniel,
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your excellent ongoing series happening right now ‘Revelation verse by verse’
What a blessing and truely God has blessed you to help many grasp a better understanding of this wonderful book which is so crucial at this time.
May God continue to bless you ‘ …more than you can ask or think…’ with ongoing clarity, eloquence and articulation of the fascinating truths of the book of Revelation
Mike
The 144,000 – Literal or Symbolic?
Hello Nigel. Thank you for asking. There are a few reasons I believe what I do, so I will set them out in this response so you can then let me know what you believe:
Revelation 7:1 And after these things I saw four angels (representing God’s providences) standing on the four corners of the earth (symbolic of the entire earth, as the earth is round and has no corners), holding the four winds of the earth (symbolic of the strife and destruction to be let loose in God’s providential timing), that the wind (symbolic of destruction) should not blow on the earth (symbolic of the desolate areas), nor on the sea (symbolic of the populated areas), nor on any tree (symbolic of symbolic of people).
Revelation 7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east (symbolic of a message growing in strength like the […]
Is Ordination Present Truth?
There were three items in the earthly sanctuary: a pot containing manna, the ten commandments, and Aaron’s rod that budded. This can be seen in both Old and New Testaments, but notice Hebrews 9:4 putting each item together in one verse, “Hebrews 9:3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all; Hebrews 9:4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant.”
Aaron’s rod was a symbol for a lot of things, as were the pot and commandments (see the above video for a quick overview), but one thing can definitely be found by reading Numbers 16-17–God’s order in the priesthood is important to Him.
Since we are living today in the […]
Daniel 2 – the Iron and the Clay
Question:
P.S. do you know any way of connecting the clay in the feet of Daniel 2 with the church / Papacy… in the Bible ? I know that that is easy with Daniel 7… but what about Dan. 2 ?
Answer:
Daniel 2 can be shown as the church and state scenario through the fact that the iron equals Rome (in the division between the iron and clay, there is an obvious change in the character/position of Rome) and the clay is represented as God’s people in Jeremiah 18. “Jeremiah 18:1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, Jeremiah 18:2 Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. Jeremiah 18:3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. Jeremiah 18:4 And the vessel that he made of […]
Why Did God Tempt Abraham?
Hello _______.
This is an interesting question that has led many a Bible student to stop and think further–myself included.
“God cannot be tempted with evil,” according to James 1:13, neither does He tempt any man. But the Bible says, “God did tempt Abraham” (Genesis 22:1, KJV). How can we reconcile this conflict of terms?
“We read that God tempted Abraham, that He tempted the children of Israel. This means that He permitted circumstances to occur to test their faith, and lead them to look to Him for help.” (BC 1094.2)
The Bible says so little about it, we must believe that God’s Word about Himself is true. If God doesn’t tempt man with evil, then that’s what happened. God must have tempted Abraham with something that was not evil. God must have tempted him with a different motive. We can read that Abraham believed that God would […]
1 Corinthians 11:1-16 Considered
1Co 11:1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
1Co 11:2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances (this word is translated ‘traditions’ every of the 13 times but this one in the NT), as I delivered them to you.
1Co 11:3 But I would have you know, that the head (symbol of authority) of every man is Christ; and the head (symbol of authority) of the woman is the man; and the head (symbol of authority) of Christ is God.
1Co 11:4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head (symbol of authority) covered, dishonoureth his head (symbol of authority).
1Co 11:5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head (symbol of authority) uncovered (as though […]