Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. Revelation 11:7 One of my favorite movies, Kingdom of Heaven, is about Jerusalem being lost to the Muslims during the Crusades. In it is
Read more →These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Revelation 7:14 Let’s look further at this mass of humanity at the feet of God, first mentioned in the sixth chapter
Read more →You know it’s coming. The frenzy of holiday shopping that seems to begin earlier and earlier each year. For all we know, lines are already forming as you read this post – finish reading quickly or you might miss your spot! OK, that might be stretching it
Read more →They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” Revelation 6:10 The book of Revelation can be confusing because it’s so cryptic. Much symbolism is involved in the messages being
Read more →The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground. Hebrews 11:38 Hebrews 11 is a great chapter to read about people – named and unnamed – who exercised their faith at key moments. This
Read more →So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. Acts 12:5 Perhaps the prison story that has the most detail in the New Testament is that of Peter in Acts 12:1-19. King Herod realized that arresting and executing church leaders
Read more →It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. Acts 12:1-2 James and John were brothers and the sons of Zebedee, or Boanerges (Mark
Read more →If their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God. Acts 5:38b-39 The latter half of Acts 5 shares how the disciples
Read more →Well, the day has finally arrived when we can share an update about the food distribution on the ground in northern Iraq! Outreach focused on the communities of Baharka, Ankawa, and Erbil (shown with yellow star on map). World Help has been our partner in this outreach,
Read more →Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. Matthew 24:9 Most of the martyrdom of the early followers of Christ, and the gruesome details surrounding these events, are relatively absent in
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