The apostle John uses the phrase “as He is” several times in his first letter to Christians. It describes an affinity or oneness which is true of the individual believer in his or her relationship with the Lord Jesus. He has in mind something more fundamental than a similarity between the Savior and the saved, […]
God’s Awe-Inspiring Invitation To Fulfillment Since Adam’s fall (Gen. 3:8), mankind has instinctively hidden from its Creator. Religion, irreligion, philosophy, and science are all employed by people in futile attempts to guard against an intimate encounter with the living God. Despite this habitual human unbelief and evasion, the Lord repeatedly offers Himself to His creatures. […]
Appointed wrath vs. obtained salvation Often, the great epochs of God’s plan are described by the term “day.” For instance, the period of time in which we are living is sometimes referred to as “the day of grace” or “the day of salvation.” However, a time is coming that is called “the day of wrath […]
The Bible highlights two days—two today’s—in the history of Israel’s possession of the promised land. The first today reminds us of the time Israel stood on the very brink of blessing and refused to enter. “Today, if you would hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, As in the day of […]
O happy day! While this is the sole reference in Scripture to the term the day of redemption, the day is referred to in Ephesians 1:14 where the Holy Spirit is described as “the earnest of our inheritance, until the redemption of God’s own possession, unto the praise of His glory.” We are further enlightened […]
Coming with heaven’s clouds God’s title Ancient of Days is used only three times in the Bible, each of them being connected to the night visions of Daniel 7 (vv. 9, 13, 22). This special title is composed of two time-related words: the first suggests eons of duration, while the second speaks of smaller, individual […]
The Pharaohs of the Exodus In the last issue of Uplook, we took a look at the Pharaohs of Genesis. In this issue, we’ll start to turn our attention to the Pharaohs of Exodus. There is probably no Old Testament account about which more has been written, or more movies have been made, than the […]
By Himself Several key features of the Day of Atonement can be summarized as follows. 1. The title the Day of Atonement occurs only in Leviticus 23:27-28, as part of a section which stresses the responsibilities of the people in general. The detailed regulations which the high priest were to follow on the Day of […]
Extreme danger ahead Our day could rightly be called the Day of Man. From the beginning, man has gone his own way (Rom. 1:28a), glorifying himself rather than the Creator (Gen. 11:4; Ex. 5:2; Dan. 3:15). Many people proclaim, “There is no God” (Ps. 14:1; 53:1), revealing themselves to be “haters of God” (Rom. 1:30). […]