The House of God: A Metaphor
The first mention of "the house of God" occurs in Genesis 28 where we find Jacob awakening from his dream with the realization that he has been in the presence of the living God: "How dreadful (awesome) is this place!...
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Illuminating Living
It could be anticipated that the Revelation (or the Unveiling) would pull back the coverings that stand between us and the future, between us and the real world, and take us on a tour of the temple in heaven (of...
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Pillar Power
Fleeing for his life, young Jacob had travelled over the undulating road from Beersheva on the edge of the Negev. Skirting old Salem, he had made it about twelve miles further north before the sun slipped behind the hills and...
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Fear Not, Little Flock
John 10 is one of the great chapters of the Bible. It presents the Lord Jesus Christ as the Shepherd in a fivefold light: He is the true Shepherd (vv. 1-6); the good Shepherd (vv. 7-11); the only Shepherd (vv....
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Bone of His Bone
It is well known that the Ephesian and Colossian epistles are, in large measure, mirror images. Their overall layout is very similar: after a greeting, thanksgiving and prayer, Paul gives a doctrinal section where he discusses the gospel coming to...
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The Man on the Center Tree
My wife and I had occasion recently to visit the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens which sit on a peninsula jutting into Sarasota Bay in sunny Florida. The gardens are noted for their bromeliad and orchid collection (there are 2,500 different...
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The Silence of God
A silent Heaven! Yes, but it is not the silence of callous indifference or helpless weakness; it is the silence of a great sabbatic rest, the silence of a peace which is absolute and profound--a silence which is the public...
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A Man of Substance
When the Father brought the Son into the world, it was written of Him, "He had no stately form or majesty that we should look upon Him; nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him" (Isa. 53:2). He was not...
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Four Mysteries
If we find a tour through the human body breathtaking and mind-boggling, what can we do with these four mysteries but fall down and worship! THE INCARNATION BODY The mystery of the incarnation body of Christ is spoken of in poetic symmetry,...
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