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    The Crossing of the Red Sea and the Crossing of the Jordan River

    February 7, 2020 /
    What New Testament Truths Do These Crossings Symbolize? The crossing of the Red Sea by the children of Israel speaks of an essential New Testament truth. Similarly, the crossing of the Jordan River by the children of Israel also pictures another vital New Testament truth. One general observation we can make right from the beginning is that in crossing the Red Sea, the children of Israel were coming OUT OF something bad. In the crossing of the Jordan River, the children of Israel were coming INTO something essentially good, but not without its challenges. And in between, there was a desert or wilderness. The reader can look up Exodus 14 and read about the great deliverance out of Egypt that God wrought for the children of Israel when He parted the waters of the Red Sea.

    13 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see no more forever. 14 “The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” 15 And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. 16 “But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. 17 “And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen. 18 “Then the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.” Exodus 14: 13-18

    21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. Exodus 14:21-22

    The entire Passover account that includes the above story, serves as a picture of many benefits the New Testament believer has in Jesus [... read more...]
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    The Feast of the Passover and the Feast of the Unleavened Bread

    January 18, 2020 /
    …and the Feast of the First Fruits Most people understand that the Lord’s Supper is related to The Feast of the Passover. The truth is that this is only part of the picture. The Lord’s Supper is actually related to two feasts of the Lord; namely, the Feast of Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. I want to show here in this chapter that the cup of the Lord’s Supper relates directly to the Feast of Passover, while the bread of the Lord’s Supper relates directly to the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Although these two feasts are celebrated together, they are separate feasts (Leviticus 23:5-8) and have separate and distinct themes. As stated above, the Feast of Passover relates directly to the cup of the Lord’s Supper. The angel of death passing over the houses with the blood on the doorposts is the theme of the Passover. This theme of deliverance from death relates directly to the main theme [... read more...]
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    It’s What You Are

    February 8, 2020 /
    I realize that the title for this chapter might leave one puzzled. Is this going to be some kind of self-esteem or even new age teaching to help someone liberate their “inner self;” as if their outer self isn’t enough of a burden to everyone around them? Actually, this teaching is about how to benefit from what Jesus Christ did for us on the cross. Then, you might wonder, what does the phrase, “what you are,” have to do with the cross? And what on earth does the phrase, “It’s what you are,” even mean? Admittedly, from the very onset here, things are looking a bit shaky. Bear with me though. I am confident that you will be blessed with countless gems from the following teaching. You might find some of the teachings here to be flat-out life-changing. Let’s get right to it. Romans 6:11 instructs the believers, to reckon or consider themselves to BE dead to sin. This is [... read more...]
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