PRAYER FOR RESCUE FROM YOUR ENEMIES – Psalms 35
“The destruction” (Psalms 35:8) is not a reference to the destruction of his enemies, but to the destruction of their purpose of killing David. Note that it is the destruction with,not of them.
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SATAN – god OF THIS WORLD – 2 Corinthians 4
Satan is NOT a god properly, but is merely one in reference to those who have sinfully made him such.
THE GREAT BIBLICAL MYSTERIES – 1 Corinthians 2
The mystery of the Christian religion far surpasses anything affected in the mysteries of the Greeks, and notably in the fact of its having been foreordained in God’s purpose even before the creation of the world.
ARMAGEDDON – Revelation 16
John means the place of the final struggle between the powers of evil and the kingdom of God. And where is any such place if it is not in the hearts of people? Everywhere in the New Testament, the element of victory through judgment is an inescapable aspect of Christ’s total work. This battle is between the truth in Christ and the evil propaganda of Satan, and the truth of Christ will win.
THE COMPULSORY REQUIREMENT OF SECRECY – Matthew 6
The tragic consequences of failure to observe this principle of secrecy are today clearly visible on a national scale where the state’s ostentatious helping of the poor has degraded millions who, stripped of every dignity, must stand in line, bare the innermost secrets of their souls to “case workers,” and finally sink into a state of permanent and professional poverty and the complete abandonment of self-esteem, self-reliance, and responsibility.
THE TOWER OF BABEL – Genesis 11
In this second instance of the Hardening of mankind, it also began with the shameful wickedness of Canaan: but the eventual exaltation of man against his God became general in the events associated with the Tower of Babel and once more became so serious that the situation demanded God’s direct interference with it.
JESUS CHRIST – THE LIVING STONE – Romans 9
With reference to this metaphor itself, a stone is among the most interesting things on earth; and every stone has a life story, the mystery of which encompasses the most fantastic dimensions of time and space.