When a killer shark or some other man-eating beast is captured, its stomach is dissected to recover the victims it has eaten. In a similar manner, ‘great Babylon’ will disclose her victims at the end of the world. And when she is ‘thrown down’, it will not be merely the blood of those beheaded for the witness of Jesus in the last days that are found inside her…

While Peter and James ministered to the Jews, it was through the work performed by the Apostle Paul, ‘the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles’, that the rest of the world were introduced to the gospel (Romans 15:16). Including Hebrews, Paul wrote fourteen of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament, furnishing the church with some of the deepest advancements of New Testament theology. But Paul was not always working on the side of Christ…

In the dimness of the evening, we are rendered partially blind. In our disorientation, we may perceive the outline of a serpent upon the ground. Upon the admittance of light, the serpent is revealed to be a harmless rope or stick…

Similar to the situation in Palestine today, the Jewish people of the first century lived under occupation. The conservative sect of the Pharisees particularly loathed the Roman rule, while the pro-Roman Sadducees sought to profit by it…

Fear is often rightfully seen in a negative light. When the slothful servant rendered an account to his lord, he betrayed that his failure was fear-based, saying: ‘I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth’ (Matthew 25:25). The persons represented by this parable are indeed afraid of God…

After the Assyrians overthrew the northern tribes, they brought in settlers from various pagan nations to ensure the discontinuance of that rebellious nation (2 Kings 17:24). These heathen people intermarried with the residue from Ephraim and Manasseh in the land…

Since a man’s life is all that he has, no greater love can he demonstrate than the forfeiture of it in behalf of another. But the real value in the sacrifice is not strictly the act of giving up one’s life…

Since every man and woman has been endowed with a moral nature, judging the things presented before us in a moral light is automatic. Yet sin, both inherited and cultivated, causes this inherent moral compass to give false readings…

The various heathen nations did not develop peculiar religious ideas from a place of ignorance. Rather, our ancestors deliberately departed from Eden’s perfect knowledge, and invented false religions – they changed the truth of God into a lie…

Satan is declared to be ‘the god of this world’. By believing his deceptions and choosing sin, the world has elected him as their ruler. But God has not stepped down from His throne above the firmament, and no matter how many votes Satan has on this earth, no part of God’s creation is a democracy…

Historically, national armies went into battle under banners. One of the best known banners or standards was the golden eagle of the Roman legions. To the Roman soldier, the eagle standard was a symbol of national pride that was held up to direct him in battle…

Here is a record of the blessed fellowship enjoyed between the apostles and the three thousand souls that were baptised on the day of Pentecost. Such uncorrupted fellowship is what every Christian desires, and it should be the experience of all who profess the name of Christ…

The world loves money, and spends all its time in procuring the coveted commodity. As the saying goes, ‘time is money’. While there is truth to this saying, the time spent in procuring money is the more valuable of the two commodities…

The apostle John is unique among the gospel writers in his application of the term ‘Word’ (‘Logos’ in the Greek) for Jesus. What did John mean to teach by using this simple yet extraordinary term for our Saviour?…

The devil would have us believe that living in rebellion equates to liberty and broad mindedness. Yet surrender to the will of God is the furthest thing from losing independent thought or action…

Jesus here identifies two classes of people; those that ‘doeth evil’ and those that ‘doeth truth’. These two classes are distinguished by whether or not they approach the light…

It is a natural human desire that others recognise the things we hold dear. Indeed, we assume that others will value what we value, and we are much confused when they do not…

It is a mystery why anyone would bow before a lifeless lump of stone or wood, however artistic it may be. While the pantheon of heathen gods may have had their originals in human beings, heathenism is ultimately nature worship; the various pagan gods either representing or presiding over natural phenomena…

It cannot be said that prior to man’s fall, Adam and Eve were wholly ignorant of the existence of evil. Had they not been told that death would be the punishment for eating the forbidden fruit?…

As we watch the mutilated bodies of children pulled from the rubble of the Middle East, we might wonder why God allows the evil of war. The suffering of innocents is probably the most leaned upon crutch for infidelity to God….