OnthedaythatJesusrose,beingthefirstoftheweek,thedayaftertheJewishSabbath,thedisciplesheardMaryMagdalene'sreportthatshesawtheresurrectedJesus.Theyalsogottheotherwomen'sreportsthattheyweretoldbyangelsthatJesuswasaliveandlatersawHim.TheyalsolearnedthattwodisciplesfromEmmaushadseentheLordandtalkedwithHim.Plus,PeterandJohnhadvisitedtheemptytomb,andatleast,JohnhadbelievedinJesus'resurrection...[
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Goaheadtomybrothersandtellthem,"IamreturningtomyFatherandyourFather,tomyGodandyourGod".John20:17.
AllfourGospelsgiveeyewitnessaccountofthosewhoexperiencetheresurrectedLord.Overthepastmorethantwothousandyears,ChristianshavejoyfullyproclaimedtheresurrectionofJesusChristtobe"goodnews".TheresurrectionofJesusChriststandsaloneatthecenteroftheChristianfaith.John20simplynarratesthe...[
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AccordingtotheJewishcalendar,sunsetmarkedtheendofonedayandthebeginningofthenext.Jesuswascrucifiedon"thedayofPreparation,andthenextdaywastobeaspecialSabbath"whennoworkwasallowedtobedone.AfterJesus"bowedHisheadandgaveupHisspirit,"eveningapproachedquickly."BecausetheJewsdidnotwantthebodiesleftonthecrossduringtheSabbath,"theyfeltaspecialurgencyforthecrucifiedmentodiequick...[
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我们的祖宗虽说不是神捡选的，承受特殊使命的一族，但神也从没亏待他们，神不亏待任何种族。祂恩典的大门一直开敞，等悔改的罪人进门。不管你的出身如何，自己打拼出来的地位如何，你都是一个需要祂恩典的罪人，祂不会看不起你，祂愿意施恩与你。
这埃及的使女夏甲有福了，她成了撒拉的使女。这撒拉和亚伯拉罕是神捡选的第一家庭，她尽管在这家做奴，[
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JohnshowsusthegloriousconcludingimageoftherenewedheavenandearthinRevelation21and22,avisionofacreationcompletelyrestoredtoitsoriginalgoodness,apictureofrestoredunityandharmonybetweentheCreatorandwhathehascreated.Itseemstoogoodtobetrue.Butamightyangelconfirms,"Thesewordsaretrustworthyandtrue.""Trustworthyandtrue"arethewordsusedtodescribetheLordJesus.Jesus&...[
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Whatisheaven?Doesheavenexist?Isheavenaphysicalplaceorexperiencedonlyinthesoulormind?
Somepeopledon'tbelievetheexistenceofheaven.Theythinkthatthelifeonearthisalltheycanhave,sotheywanttoachievealltheirgoalsforlifeonearth.TheydenytherealityoflifeafterdeathtorefuseaccountabilitytotheirCreator.TheyrefusetobelieveineternaljudgmenttotrytovalidatetheirlifeapartfromGod.
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Howdoyouframeyourexpectationsforfuture?Today,peoplehopetolivealongandhealthylife,providefinanciallythebesttheycan,givetheirchildrenthebesteducationandmultipleopportunitiesforstabilityandadvancement.IhavetoadmitthatIamoneofthosepeople.Butdeepdowninmyheart,Iknowallofthisisfragileanduncertain.Wedonotseearoundcornersorknowexactlywhattheyearsaheadofusholdexceptthatweallgoingtodieintheend.Andwedonot...[
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AftertalkingabouttheMillenniumintheearlypartofchapter20,thelastpartofthischaptertellsusthatJohnseesagreatwhitethroneandtheJudgeseatedonit.Johndoesn'tmakeanyattempttodescribetheJudge,thesovereignGodHimself.Hedescribesthereactionoftheheavenandearth.ThefirstheavenandearthfleefromtheirCreator.Thefallen,sin-marredworldasweknowitwillbeathingofpast,therewillbenoplacefortheminfrontofthejudgmentsea...[
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Revelation20hasstirredupmorecontroversythananyotherpartofthebook.ThereasonforthatisthesubjectoftheMillennium,the1000yearruleofChrist.TheviewyouwillholdonthischapterdependsonyourviewoftheMillennium.WhenisthetimeperiodoftheMillennium?Ifoundnoclearanswer.TheentireBibleistrueandprofitable,butsomeportionsarelessclearandshouldbedefendedwithgrace.WeshouldstudydiligentlyandseektounderstandallofGod'...[
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Revelation19isapictureof"Whoisthewinner."Atfirst,Johnheardtheroarofagreatmultitudeinheaven,theirjoyfulchorusof"Hallelujah".TheycelebrateGod'sjustinthedestructionofBabylon.GodhasexercisedgreatpatienttowardBabylon,whorefusedtorepent.NowHerightlyjudgesthiswickedcitythatmurderedHispeopleandcorruptedtheearth.BeforeJesuswenttothecross,HemournedoveranunrepentantJerusalem.Atthe...[
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