God calls His people “the heavenly” even when they are dwelling on the earth. We sit together in heavenly places. We partake of a heavenly calling. We are filled with the heavenly gift and on our way to a heavenly city. Howe…
God assured Elijah that He had reserved 7,000 men to Himself who refused to bow their knees to Baal. When Paul expounded on this centuries later, the apostle exclaimed, “Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant …
Why are the righteous angels, Israel, Jesus, and all members of the Church of the New Covenant all referred to as “the elect”? What is “divine election”? What insights are revealed in this area by ancient biblical languages?…
Martin Luther was a passionate, soul-searching, truth-seeking Catholic monk who could never feel right with God. Because of the rigors of monastic life, he confessed he went through, “such anguish as no pen can describe.” Bu…
Find out why the true “Church” is the most valuable, most important, more holy, most knowledgeable, most victorious, most stable, most unique, most authoritative, and most undefeatable institution in the world. Most importan…
What does the word “church” mean? Is there a false church and a true church? Did it exist in the Old Testament? When was it first mentioned? Jesus claimed “the gates of Hades will not prevail” against the church. Is this jus…
Those named “children of promise” and “heirs of promise” have inherited a treasure-trove from our heavenly Father called “the covenants of promise” (Eph. 2:12). God has established nine covenants in this world from the begin…
God’s covenant people are named “HEIRS OF PROMISE” in Hebrews 6:17. As believers, we will never face anything in life without a promise strong enough to make us overcomers. “All the promises of God” in Christ are “Yes, and A…
Fourteen awe-inspiring rewards are promised to overcomers in the book of the Revelation. On this episode we will examine the last seven: mysteries like “white garments” and “the book of life” to the incredible promise of “in…
Fourteen awe-inspiring rewards are promised to overcomers in the book of the Revelation—taking us from the tree of life to the very throne of God. The revelation of seven of those rewards are showcased in this episode. Your …
As the world grows increasingly corrupt in these last days, God has already decreed that His people will emerge as overcomers—by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony. Marvel at the mystery: how God has alrea…
The tree of life is a powerful biblical theme with limbs stretching from Genesis to Revelation. Though mentioned only ten times in Scripture, it is one of the primary veins of gold in God’s Word. The most enriching insight i…
God often hides prophetic foreshadowings in actions He performs. That’s the way the Divine mind works. When He brought forth Eve out of Adam, He was simultaneously foreshadowing how He would bring forth an eternal bride out …
Believers are called “the Lamb’s wife” in Revelation 21:9. What an amazing privilege, that we, an earthborn bride, could be in a sacred, covenantal, eternal union with the heavenly Bridegroom. Biblically, the Lamb’s wife is …
Why does God use the symbol of an espoused bride for His covenant people? Who is in the bride of Christ? Does this group span both covenants, or is it exclusive to this Age of Grace? Is the bride just a smaller group within …
Jesus encouraged His followers to be “the violent” in Matthew 11:12. Was He advocating an aggressive overthrow of the Roman government? Aren’t we supposed to be meek, gentle, and forgiving toward people and submissive and ob…
Ephesians 2:10 declares that God’s people are “His workmanship.” Three other translations call us “God’s handiwork” (something He is deeply and personally involved in making), God’s “work of art” and “God’s masterpiece.” So …
God’s people are named “the righteous,” “heirs of righteousness” and even, “the righteousness of God in Christ.” Clearly, righteousness is not just something believers strive to attain; it is something transferred to them su…
“You can have your truth and I can have my truth and we can both be right!” That’s the mantra chanted by this generation. The “CO-EXIST” bumper-sticker mindset equals compromise. In an increasingly pluralistic culture, God h…
In a beautiful prophetic psalm, Hannah declared that God raises His people from the degradation of their past to become “the pillars of the earth.” In a New Testament sense, therefore, the body of Christ is the supporting st…
How can New Jerusalem (“Jerusalem above”) be “the mother of us all” (all born again believers)? Why is the contrast between heavenly Jerusalem and earthly Jerusalem compared to Sarah and Hagar in the epistle to the Galatians…
The God of the Bible is a God of signs and wonders. He brought Israel out of Egypt with signs and wonders and then they became a sign and a wonder in the earth. He birthed the church on Pentecost with signs and wonders, and …
God calls His people to speak as “oracles of God” (1 Pt. 4:11). In other words, we are to speak as if God is speaking through us—words of truth, words of faith, words of love, words that are powerfully anointed of His Spirit…
Believers are called “the rich of the earth” in several major translations of Psalms 22:29. Of course, they are those blessed individuals who are enriched with something Jesus called “true riches.” If you are a child of God,…