No man has ever overcome death – the most powerful thing on this earth (besides God Himself) is death. But in Genesis we see that Enoch walked with God by faith, and he escaped death – he was raptured to God, never seeing death (see Gen. 5:22-24). Enoch obtained the testimony that he was well-pleasing […]
As Frail and Mortal Men We can Call on the Name of the Lord to Enjoy His Riches
Many times when we read the Bible we take things for granted and so we miss a lot of important things that God wants to speak to us. In Gen. 4:26 for instance we see an important landmark in human history – at the time of Enosh, mankind started to call on the name of Jehovah. […]
The Church is the Totality of Christ in All His Believers: No Longer I But Christ!
The more you read the Bible, the more you realize how much the Lord loves us and what a price He paid to redeem us, obtain us, regenerate us, and court us to draw us to Himself. From the very first two chapters of the Bible we see a picture of how God intends to […]
Seeing what God has Done to Obtain the Church as His Counterpart to Match Him
God desires to obtain a counterpart, someone who would match Him in every possible way and who loves Him to the uttermost. In order for God to produce such a complement for Himself, He did certain things. First of all, He created the heavens and the earth, the plants, the animals, and man. We see […]
Adam and Eve are a Type of Christ and the Church: “It is Not Good for God to Be Alone”
Adam and Eve in Genesis 2 are a type of Christ and the church (see Eph. 5:23-26). The real “man” in the universe is not Adam but Christ – Christ is the real universal Husband who is seeking a wife for Himself. Throughout the Bible we can see how God in Christ is courting man […]
Seeing how the Entire Bible is a Divine Romance and Giving Ourselves to Love the Lord
“The entire Bible is a divine romance, a record of how God courts His chosen people and eventually marries them.” – this is what the Bible is all about. Beginning from Genesis 2 where we see that God says, It is not good for man to be alone (and by this He referred to Himself, […]
Turning our Heart to the Lord to be Metabolically Transformed into His Image
In 2 Cor. 3:16-18 Paul speaks of the process of transformation, how we are being transformed into the same image as Christ from glory to glory. May we be those who continually turn their heart to the Lord so that any veil would be taken away! When we read the Bible, do we see the […]