19 GIU 2024 · The first fruits offerings upon which the day of Pentecost is established reflect a biblical principle in which a small portion of a very large crop is presented before God. This tiny portion offered has a sanctifying effect upon the whole. Smallness is built into the symbolism of the first fruits! God chooses to work with only a small portion now and leaves the rest for later. God's work of spiritual creation is rolled out in stages. It starts small... then grows bigger. In this way God distributes the work of proclamation and instruction among human beings. God likes to get others involved. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Really Happens After Death?" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddB0yb Photos by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC.​ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

23 MAG 2024 · A lot of human time and energy goes into the study of war, news about war, analysis and commentary on war, recovering from the last war, preparing for the next war. But, followers of Christ are called to become people who have learned to be peacemakers... those who do what needs to be done to make peace. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Really Happens After Death?" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddB0yb Photos by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC.​ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

2 MAG 2024 · The consecration and redemption of the first born through the payment of a ransom price is built into the memorial meaning of the biblical festival of unleavened bread. It is something we are to remember and teach to others as one of the many lessons of the festival of unleavened bread.Request a free copy of - God's Holy Day Plan https://www.ucg.org/bible-study-tools/bible-study-aids/gods-holy-day-plan-the-promise-of-hope-for-all-mankind

29 APR 2024 · The Church of God’s understanding of the spiritual lessons built into the festival of unleavened bread are built upon the words of Jesus Christ and the apostles.So let us keep the festival… the the spirit of the new covenant. Putting out the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness and eating instead the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

24 APR 2024 · The bible indicates that offering salvation to all human beings comes in stages 1 Corinthians 15:22-26. ALL will be made alive but each in turn: First - Christ is raised from the dead to eternal life Then - those who are His followers are raised to eternal life at Christ's return Then - "the end" - those who have never become followers of Christ, or even had the opportunity to do so will be raised and enter into a period of judgment. "the end" marks a momentous time which, when finished, will remove death from the human experience forever. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "What Really Happens After Death?" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddB0yb

18 APR 2024 · Jesus' example of observing and eating the Passover on the evening that marks the beginning of the 14th day of Nisan was a conscious reset of the Passover. It would be a reset to the original pattern established and recorded in Exodus 12. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "The Gospel of the Kingdom" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddAKz1 This message will walk through the new covenant Passover observed by Jesus... and the old covenant Passover first observed in Egypt. Photos by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC.​ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

18 APR 2024 · Under the terms of the OC Israel observed Passover each year to remember their deliverance from bondage in Egypt and protection from the death of the firstborn in all the land of Egypt. Under the terms of the NC the Church observes Passover each year to remember the foundational event of salvation. The death of Jesus Christ as our Passover. Through Him we are redeemed from bondage to sin and death. Its where we begin. Get a FREE copy of our eBook "The Gospel of the Kingdom" Full details are at this link: http://eepurl.com/ddAKz1 Photos by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC.​ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

4 APR 2024 · Pharaoh had been warned that this confrontation would lead all the way up to the death of every Egyptian firstborn son... unless he humbled himself and submitted to YHWH. Each of the successive plagues upon Egypt would be an increasingly intense warning of impending death.

18 GEN 2024 · Jonah’s story challenges assumptions. Assumptions about what it means to be “chosen”… not a free ticket but a responsibility. Assumptions about the power of human freedom within the framework of prophecy and the will of God. The account we have of Jonah sticks out as very unique within the 12 minor prophets. Putting Jonah among the 12 minor prophets asks us to consider it in relation to those books and their message. The story of Jonah questions overly simplistic ideas some people, may have about prophecy. Placement among the 12 minor prophets offers a thoughtful antidote to false assumptions held by people in 500 B.C. … the 1st century A.D. …  even 2024 A.D.l Particularism - the idea that God only cares about the people of Israel [in our day we might apply it to the Church of God]. l Determinism/Fatalism - the idea that outcomes cannot change. Which can lead to pessimism and apathy about the future.

3 GEN 2024 · Jonah 1:1 this verse allows us to find Jonah in 1 Kings 14:23-25. He came from a town in northern Israel on the south coast of the sea of Galilee near Nazareth. He appears to be a part of the  company of prophets surrounding the king of the norther tribes… Jeroboam II. The time frame would be 780 BC.... about 50 years before northern Israel would fall to the Assyrians.Why was Jonah giving Jeroboam II prophecies of victories at the same time Amos and Hosea were dishing out such hard criticism?