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We have now begun the “spring” Jewish holidays of Purim (10 March) and Passover (8 April). Both mark amazing deliverance for the people of Israel, yet in totally different ways.
Passover is a seminal event in Jewish history, when the...
As Christians, we are called to be a prophetic community. Jesus taught us to pray, “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven” (Mt. 6:10). We should pray to be a prophetic people with great faith, so we can give...
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“Now the Lord had said to Abram: ‘Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and...
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The yearly celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles is one of the three great annual and biblicallyrequired festivals; the other two being Passover and Pentecost. These biblical Feasts have great significance in that they all speak ...
The Feast of Tabernacles is one of the seven Feasts of the LORD. It is important to understand that these Feasts are of the LORD. God said, “these are My feasts” (Leviticus 23:2b), and he commanded the Israelites through Moses to observe...
The Significance of the City of God: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow4000 years ago, God chose the Mesopotamian merchant Abraham and gave him a destiny that would radically change the world (Genesis 12:1-3). With Abraham, God chose a people to whom He...
“Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?” The watchman said, “The morning comes, and also the night.” (Isaiah 21:11–12)“Watchman, what of the night?” is the desperate cry for help...
The word of God is "quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword," (Hebrews 4:12), which means that a misinterpretation or misapplication of Scripture can also have powerful consequences. This has been especially true for...
“Three times you shall keep a feast to Me in the year: You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread […] and the Feast of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labours which you have sown in the field; and the Feast of Ingathering at...
For 35 years now, the International Christian Embassy has been holding Israel meetings on all around the world. A common practice in churches worldwide is...
Reformation is about changing the shape of the Church. The Apostle Paul said he was God’s “master builder” (1 Corinthians 3:10). In the...
"So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." (Genesis 1:27)One of the greatest...
One of the most exciting passages in the Word of God dealing with restoration can be found in the story of the transfiguration of Jesus. Three of his...
The Jews are a remarkable people. Consider, for instance, that they are the only people who have been violently uprooted from their homeland not once but...
There is no question that we are living in times of restoration. Never before was God so active as in the past century in restoring what needs to be...
The virgin birth of Jesus Christ is a highlight during Christmas season, but is it that important? Why was it central that Mary was virgin when Jesus was...
As we revisit the Christmas story this holiday season, the Gospel narratives invariably take us back to the humble setting of Christ's birth. Indeed,...
For many Christians it's either all or nothing when it comes to the Jewish people. If you read Romans chapter 3, you might think the Apostle Paul was...
The word of God is "quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword," (Hebrews 4:12), which means that a misinterpretation or...
The last of the three great harvest feasts of the Bible is Sukkot, or the Feast of Tabernacles. Sukkot is celebrated in early autumn and marks the end of...
I recently joined an outing to Har Karkum, a fascinating site in the Negev desert that some believe to be the mountain where Israel received the Ten...
"Three times you shall keep a feast to Me in the year: You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread […] and the Feast of Harvest,...
The current season between Passover and Pentecost is a time to reflect on the mighty deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt and their journey to Sinai...
“Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the...
“For this is what the Lord has commanded us: I have made you a light for the Gentiles,
that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth....
“Indeed He says, ‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved ones of...
Even a brief glance at the New Testament will reveal that the Second Coming of Jesus was never far from the mind and hearts of those earliest Christian...
It is amazing to see beautiful almond trees blossoming all over Israel every winter. They are the first tree to blossom and yet the last to bear fruit.The...
“Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who...
Our FaithIn chapters 11 and 12 of Hebrews, “faith” is described as the evidence of things not seen. This kind of faith believes that which...
The Passover season is a special time for reflection on the rich spiritual truths this holiday holds for those of biblical faith. For Christians living in...
In opening his letter to the Ephesians, Paul first sets out the work of the triune God in the redemptive initiative and then expresses the content of his...
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” Psalm 90:12- One way that man’s finite mind comprehends the greatness...
"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have...
Listen to Rev. Malcolm Hedding's teaching on the entire Book of Revelation. This was recorded in Finland in November 2009, so it contains Finnish...
"And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There is a noise of war in the camp." But he said:...
Passover is an amazing story of miracles, deliverance and atonement with which we are all familiar. But God’s intervention in history that first...
When Paul encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus, he was in fact travelling on a Roman road. That is, the region was under Roman control and Paul...
When Winston Churchill became prime minister of Britain in May 1940 he observed that the world was staring "into the abyss of a new Dark Age."...
Scripture warns of a time when there will be a great falling away from the Christian faith (2 Thessalonians 2:3). Jesus himself declared that the “...
