“And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.” (Exodus 2:23-25) So far in the book of Exodus, we’ve seen some of the Israelites’ enslavement in Egypt and their...

“Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children…” (Eph. 1:5a) “…but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.” (Romans 8:15b) True believers in Jesus Christ are part of God’s family. They make up the family of God on the earth. They have been redeemed from under the law that they might receive the adoption of sons, and because they are sons they have been given the Spirit of God’s Son, crying Abba Father. (Gal. 4:4-6) When they pass from this life to the...

“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues...Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.” (Revelation 18:4, 10b) The book of Revelation is a complex, seemingly mysterious work, but when you peel back the metaphor and intense imagery and come to terms with the fact that it’s technically a first-hand account of a second-hand account of a...