In today’s Bible reading*, we see examples of praising God for His creation. First off, we see how integral Jesus is to creation. In John 1:1, John parrots Genesis 1:1 with a bit of elaboration. As we saw yesterday, “the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” (Genesis 1:2 CSB) Straight…
Several times in today’s Bible reading*, we see the phrase “according to their kind”. Moses records the Creation of the various species of plants and animals and remarks that God created them all in an orderly way. The Hebrew word for “kind” allows for some variation from species to species. But the fact remains that…
As we approach 2024, I want to challenge you to read through the Bible with me. In 2023, our church used a reading plan that took us through the New Testament one chapter at a time, five days a week. We finished all twenty-seven books yesterday. Many of our church members found this reading plan…
We finish our reading through the New Testament with today’s Bible reading*. John describes heaven as the Garden of Eden revisited, with only the Tree of Life, not the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. What was lost in the Garden of Eden has been remade in the new beautiful City of heaven….
In today’s Bible reading*, we read of the coming of the perfect new heavens and new earth. The perfectly-adorned bride of Christ is revealed. There’s no more sin or anything associated with it. There’s no more crying. There’s no more death. God dwells with His people. An angel measures heaven with a gold-standard. Everything is…
In today’s Bible reading*, John uses the term “a thousand years” to describe several things. This is the only place in the Bible that mentions “a thousand years” with regard to the End Times. One of the most important things to do in reading, studying, interpreting, and ultimately applying the Bible is to read it…
