Joel means “the Lord is God” and the Bible identifies the prophet by that name as the son of Petuel (1:1). His name is suitable for the theme of this prophetic book, which emphasizes God’s sovereign work in human history.…
The world tells us that physical beauty is essential to be fulfilled and happy. In our society, we can see how many people give their lives to achieve a well-defined figure or perfect skin. Physical appearance has become a god.…
The most mysterious and controversial group of people in all of Revelation is undoubtedly the 144,000 mentioned by the Apostle John. Therefore, I will dedicate space and time to analyze this group described in Revelation 7 and 14. Let’s read…
“How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! How blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit! (Ps 32:1-2). These words capture a central…
The Bible teaches that all things are from God, are sustained by God, and exist for God (Rom 11:36). That includes humans. That truth should shape your identity. What does it mean that you exist and were created by God…
Glorification is the moment when God finally removes all aspects of sin from our lives and gives us a resurrection body. This week we received the news that a young brother died. Since he was a Christian, we have the…
Background The strict monotheism of the Old Testament meant that any claim to deity would be dismissed as blasphemous. Israel was repeatedly taught that there is only one God, all other claims to religious worship are idolatry (eg, Deut 6:4,…
The depravity of society and the loss of Christian values are occurring rapidly in our days. Faced with an increasingly adverse scenario, Christians desire and cry out to the Lord to revive his work in our time (Hab 3: 2).…
Jacob was the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham. The name Jacob means “usurper” or “supplanter.” Moses dedicates a good deal of his narrative content to this patriarch in Genesis. God changed Jacob’s name to Israel (Gen 32:18), the…