For the past 14+ months, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it a lot of restrictions and constraints. For a good part of that time, we in Ontario have been under lockdowns, shutdowns, or stay-at-home orders. When the CDC and other drug regulatory agencies across the globe began to give the green flag for vaccines…
Category: Prophecy
Spiritual Hydrological Cycle
Hydrology is the science of water distribution through the earth. consider a simple description of the cycle: Rain falls to the ground, nourishing plants, supplying drinking water, etc.. Water seeps into the ground or runs off into creeks and rivers if the ground is saturated. Creeks, rivers and groundwater flow into large bodies of water…
The Process Of Revival
by William J. Stewart Last week, looking at the words of Isaiah the prophet as recorded in Isaiah 1:10-15, we saw through the example of Israel that wickedness among God’s people will: Remind the Lord of Sodom and Gomorrah (v 10); Cause the Lord to not want our sacrifices (v 11); Render the assemblies of…
The Need For Revival
by William J. Stewart The apostle Paul, after using Israel as an example, wrote to the Corinthians, “Let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall” (1 Cor 10:12). Sadly, sometimes we get too comfortable with the idea that we are God’s people, and thus fail to give due diligence to our conduct….
The Order of Melchizedek
by William J. Stewart In Genesis 14 this man appeared to Abram, blessed him, received a tithe in return, and then disappeared again. Though he made just a brief appearance, we shall find that he is an important individual in the Bible narrative. He is only mentioned in the Old Testament twice, but nine times…
Why We Should Study The Old Testament
by William J. Stewart The New Testament clearly indicate we are not under the Old Law (Romans 10:4-5; 2 Corinthians 3:7-15; Galatians 3:23-27; 5:4; Ephesians 2:14-16; Philippians 3:3-11; Colossians 2:13-17; Hebrews 8:1-13; etc.). Since we are not subject to the Old Covenant, some have concluded there is no point in studying from it. Consider a…
Messianic Prophecies
by William J. Stewart In 1958, Peter W. Stoner published a book entitled Science Speaks. In it, he looked at the probability of a single man at some point in history fulfilling just 8 of the messianic prophecies in the Old Testament. The odds are not good. The probability that Jesus could fulfill just 8 messianic…
The New Testament Church In Reality
by William J. Stewart Previously we noted several prophecies in the Old Testament about the coming of the Lord’s church, and also saw the message which was spoken during the time of Jesus’ ministry upon the earth, that “…the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Today, we turn our attention to consider the New Testament…
The New Testament Church in Prophesy
by William J. Stewart Vine’s Expository Dictionary of the New Testament tells us that prophecy“…signifies the speaking forth of the mind and counsel of God… much of O.T. prophecy was purely predictive…” Indeed, there are a number of things which God revealed beforehand through His prophets. Some of those events were shortly to come to…