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2 Thessalonians: Chapter 2, Verse 6
“And now ye know what withholdeth, &c.” Or hinders the revelation of the man of sin, or antichrist; by which is meant not the Apostle Paul, though he by his ministry was a very great hinderance of the growth of error, and the spread of evil practices in the churches, and so of the more open appearance of the man…
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Article 4 – The Covenant Of Grace
Articles Of The Faith And Order Of A Primitive Or Strict And Particular Baptist Church Of The Lord Jesus Christ, Based On The Declaration Of Faith And Practice Of John Gill, D. D., 1720 IV. The Covenant of Grace. We believe that, before the world began, a Divine and gracious arrangement was made between the Father, the Son, and the…
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God’s Answer, Not Mine
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February 19—Morning Devotion
"The prisoner of Jesus Christ."—Ephesians 3:1 My soul! art thou a prisoner of Jesus Christ? See to it, if so, that, like the apostle, thou art bound with Jesu's chains for "the hope of Israel." They are golden chains. When Paul and Silas were fast bound in the prison, the consciousness of this made them sing for joy. Men have…
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140 Devil
DEVIL Calumniator, or slanderer; a fallen angel, especially the chief of them. He is called Abaddon in Hebrew, Apollyon in Greek, that is, destroyer.--Angel of the bottomless pit, Rev. 9:11.--Prince of the world, John 12:31.--Prince of darkness, Eph. 6:12.--A roaring lion, and an adversary, 1 Pet. 5:8.—A sinner from the beginning, 1 John 3:8.—Beelzebub, Matt. 12:24.--Accuser, Rev. 12:10.--Belial, 2 Cor.…
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2 Thessalonians: Chapter 2, Verse 5
“Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, &c.” At Thessalonica, for the apostle had been there in person, and had preached there with great boldness and success; he had declared the whole counsel of God, and the Gospel came in power and worked effectually in them, and yet there was too great a forgetfulness of it; with…
