27. Stay close to God
Last week we saw that there were lion, oxen and cherubim carvings on the carts supporting the water basins. We saw that the lion represents leadership and primarily the Lion...
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11 February 2019
26. Don’t fear, the Lion of Judah is with you
Last week we learned that the ten water basins represented the righteousness of God. These basins were placed five on the right side of the Temple and five on the...
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4 February 2019
25. The righteousness of Christ
Last week we finished with the sea of bronze used for the washing of the priests. Today we will start to look at the ten water basins used for washing...
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23 January 2019
23. Be an ox for Christ
Last year we had a look at the twelve oxen at the foot of the sea of bronze. The number twelve and the way the oxen were arranged represented the...
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16 January 2019
94. New Year 2019
What a wonderful privilege to write about our New Year 2019! What an awesome honor to be alive and to be able to live another year with God’s purpose in...
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3 December 2018
93. Christmas 2018 (2)
It feels like yesterday that I wrote the message for Christmas 2017! I don’t know about you, but time flies. And that made me think today. What are we doing...
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27 November 2018
22. God is proud of you as you follow Him
Last week we learned that we need to cleanse our hands and our feet in our daily walk. Not to be saved or to obtain favor from God, but to...
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20 November 2018
21. Dust off this world
Last week we had a look at the bronze altar in the outer court of the Temple. And we realized that if we have any idols in our lives that...
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13 November 2018
20. Let go of idols
Today I would like us to start and have a look at the utensils that God ordained to be around the Temple as well as inside the Temple. We will...
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6 November 2018
19. Enter the Most Holy Place (1)
Last week we had a look at the three sections of the Temple, namely the outer court, the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place. And we concluded that God...
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30 October 2018
18. Experience God on a deeper level
Today I want to start with the second section of our series on the Temple of God. As we have seen we are the Temple of God now. And in...
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23 October 2018
17. Be different
Last week we had a look at the seventh and last Temple mentioned in the Bible, us. We are God’s Temple now. And therefore we should be proud to be...
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17 October 2018
16. Walk worthy of your calling
Last week we had a look at the Heavenly temple of God. It is the sixth Temple mentioned in the Bible. The Temple built in Jerusalem was a replica of...
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9 October 2018
15. Spend time in His presence
Last time we had a look at the magnificent fifth Temple that we find in the Bible. It will be Jesus’ Temple in the Millennium. During that period of time...
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17 September 2018
14. Look forward to what lies ahead (1)
Last week we had a look at the fourth Temple of God. It is the Temple that will be rebuilt before the Tribulation period begins. The Jews will sacrifice there...
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11 September 2018
13. Stay in God’s presence
Last week we saw how Herod rebuilt the Temple in order to glorify himself. He wanted to exalt his own name and he even built courts for different classes of...
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5 September 2018
12. There is no more segregation in Christ
Herod wanted to exalt himself and leave a legacy behind of his greatness. And as part of his construction projects, he rebuilt the Temple of God. He made it bigger...
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28 August 2018
11. Build your Temple on the right foundation
Last week we finished discussing the second Temple and we concluded that the second Temple was merely used for religious activities. The religious leaders followed the Torah to the tee,...
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21 August 2018
10. Beware of religious activities
The Jews rebuilt the Temple of God and dedicated it to Him as we’ve seen last week. They rejoiced and were glad that they had a Temple again to worship...
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14 August 2018
9. Do not compare, just be thankful
The Jews experienced a lot of opposition when they rebuilt the Temple as we’ve seen last week. It was not all smooth sailing, because the devil didn’t want them to...
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