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I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night; ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence,  And give him no rest, till he establish and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.  Isaiah 62:6, 7

Two little unborn members of the human race fought so fiercely in their mother, Rebekah, that they caused her unusually great discomforts. And the fierceness of that struggle came again to manifestation, and demonstrated itself with prophetic symbolism, when the day came for them to be born. 

Prof. Engelsma is professor emeritus of Dogmatics and Old Testament in the Protestant Reformed Seminary. Previous article in this series: February 1, 2010, p. 198. The Postmillennial Interpretation of Revelation 20 The interpretation of Revelation 20, the one passage in Holy Scripture that mentions the millennium, or thousand-year period, is basic to the right understanding of the millennium and, indeed, of the truth of the last things generally. The explanation of the passage by Reformed amillennialism appeared earlier in this treatment of the biblical doctrine of the last things.¹ Here I sketch the interpretation of the passage by the leading...

Rev. Haak is pastor of Georgetown Protestant Reformed Church in Hudsonville, Michigan and radio pastor for the Reformed Witness Hour, on which this message was aired. The subject that we will consider is the single, most important truth of God for you to know. Absolutely everything else in your life, and every other possible concern you might have today, fades into insignificance before this subject. The subject will speak of the only possibility for your soul to stand before God. It will answer the most basic question of human life. That question is this: How shall I be right with...

Previous article in thes series: November 15, 2008, p. 82. Longsuffering is first in the second main group of what is called, in Galatians 5:22, “the fruit of the Spirit.” While the first group of three virtues (love, joy, and peace) seems to emphasize inner virtues, the second group of three virtues (longsuffering, gentleness, and goodness) seems to highlight virtues that are evident in our outward dealings and communication, especially with those of our church families and covenant homes. Longsuffering begins the second set of aspects concerning the fruit of the Spirit because it is basic to gentleness and goodness....

The Infallible Key Of Knowledge 

“Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, Who is even at the right hand of God, Who also maketh intercession for us.” Romans 8:33, 34 Our salvation is complete and perfect! And this is true because all our salvation is the work of God! This great truth the apostle has set forth in that well-known passage which has sometimes been called, “the golden chain of our salvation.” “For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate....