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Nebuchadnezzar, “My Servant”
by John R Ecob DD And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him. And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very time...
Can Revelation be Interpreted Chronologically?
John R.Ecob D.D. There is an attack on the truth of the Lord’s return today and especially about when the Rapture will occur. Scripture clearly teaches that the 7-year Tribulation begins with the signing of a 7-year covenant between Israel and a Roman Prince (Daniel...
The Bottomless Pit
John R.Ecob D.D. Life after death is a great mystery to mankind and pagans have invented theories to explain what happens to the soul when the body fails. Atheists think we die like animals with no future existence beyond the grave. Eastern religions teach...
Lockdown: A Luxury Many Can’t Afford
Many Australians have had their lives disrupted by the imposed Corona Virus lockdown but fortunately with the computer technology we have available to us numbers of employees are being payed because they can still work from home. As distressing as it may be if a...
The Gospel of the Kingdom
John R. Ecob DD To rightly divide the Word of Truth one must recognize the dispensations of Law and Grace. The Age of Law finished in Acts chapter 1 and the Age of the Church began in Acts chapter 2. The Church age will finish when the Church is Raptured and the 70th...
Pre-Tribulation, Mid-Tribulation or a Post-Tribulation Rapture
by John Ecob The Amillennialists ridicule any teaching about a Rapture of the Church and deny that there will be a millennial reign of Christ on earth after the 2nd Advent. Consequently they place the Rapture of the Church at the second coming of Christ in a general...
Abandoned
Leila James was born in 1929. At the age of four Leila was taken by her parents to the Barcaldine Railway Station in outback Queensland. Her mother got on the train and her father left Leila on the station platform but unfortunately that was the last time she ever saw...
Joy to the World
The hymn, “Joy to the World” has an interesting history. It was written by Isaac Watts and the music for the Carol was written by the famous composer George Frederick Handel who wrote “Handel’s Messiah”. Isaac Watts, the author of Joy to the World was born in 1674....
The Beauty of Bethlehem
In the days of Jesus, Bethlehem would have been a beautiful place as it is in the Hill country of Judea. It is 2550 feet above sea level and is between 5-6 miles from the city of Jerusalem. Today Bethlehem is not so beautiful. A number of years ago I personally...
Does the Rapture Start the 70th Week?
Some have asserted that because the Church is NOT to be looking for the Antichrist, but for Christ at the Rapture, therefore there must be a gap between the two events. It sounds “spiritual” to be so focused on Christ that we neglect the Antichrist but it has not one...
The Amazing Horse
by Vince Wall The horse is the one animal that has transformed civilization more than any other. Before modern machines the horse was integral in the development of many cultures throughout the world. As well as transportation, the horse has been used in warfare,...
Cessation of the Sign Gifts
John R. Ecob D.D. The early church was blessed with gifts of the Spirit that were supernatural and therefore were called sign gifts. These included the gift of prophecy and the gift of languages called tongues. In the Old Testament God spoke to Israel by His prophets...