Inside Story for Friday 14th of June 2024 By Andrew McChesney Sara thought about the Seventh-day Adventist Church as she helped her mother sell pork and beer in Mozambique in southeast Africa. Why do Adventists go to church on Saturday? she wondered. As a small girl, Sara had gone to the Adventist Church several times … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 14th of June 2024 Worshiping the beast and its image alludes to Daniel 3:1-30, in which Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were commanded by the king of Babylon to bow down to a golden image or be thrown into a fiery furnace. Ancient Babylon, modern Babylon—the issue is worship. True worship springs … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 13th of June 2024 Read Revelation 13:1-18:11-18. How does this second beast differ from the first beast of Revelation 13:1-18? The first beast rose out of the sea; the second beast comes “up out of the earth” (Revelation 13:11, NKJV). The sea represents “peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues” (Revelation 17:15, NKJV). … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 12th of June 2024 Rather than worshiping the beast, God’s people find their greatest joy and highest delight in worshiping Him. Their obedience springs from their heart of love. They are committed to Him because they know how committed He is to them. Read Revelation 13:5. Write this identifying characteristic in … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 11th of June 2024 Read Revelation 13:1-18:1-2. Where does this beast rise from, and who gives it authority? The book of Revelation identifies the dragon primarily as Satan. Revelation 12:3-5 says the dragon attempted to destroy, “as soon as it was born,” the “male Child,” who was later “caught up to … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 10th of June 2024 The mark of the beast prophecy in Revelation 13:1-18 tells us about the fiercest and very worst stage of Satan’s war against God. Ever since Jesus died on the cross, the enemy has known he was defeated, but he is determined to take as many as possible … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 9th of June 2024 The message of Revelation is much more than cryptic symbols, strange beasts, and odd images. It speaks of eternal truths given by a loving God to an end-time generation. The conflict between Christ and Satan began in heaven over worship. It will come to its final climax … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 8th of June 2024 Read for This Week’s Study Revelation 14:7,9,12; Revelation 4:11; Revelation 13:1-2; Revelation 12:3-5,17; Revelation 13:11-18. Memory Text: “ ‘Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth’ ” (John 17:17, NKJV). There is a relatively new medical device called a biochip or VeriChip, about the size of … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 7th of June 2024 By Andrew McChesney The Nigerian town of Umuacha is located at a strategic crossroads. The town boasts a big market that attracts daily crowds from neighboring towns. But it lacked a Seventh-day Adventist church. The absence of an Adventist church was astonishing because Adventist churches had been … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 7th of June 2024 A recent book by Lee Strobel, The Case for Heaven, is premised on the idea that, at death, the dead remain alive in some kind of conscious existence, with “near death experiences” (NDEs) being used as part of the “proof.” One example: “Another girl, who had an … Continue reading –>
