The Old Testament Hope – Hit the Mark
In Lesson 4, The Old Testament Hope, we learn valuable insight into dealing with death. Join the discussion.
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Jude 9, Luke 9:28-36, 1 Kings 17:8-24, Luke 7:11-17, Mark 5:35-43, John 11:1-44. Memory Text: “Jesus said to her, ’I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die forever. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26, , … Continue reading –>
Sharing Living Water By David Maldonado Antonio Maldonado didn’t know much English, so he motioned to an interpreter at the reception at the U.S. White House in Washington. Antonio, a member of a mining delegation visiting from Peru, saw that the guests were being served fine whiskey, but he simply wanted a glass of pure … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “Visions of Future Glory,” Pages 722-733, in Prophets and Kings. Modern science teaches that all matter is composed of atoms, themselves made up of two smaller particles, quarks and leptons, which are believed to be the building blocks of all physical reality. If, then, at the core the physical world is quarks … Continue reading –>
You can view an in-depth discussion of Hope in the Old Testament in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image to view: With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life. (6)
Continue reading -->As we will see, the New Testament talks a great deal about the resurrection of the dead; and, as we have already seen, the idea of the resurrection of the dead appears in the Old Testament, as well. These people, in Old Testament times, had the hope of the final resurrection that we do. Martha, … Continue reading –>
Join It Is Written Sabbath School host Eric Flickinger and this quarter’s author, Dr. Alberto Timm, as they provide additional insights into this week’s Sabbath School lesson, “The Old Testament Hope.” (5)
Continue reading -->The Bible has the answer to the question of where the dead are now. In the Old Testament, Daniel was not told that he would be in heaven the moment he died. Instead he was told, “But you, go your way till the end; for you shall rest, and will arise to your inheritance at … Continue reading –>
Read Isaiah 26:14 and Isaiah 26:19. What is the contrast between those who will perish forever (Isaiah 26:14; see also Malachi 4:1) and those who will receive eternal life (Isaiah 26:19)? The book of Isaiah presents a major contrast between the majesty of God and our human fragility (see Isaiah chapter 40). Though we are like the grass that withers and the … Continue reading –>
In Lesson 4, The Old Testament Hope, we learn valuable insight into dealing with death. Join the discussion.
Key Thought: The Old Testament hope is grounded on the final resurrection of the dead. If God was able to create life in the first place, why shouldn’t we believe in His capacity to recreate life and restore its original identity? October 22, 2022 1. Have a volunteer read Job 19:25-27. Ask class members to … Continue reading –>
Read Psalm 71:1-24. What did David imply when he asked God to bring him up “again from the depths of the earth” (Psalm 71:20, NKJV)? In Psalm 49:1-20 we found a touching expression of hope in the resurrection, in contrast to the false assurance of the fool who trusted in his wealth. In Psalm 71:1-24, David seeks … Continue reading –>
The theme hymn for this quarter’s studies “On Death, Dying and the FUTURE HOPE” is Hymn 214 – We Have This Hope. The Memory Text shows us the first hymns for this week: Hymn 304 – Faith Of Our Fathers, Hymn 608 – Faith Is The Victory and Hymn 518 – Standing On The Promises. The … Continue reading –>