by The Herald of Hope | Feb 1, 2021 | Articles, Biblical Subjects
by John R Ecob DD Often the parable of the five wise and five foolish virgins are seen as the Lord coming for His Bride, the Church, at the Rapture but I have a concern about that interpretation. There is not one mention of the Bride in the parable and you can’t have...
by The Herald of Hope | Sep 21, 2020 | Articles, Biblical Subjects
by John R Ecob DD Seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and...
by The Herald of Hope | Sep 7, 2020 | Articles, Biblical Subjects
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...
by The Herald of Hope | Jun 1, 2020 | Articles, Biblical Subjects
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...
by The Herald of Hope | Jan 27, 2020 | Articles, Biblical Subjects
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...
by The Herald of Hope | Dec 20, 2019 | Articles, Biblical Subjects
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...