Heralds Digest

  “ So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, Even all the Gentiles who are called by My name, Says the Lord who does all these things.’ “Known to God from eternity are all His works .” Acts 15 : 17 - 18 NKJV In the word of apostle James, God’s plan of redemption and the evolution of dispensation along the way are pretty known to Him…but the pathway is full of surprises in human intelligence. Unfortunately, the reality of warped works in life’s social, career, and ministerial engagements is driving idolatry and the worship of any known superior intelligence in our world. Whereas, God’s plan of redemption embodies the comprehensive actions and inaction of the human race towards a singular purpose: “ So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord ”. For example, the martyrdom of Stephen by the instigation of Saul, the amazing arrest of Saul and conversion to Paul on his way to Damascus for increasing persecution of saints, and his suffering and surrendering to the cause of pre...

  ““ When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and when they turn back to You and confess Your name, and pray and make supplication to You in this temple, then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers .” I Kings 8 : 33 - 34 NKJV While reflecting on the projected WWIII of the ongoing Israel-Iran war, it is always cheap for believers to place their sentiment on the biblical covenant of God with the people of Israel without underscoring the condition. It is instructive to note that even king Solomon failed before the end of his reign to keep the terms of a triumphant temple. Therefore believers, irrespective of their current national affiliations and including Israel and Iran, are now the spiritual people of Israel and holders of the divine promise of a triumphant temple. And as rightly emphasized in the New Testament, “ And what agreement has the templ...