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Animals in Heaven?

The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. Isaiah 65:25 Do you think this is symbolic language or literal? Though there is reasonable debate, I believe there will be animals in heaven. They are prevalent in God’s creation and reveal His beauty, His intricacy of design,…
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Close to the Brokenhearted

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 The nearness of God, like much of our spiritual life, is difficult to explain or describe but is more clearly learned through experience. And even then, our understandings will differ because we each experience it in our own way. God is relational…
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God, my Rock – Jehovah Tsur

The Lord is my Rock and my Fortress and my Deliverer, my God, my Rock, in whom I take refuge, my Shield, and the Horn of my salvation, my Stronghold. Psalm 18:2 The Lord is my Rock. We use similar terminology even today speaking of a trusted friend as a “rock” who got us through a tough time. We mean someone reliable, stable, and…
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His Resurrected Body and Ours

And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by His power. 1 Corinthians 6:14 The resurrection of Jesus is the hope to which we believers all cling. It is the expression of His love, the means of salvation, the offer of reconciliation, the forgiveness of sins, the proof of victory and the…
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