https://odb.org/2026/06/10/no-more Revelation 21:1–5 (NIV): 21 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed forContinue reading “Eden recreated – Revelation 21”
Category Archives: Book of Life
Glimpses of the glory of God
https://odb.org/2026/05/20/the-fountain-of-joy 1 Corinthians 13:8–13 (NIV): 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11 When I was aContinue reading “Glimpses of the glory of God”
Repent and He will forgive us our sins
https://odb.org/2026/04/06/not-my-fault Exodus 32:19–24 (NIV): 19 When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces at the foot of the mountain. 20 And he took the calf the people had made and burned it in the fire; then heContinue reading “Repent and He will forgive us our sins”
Survivors on the lifeboat to eternal life
https://odb.org/2026/01/23/survivor Romans 9:22–29 (NIV): 22 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction? 23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory—24 evenContinue reading “Survivors on the lifeboat to eternal life”
Beauty out of tragedy
https://odb.org/2025/09/26/beauty-out-of-tragedy Genesis 2:8–9 (NIV): 8 Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. 9 The LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the gardenContinue reading “Beauty out of tragedy”
Heirs in Christ
https://odb.org/2025/03/11/heirs-of-gods-salvation Galatians 4:1–7 (NIV): What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. 2 The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. 3 So also, when we were underage, we were in slaveryContinue reading “Heirs in Christ”
It is finished
https://odb.org/2025/01/08/a-deaf-heart John19:30 NIV – When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Hebrews 2:9, 14-15 NIV – 9 But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor becauseContinue reading “It is finished”
God saw that it was good
https://odb.org/2024/12/19/gods-view-of-us Genesis 1:9-10 – 9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. It is superb and excellent thatContinue reading “God saw that it was good”
Chernobyl and life eternal
https://odb.org/2024/12/04/when-life-appeared A few years back, I saw a very touching and outstanding documentary on life in Chernobyl. Because of the nuclear leaks and the resulting deadly radioactive contamination in 1986, people and animals there had either left or were killed, leaving behind signs of everyday life but devoid of life. Thus, you have left behindContinue reading “Chernobyl and life eternal”
Our appointment with death
https://odb.org/2024/11/21/the-appointment Hebrews 9 NIV: 27 Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, 28 so Christ was sacrificed oncei to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. RomansContinue reading “Our appointment with death”
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