Mission has come to life in local church communities with the help of the Mission Impact Fund. This new fund created by the World Church is an investment in creative and innovative mission initiatives working to reach the world for Jesus. This week on ANN, learn how the Bible and Local Community project in Ethiopia and the Adventist Youth Center of Influence in Togo are impacting the lives of many. Find this story and more on our website, adventist.news. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No-dnLxsShM
Socialight 72 – Nino Plano – Una vita con una vocazione
Nuovo ospite su Socialight! Questa settimana ci raggiunge Nino Plano, un pastore con la passione per i giovani. In questa prima parte conosceremo la sua storia, le sue esperienze di vita, la sua fede, le sfide attuali all'interno della Chiesa e molto altro ancora. ⏯ Non perdetevi questo incontro! Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/socialight_podcast/
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Versetto introduttivo: Luca 7:44-46 Meditazione a cura del past. Corneliu Benone Lupu Registrato presso la Chiesa Cristiana Avventista del 7° giorno il 19 novembre 2022 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbY6XFhrIto
Growing in Grace [How to Reflect More On God’s Grace] #cuts #ANNInDepth
If you have genuinely experienced God's grace, you will want to extend it to others, but how can we reflect more on His grace? This #cut clip from the video, "Legalism vs. Grace [Navigating Between the Two]" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtU0Hzk91ng&list=PL-k2Gb-DBYo8z8roW1briblbYYPS-HpyE&index=21, reminds us of God's great love for us; despite our sins and transgressions, God is willing to forgive us. This is the grace He freely and lovingly gives to us each day. Our past and present do not define us, but who we can become in Jesus defines us. Jesus loves us; believe it! He consistently gives us His unconditional love so we can extend it to others. Watch the video to learn how we can reflect more on God's amazing grace. ———————————————————————————— The Seventh-day Adventist Church has been an established denomination since 1863. It is a global Christian family with over 21 million members who hold the Bible as the ultimate authority. We are believers who promise to help people understand the Bible and find freedom, healing, and hope in Jesus. Want to learn more about the Seventh-day Adventist Church? Visit our website at: https://www.adventist.org/ Click the notification bell so that you never miss a new video! Find us on social media by following the links below:
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Thursday: The Souls Under the Altar
Read Revelation 6:9-11. How can the “souls” of the dead martyrs cry “under the altar”?
The opening of the fifth Apocalyptic seal reveals an unusual scene. The souls of the martyrs were seen metaphorically “under the altar” crying to God for vengeance (Revelation 6:9-11). Some commentators are inclined to identify this “altar” as the altar of incense mentioned under the seventh seal (Revelation 8:1-6). But the reference to “blood” (instead of “incense”) in Revelation 6:9-11 leads us to see here an allusion to the altar of burnt offering, where the blood of the sacrifices was poured (Leviticus 4:18, Leviticus 4:30, Leviticus 4:34). As the blood of those sacrifices used to be sprinkled around the altar, so the blood of the martyrs was symbolically poured at God’s altar when, by remaining faithful to the word of God and the testimony of Jesus (Revelation 6:9, see also Revelation 12:17, Revelation 14:12), they lost their lives.
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The “souls” under the altar are also symbolic. By taking them literally, one would have to conclude that the martyrs are not fully happy in heaven, for they are still crying out for vengeance. This hardly sounds as if they are enjoying the reward of salvation. The desire for vengeance can make your life miserable. But your death, as well?
Also, it’s important to remember that John was not given a view of heaven as it actually is. “There are no white, red, black, or pale horses there with warlike riders. Jesus does not appear there in the form of a lamb with a bleeding knife wound. The four beasts do not represent actual winged creatures of the animal characteristics noted. … Likewise, there are no ‘souls’ lying at the base of an altar in heaven. The whole scene was a pictorial and symbolic representation.” — The SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 7, p. 778.
George E. Ladd, a non-Adventist, wrote (again sounding like an Adventist): “In the present instance [Revelation 6:9-11], the altar is clearly the altar of sacrifice where sacrificial blood was poured. The fact that John saw the souls of the martyrs under the altar has nothing to do with the state of the dead or their situation in the intermediate state; it is merely a vivid way of picturing the fact that they had been martyred in the name of their God.” — A Commentary on the Revelation of John (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1972), p. 103.
| Who (especially of those who have been victims of injustice) hasn’t cried out for justice, which has not yet come? Why must we, by faith, trust that ultimately the justice so lacking in this world will nevertheless come? What comfort can you draw from this wonderful promise? |
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