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24 June 2025 | According to multiple reports: The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Kenya has ruled that the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Central Rift Valley Conference, must compensate former employee Jescah Gesare over KSh 800,000 [US$ 6,20o] for unfair dismissal. The lawsuit was founded on the church’s suspicion that Gesare was having an […] Source: https://atoday.org/former-employee-wins-court-case-against-central-rift-valley-conference-for-unethical-dismissal/
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 25th of June 2025
One of Babylon’s strengths was the way that the Euphrates River flowed underneath its walls, providing the city with an unlimited supply of water. It also proved to be its weakness. Nitocris, an ancient Babylonian queen, had created earthen works along the river to develop it as a route to the city. In the process, she had diverted the river into a swamp to allow crews to work comfortably. Cyrus realized that he could do the same thing: dry up the Euphrates enough that he could comfortably march his troops under the wall. Once inside the city walls, he found the defensive walls that followed the river through the city unguarded, and the city fell in a single night. The ancient Greek historian Herodotus tells us that “those who lived in the centre of Babylon had no idea that the suburbs had fallen, for it was a time of festival, and all were dancing, and indulging themselves in pleasures.”—Herodotus, The Histories, trans. Tom Holland (New York: Penguin, 2015), p. 94. Can there be any doubt that this is the same feast as portrayed in Daniel 5:1-31?
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In explaining how to discern the signs of the times, Jesus warned His disciples, “ ‘Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into’ ” (Matthew 24:42-43, NKJV). Just as in the fall of Babylon, the sudden appearance of Christ will catch modern Babylon by surprise. It does not need to be this way, however; we have been given ample evidence of the soon coming of Jesus in a multitude of detailed prophecies.
The world will not be caught by surprise merely because it is ignorant of what God has predicted; it will be surprised because it has chosen not to believe what God has said would happen.
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Read Revelation 16:15. Even amid these end-time warnings, what gospel message is found there? What does it mean to not “walk naked”? |
(1)Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/25b-13-the-drying-of-the-euphrates/
Members of Sleep Hollow Adventist congregation found themselves reflecting deeply on the concept of time this Sabbath, as Pastor Harold Jenkins’ sermon on “The Shortness of Time” stretched well into its third hour, challenging both the endurance and the faith of those in attendance. The sermon, which began with an energetic reading of Romans 13:11 […] Source: https://atoday.org/satire-pastors-sermon-on-shortness-of-time-enters-third-hour/
"If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer" (Matthew 21:22, NIV).
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https://wkf.ms/3DBuapQ Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTh1lgwitcA
Join It Is Written Sabbath School host Eric Flickinger and this quarter’s author, Shawn Boonstra, as they provide additional insights into this week’s Sabbath School lesson.”
(0)Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/13-images-of-the-end-it-is-written-discussions-with-the-author/
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