Closer To Heaven
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In a rare joint statement released yesterday, the National Association of Turkeys called on Adventists nationwide to honor Ellen White’s counsel on vegetarianism — specifically warning that ignoring it could result in “unnecessary existential trauma every fourth Thursday of November.” “We’ve been patient,” said Gary, the NAT spokesturkey. “But year after year, Adventists tell us […] Source: https://atoday.org/turkeys-beg-adventists-listen-to-ellen-white-on-vegetarianism/
There are still places in the world where many have never heard the Three Angels’ Message. If God is stirring your heart to serve, do not hesitate. Whether you are medical or non-medical, God has a place for you. When we give, we receive. When we go, we witness God changing lives, including our own. Watch the entire story titled “Ukraine: Hope in the Midst of Despair” here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=G60XFkB5gPg&list=PLGPdsC4UKngvIjmopZVCO04npt1T3zKOR&index=4 Learn how to be part of the mission: https://awr.org #AWR360 #BroadcastToBaptism C5PSP5ZRSTZ3P3DF 4GFW9V3VTDB1EKGT XN2GLSKOFEI7WMLF FBYWVIOBXHVZ6R3Z Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x3sFSDjwqQ4
Daily Lesson for Thursday 27th of November 2025
During the Babylonian exile, the Israelites experienced not only the sad reality of being rootless but also the promise that their relationship with God, though made concrete through the promise of the land, was not conditioned on, and limited to, possessing the land. When the Israelites confessed their sins, repented, and looked for the Lord with all their hearts, God fulfilled His promise again, and He brought them back to their land as a sign of their restoration. That is, He was still their God, even while they were not in the land.
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However, as the promise that Israel would possess the land forever was conditional (Deuteronomy 28:63-64; Joshua 23:13,15; 1 Kings 9:7; 2 Kings 17:23; Jeremiah 12:10-12), so was the promise to resettle and make Israel prosper in the land after the exile. At the same time, prophets of the Old Testament pointed to a restoration that a future Davidic king would bring (Isaiah 9:6-7; Zechariah 9:9,16). This promise was fulfilled in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, in whom all the promises to ancient Israel would have their fulfillment.
In the New Testament, the Promised Land is not mentioned directly, but we are told that the promises of God have been fulfilled in and through Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 1:20, Romans 15:8). Thus, in the light of Christ, the land is reinterpreted, and it becomes the symbol of the spiritual blessings that God plans to give to His faithful people here and now (Ephesians 2:6) and in the hereafter.
The ultimate fulfillment of the divine promise of rest, abundance, and well-being in the land will take place on the new earth, liberated from sin and its consequences. In that sense, as Christians, our hope is based on Christ’s promise that He will return and, after a 1,000-year period in heaven, establish His eternal kingdom on the earth made new. This will be the ultimate fulfillment of all the promises about the land.
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Read John 14:1-3, Titus 2:13, and Revelation 21:1-3. What ultimate hope is found for us here in these verses, and why does the death of Jesus guarantee us the fulfillment of this hope? |
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In Ukraine, many internally displaced families continue to struggle long after the world’s attention has shifted. AWR360° remains on the ground, offering medical care, emotional support and spiritual encouragement—because true ministry does not disappear when the headlines fade. This is Christ’s compassion lived out in real time. Watch the entire story titled “Ukraine: Hope in the Midst of Despair” here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=G60XFkB5gPg&list=PLGPdsC4UKngvIjmopZVCO04npt1T3zKOR&index=4 Learn how you can support ongoing relief and hope: https://awr.org #AWR360 #BroadcastToBaptism C5PSP5ZRSTZ3P3DF 4GFW9V3VTDB1EKGT XN2GLSKOFEI7WMLF FBYWVIOBXHVZ6R3Z Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SgSMcwPCSaY
by Melody Tan | 25 November 2025 | A few weeks ago, a friend told me they had decided to stop attending church. It wasn’t that they no longer believed in God—in fact, they still very much identified as Seventh-day Adventist. The problem was the church they had been attending for the past few years […] Source: https://atoday.org/loving-the-backslider/
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