Oh that Canada / USA border closure! We have finally just received the past three months of mail from our Ferndale PO Box, which is now closed, in late January. So as a temporary measure, please direct all mail and correspondence to our Canadian address.
PO Box 31137 RPO Thunderbird
Langley, BC V1M 0A9
Canada
Bob Vermaat’s column “A Christian Israelite View” has drawn a wide following and is often reprinted in other publications. A retired carpenter, he and his wife came to the message after reading an article in a newspaper, an article that instantly led them to the truth. That was thirty years ago and it began his mainly one on one ministry of spreading news of the Gospel of the Kingdom and the Israel Truth. He attributes his growing knowledge partly through brief associations with such scholarly pastors such as Karl Schott, Sheldon Emry, Robert Record, George Southwick and Bob Bell. We are indeed pleased that approximately two years ago Bob agreed to become president of this Association and he has proved his teaching abilities through meetings that he chairs during Sunday services. He is also an accomplished Gospel singer and inspires those of us who are fortunate to listen. A modest man, he understands that each time he sits down to study Scripture, a new understanding comes to life and he is always astounded by what he learns.
“And they shall turn away their ears from truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” (2Tim. 4:4) In the world we live in today there are very few absolutes. People tend to live in a make-believe world in order to escape the reality of everyday life. Some live in the world of sports, secretly wishing…
Long, long, long ago there was an energy, there was a force, there was a power, there was a Spirit. It existed, it was there, it did not start or come into being, because it was. It was, it is, and it will ever be. It throbbed, it pulsated in the vast void called space….
Our Bible is full of promises and prophecies, especially the Old Testament and to a lesser extent the New Testament also. Promises and prophecies are not the same, even though they are often overlapping and intertwined. Promises are by and large expressions of God’s intent as to what He will do, and what is in…
Most if not all of us are aware of the three “R’s” of basic education, as it used to be taught in the schools, before the days of sophistication and modern philosophy. The sad fact is that nowadays the basics are not being taught, with the result that a lot of the students are both…
War! It’s about all we hear about these days. Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and mostly in the news today, Syria. It’s nothing new, of course, it seems Israel of old was always preparing for war. For example, we know from Numbers 1 that our Lord God commanded Moses to number the people in order to…
“…As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.” Jn. 20:21 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him…” Rev. 3:20 It was dark when I opened my eyes. Really dark! And when I tried to look…
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) The most watched election, worldwide, in the last twenty or thirty years is behind us and our Manasseh brethren in the US have opted for four more years of Barack Obama, thought by many to be a…
It is a small wonder that anyone living in today’s world can keep his or her sanity. Look around you when you are on the street, or in a shopping mall, or restaurant and you will often see people, especially the younger generation walking about in jeans with tears and holes on the knee, thighs…
From Saskatchewan: Dear Editor, I have always been confused about Zechariah 13:9. Can you give me your thoughts about the third brought through the fire, as well as how this chapter fits chapter 14. Reply by Bob Vermaat Zechariah’s prophecy for the last days “When looking at chapter 13 and 14 of Zechariah it is…
“Think not that I am come to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace but a sword.” (Mat. 10:34). How true are those words uttered by our Lord almost two thousand years ago. Even though the main thrust of His message was one of peace and comfort, in this discourse in…
