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22/09/2025

Chapter 1 of The Great Controversy, which is titled “The Destruction of Jerusalem.” I’ll give you a clear discussion in points so you can understand its meaning and application for today:

Summary of Chapter 1
The chapter begins by describing Jesus weeping over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41–44). He foresaw its rejection of Him as the Messiah and the terrible destruction that would follow.

The Jewish nation rejected God’s mercy and clung to traditions rather than obeying His word.

Jesus warned of Jerusalem’s fall, and in AD 70, the Roman armies under Titus destroyed the city.

Over a million people died, and the temple was completely burned, just as Jesus had prophesied (Matthew 24:2).

The destruction of Jerusalem was not just a military disaster—it was a direct result of rejecting God’s protection after rejecting Christ.

Key Themes
Rejection of Christ leads to ruin

The Jews had been given light, truth, and privilege, but unbelief and pride blinded them.

This shows the danger of resisting God’s appeals.

Fulfillment of prophecy

Jesus’ words about Jerusalem’s destruction were literally fulfilled, proving the reliability of Bible prophecy.

What He said about the end of the world will also surely happen.

Judgment and mercy

God gave Jerusalem many opportunities to repent.

Judgment only came after persistent rejection of His grace.

Warning for today

Just as Jerusalem perished for rejecting truth, so the world will face destruction if it continues in sin.

Christians today must remain watchful and faithful, preparing for Christ’s second coming.

Lessons for Christians Today
Spiritual blindness is dangerous: If we ignore God’s voice and prefer traditions, materialism, or worldly pleasures, we risk the same fate as Jerusalem.

Obedience is protection: Those who believed Christ’s warning fled to Pella and were saved. Likewise, obedience to God’s word protects us.

End-time relevance: The destruction of Jerusalem is a foreshadowing of the final judgment at the end of t

22/09/2025

Chapter 1—The Destruction of Jerusalem

“If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.” Luke 19:42-44. GC 17.1

From the crest of Olivet, Jesus looked upon Jerusalem. Fair and peaceful was the scene spread out before Him. It was the season of the Passover, and from all lands the children of Jacob had gathered there to celebrate the great national festival. In the midst of gardens and vineyards, and green slopes studded with pilgrims’ tents, rose the terraced hills, the stately palaces, and massive bulwarks of Israel’s capital. The daughter of Zion seemed in her pride to say, I sit a queen and shall see no sorrow; as lovely then, and deeming herself as secure in Heaven’s favor, as when, ages before, the royal minstrel sang: “Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, ... the city of the great King.” Psalm 48:2. In full view were the magnificent buildings of the temple. The rays of the setting sun lighted up the snowy whiteness of its marble walls and gleamed from golden gate and tower and pinnacle. “The perfection of beauty” it stood, the pride of the Jewish nation. What child of Israel could gaze upon the scene without a thrill of joy and admiration! But far other thoughts occupied the mind of Jesus. “When He was come near, He beheld the city, and wept over it.” Luke 19:41. Amid the universal rejoicing of the triumphal entry, while palm branches waved, while glad hosannas awoke the echoes of the hills, and thousands of voices declared Him king, the world’s Redeemer was overwhelmed with a sudden and mysterious sorrow.

08/11/2023

08/11/2023

Education, Education Education, people are seeking education day and night, parents are sending their children to good schools, paying huge some of money to obtain the best education.Students on the other hand irrespective of their education level struggle day and night to obtain good grades to take them to greater heights and to obtain good paying jobs at end of it all . However, the results have all these sacrifices may not work well as we expected.We can obtain the highest education but fails to secure as a good paying job. We can have well trained individuals in the best universities but without character. We can obtain good jobs but still no satisfaction.Friends we need to understand that as we seek this essential worldly education whose aim is gratification of selfish ambition and worldly success we should remember that there is a true education.
True education means more than taking a certain course of study. It is broad. It includes the harmonious development of all the physical powers and the mental faculties. It teaches the love and fear of God, and is a preparation for the faithful discharge of life’s duties.
There is another kind of education that is very different. Its fundamental principle, as stated by the greatest Teacher the world has ever known, is, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness.” Matthew 6:33. Its aim is not selfish; its purpose is to honor God and to serve Him in the world. Both the studies pursued and the industrial training sought have this object in view. The word of God is studied; a vital connection with God is maintained, and the better feelings and traits of character are brought into exercise. This kind of education produces results as lasting as eternity. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Proverbs 9:10), and better than all knowledge.If men could see for a moment beyond the range of finite vision, if they could catch a glimpse of the Eternal, every mouth would be stopped in its boasting.

08/11/2023

Education, Education Education, people are seeking education day and night, parents are sending their children to good schools, paying huge some of money to obtain the best education.Students on the other hand irrespective of their education level struggle day and night to obtain good grades to take them to greater heights and to obtain good paying jobs at end of it all . However, the results have all these sacrifices may not work well as we expected.We can obtain the highest education but fails to secure as a good paying job. We can have well trained individuals in the best universities but without character. We can obtain good jobs but still no satisfaction.Friends we need to understand that as we seek this essential worldly education whose aim is gratification of selfish ambition and worldly success we should remember that there is a true education.
True education means more than taking a certain course of study. It is broad. It includes the harmonious development of all the physical powers and the mental faculties. It teaches the love and fear of God, and is a preparation for the faithful discharge of life’s duties.
There is another kind of education that is very different. Its fundamental principle, as stated by the greatest Teacher the world has ever known, is, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness.” Matthew 6:33. Its aim is not selfish; its purpose is to honor God and to serve Him in the world. Both the studies pursued and the industrial training sought have this object in view. The word of God is studied; a vital connection with God is maintained, and the better feelings and traits of character are brought into exercise. This kind of education produces results as lasting as eternity. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Proverbs 9:10), and better than all knowledge.If men could see for a moment beyond the range of finite vision, if they could catch a glimpse of the Eternal, every mouth would be stopped in its boasting. Men living in this little atom of a world are finite; God has unnumbered worlds that are obedient to His laws and are conducted with reference to His glory. When men have gone as far in scientific research as their limited powers will permit, there is still an infinity beyond what they can apprehend. In Conclusion if we can seek God and understand His will daily then He shall guide us in all knowledge and wisdom .We shall understand and discover great things .We shall have a society with a heavenly character and we shall always have satisfaction in what we have because God Himself shall supply to our needs.Be blessed

31/10/2023

Our Excuses: Inconvenience
Jonah’s experience in the belly of the fish (see Jonah 2:1-10) was a dramatic show of God’s love and mercy, and Jonah’s prayer reveals that he didn’t miss God’s message of love. But just because he had had an incredible encounter with God didn’t mean that his old thought habits or attitudes would easily change, even though he went to Nineveh anyway.
Read Jonah 3:1-10. How did the people respond to what Jonah had preached? What lessons are here for us about witnessing?
Whatever Jonah’s personal feelings about the Ninevites, he preached what God told him to, and the results were astonishing. The Ninevites were moved to repentance! Yes, Jonah had to go through a lot, to do what he didn’t want to do, but when he did it, God was glorified.
Thus, God’s mission is carried forward on the shoulders of those who are willing to sacrifice, even if reluctantly. Our values must give way to God’s priority for the lost. Like Jonah, we sometimes harbor prejudices that keep us from reaching out to a person or group.
Having to face our prejudices requires humility. Mission also requires time and emotional energy. Investing in others’ lives and truly caring for them can be taxing. In an age when we are stressed keeping up with our own lives and problems, providing emotional support can seem just too exhausting.

And finally, being involved in mission often requires that we change how we feel about and use our money. Whether related to providing care for people, purchasing literature and outreach materials, or paying for services or conveniences to free up time for mission work, there are expenses related to mission. Whatever form it may take, mission work requires sacrifice.

The good news is that in spite of Jonah’s inadequacies, God worked powerfully in bringing the Ninevites to repentance.

22/10/2023

JESUS IS COMING!!!
(D) TESTIMONY FROM JESUS CHRIST

1. "1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also" (John 14:1-3).

2. "For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works" (Matthew 16:27).

3. "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory" (Matthew 24:30).

4. "Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven" (Matthew 26:64).

5. "When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:" (Matthew 25:31).

6. "For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels" (Luke 9:26).

7. "Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book" (Revelation 22:7).

8. "And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be" (Revelation 22:12).

9. "He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus" (Revelation 22:20).

I thought you were going to say an Amen to that; for Christ Himself said: "Surely I come quickly". Beloved, these are not the only promises in God's Word that affirm the certainty of Christ's second coming.Be blessed

22/10/2023

JESUS IS COMING!!!
(C) TESTIMONY FROM ANGELS

1. "9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven" (Acts 1:9-11).

22/10/2023

JESUS IS COMING!!!
(B) TESTIMONY FROM APOSTLES AND DISCIPLES

1. "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first" (1 Thessalonians 4:16).

2. "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation" (Hebrews 9:28).

3. "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is" (1 John 3:2).

4. "7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. 8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh" (James 5:7-8).

5. "And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away" (1 Peter 5:4).

6. "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen" (Revelation 1:7).

22/10/2023

THE PROMISE OF CHRIST'S SECOND COMING
The topic for this study is: The Promise of Christ's Second Coming. In this study we are going to glean from Scripture some of the promises in relation to the Second Coming of Christ.

Many in our world today, mock at the certainty of Christ's second coming. In fact, this attitude was prophesied by the apostle Peter in the early days of the Christian church. From the 2 Peter 3:3-4, we read the following in relation to scoffers in the last days:
"3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation."
Beloved, from the apostle Peter, we are told clearly that in the final hours of this earth’s history, people are going to mock at the certainty of Christ's soon return. But friends, this mockery by the ungodly in relation to Christ's return should not discourage us; for the Bible gives us a solid foundation on which we can build the hope of our Saviour's soon return.

Friends, from the testimony of patriarchs and prophets, apostles and disciples, angels and even from the lips of Christ Himself; we receive great assurances in the Word of God that our Lord and Saviour will soon come again. At this point, I want us to go through some of the evidences from Scripture that solidify our faith that Christ will come again:

A) TESTIMONY FROM PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS
1. "25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: 26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: 27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me" (Job 19:25-27).

2. "When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory" (Psalm 102:16).

3. "8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears