Author: Shalem John

The Holy Spirit is God and He carries out definite functions in the world. The Bible records that the Holy Spirit is very active not only in the lives of the people but also in the universe. In the Old Testament times, the Holy Spirit came on a person and carried out certain function and then left the person (Jud. 6:34, 11:29, 1 Sam. 16:14 Ps. 51:11). But the New Testament teaches that the Holy Spirit dwells in the lives of the believers and the Church (John 14:16) 1. The Work of the Holy Spirit in Creation The Holy Spirit…

One night in the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had a terrifying nightmare, and awoke trembling with fear. And to make matters worse, he couldn’t remember his dream! He immediately called in all his magicians, in cantationists, sorcerers, and astrologers, and demanded that they tell him what his dream had been. “I’ve had a terrible nightmare,” he said as they stood before him, “and I can’t remember what it was. Tell me, for I fear some tragedy awaits me.” 4 Then the astrologers (speaking in Aramaic) said to the king, “Sir, tell us the dream and then we can…

PART-1 Three years after King Jehoiakim began to rule in Judah, Babylon’s king Nebuchadnezzar attacked Jerusalem with his armies, and the Lord gave him victory over Jehoiakim. When he returned to Babylon, he took along some of the sacred cups from the temple of God, and placed them in the treasury of his god in the land of Shinar. 3, 4 Then he ordered Ashpenaz, who was in charge of his palace personnel, to select some of the Jewish youths brought back as captives-young men of the royal family and nobility of Judah and to teach them the Chaldean language…