Bible Commentaries

Ezekiel 48:1-35 — blessed of earth's nations, a fact that stands in evidence as Cause and Results upon the face of the whole earth. "The kingdoms of this world have become the Kingdom of our God and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and ever" (Revelation 11:15). This eternal reign of Christ is not something for some faroff tomorrow. It is going on now. Christ has been reigning ever since Almighty God committed into his hands "All authority in heaven and upon earth"; and it will continue until the last enemy,

Daniel 9:24-27 — 21. Furthermore, Christ warned the Christians that, "When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place, then let them that are in Judea flee unto the mountains" (Matthew 24:15-16). Many Christian commentators have pointed out that the Christians indeed heeded that warning. Eusebius tells how the Christians fled from Jerusalem when the Romans most unpredictably lifted their siege, a fact that even Josephus noted.Flavius Josephus,

Jonah 4:11 — this ending. The Divine question, "Should not I have pity?" remains unanswered. Its echoes are heard still above every crowded haunt of men. Above the stir, and din, and wickedness the Infinite Compassion is still brooding."J. R. Dummelow, op. cit., p. 577. This book began with Jonah running away from God; "And when the book is over, Jonah is still rebelling against God."James T. Draper, Jr., op. cit., p. 89. He is not any longer running away, but he is far away from him in mind and spirit. The evangelical