Jesus’ Baptism. ‘You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased’ ” (Mark 1:11).

The Messenger. 20 “Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared -Exodus 23:20

A Second Chance. Mark clearly recovered from his failure, almost certainly through the trust that his cousin, Barnabas, placed in him.

However, from early times, each of the canonical Gospels has been associated with either an apostle (Matthew, John) or with a companion of an apostle. For example, the Gospel of Luke is linked with Paul (see Colossians 4:14;

The Beginning of the Gospel. The story of Peter’s escape from prison and the subsequent actions and then the death of Herod are replete with striking, even humorous, contrasts between Peter and the king.

The whole wicked world. The whole wicked world stand arraigned at the bar of God on the charge of high treason against the government of heaven. The Great Controversy, pp. 666.

Two Eternities. Everyone must be convinced that God has been fair and just in all His ways. Ultimately, every knee shall bow and acknowledge God’s justice in the great controversy. That there was never any justification for rebellion against God.

Judgment in the Millennium. At the close of the millennium, not only are all the wicked raised to life, but the Holy City, New Jerusalem, descends to earth from heaven (Rev. 21:2)

The Millennium on Earth. The imagery in Revelation 20:1–3 is symbolic. Satan is not literally bound with a chain and locked in a pit. For 1,000 years, he is confined to this desolate, depopulated earth, bound by the circumstances he

himself has created.

Hope in Jesus’ Soon Return. Jesus’ words, “ ‘Let not your heart be troubled, are His reassurance that He will never leave us and is coming again to take us home. This world is not our home. A better day is coming