After relating terrible events that must happen before Christ’s coming, this text leaves believers with a simple message – Stand Firm!
When it looked like God had forgotten his people, he remembered his covenant promises.
The loss of the Ark from Israel anticipated the way of approaching God through Christ and also warns against faith that is merely outward...
The model described in Colossians 4:2-6 of ministry to those outside the church is very simple: pray, walk, and talk.