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  • Isaiah 62:1-4
  • vernal – of or relating to spring
  • zephyr – the west wind; a gentle breeze
  • Isaiah 62:3 – In ancient times, a diadem was a fillet of silk about two inches wide tied around the head. Also translated “turban.”
  • Israel, the bride of God
    • Had become forsaken
    • II Chronicles 15:2
    • Jeremiah 3:20 – Israel’s infidelity; the rejection of Israel.
    • Deuteronomy 28:15
    • Isaiah 51:19-20
  • Zion – the city forsaken. The new name: Delight; Beulah.
  • Revelation 21:1-2
  • The church is the bride of Christ
    • II Thessalonians 2:1-12
    • II Corinthians 6:14-18 – Favorship with God is obtained by being faithful.
    • Philippians 2:12-14
    • Isaiah 42:10; 62:2
    • “The Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, all kings thy glory” - Acts 11:26
  • The great blessing of it all
    • Isaiah 62:3
    • Revelation 15:6
    • I Peter 2:9
    • Ephesians 3:10
    • The beauty of Beulah Land is open to all who will obey Christ and be saved.
    • Romans 6:3-5
    • Romans 7:3-4
    • I Thessalonians 2:19

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  • Mark 1:8 – Baptism in the Holy Spirit meant being clothed with power to teach and demonstrate the authority of the teaching.
    • Acts 1:4-5; Luke 24:46; 2:1
  • Mark 1:15 – These people already believed in God, so they simply needed to repent and believe in the new teaching of Jesus. This does not mean, as some teach, that repentance comes before belief.
  • Mark 1:27 – This is the first of about 26 miracles recorded in the book of Mark. See John 20:30-31.
  • Mark 1:35 – Jesus started His day in prayer to the Father. There is no better way for us to start our day.
  • Mark 1:34 – Miracles and unclean spirits have now ceased. Zechariah 13:2

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