Biography pastor f&m riley
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- “A Thousand Generations” a biblical study about the future of humanity.
- Riley came to Oklahoma City in 1892 from Danville, Ill. He was, until ten years ago, one of the city's most active town builders.
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How soon…..?
Pastor F. M. Riley
"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." Psalm 90:12
Dear brother, I DO NOT know that the rapture of New Testament believers has to fit within the holy days of the Jewish calendar, for the Lord's New Testament church is primarily a Gentile entity.
The Lord's church is not Jewish, and therefore it is possible that the church does not have to conform to the Jewish holy days. However, that question is up to the Lord. The church may indeed have to conform to them! We will soon see! If it is required that the prophecies regarding the Lord's church be fulfilled in accordance with the Jewish holy days, then it appears to me that everything predicted leading up to the rapture of the church is coming together like a hand fitting into a glove.
Brother, the Lord Jesus Christ rode into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey on the 10th day of Abib [Nisan] nearly 2,000 years ago in exact fulfilment of His appearance as the
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Articles by DL Moody
(Dwight Lyman Moody 1837-1899)
DL Moody Biography
Dwight Lyman Moody was born the sixth child of Edwin and Betsy Holton Moody in Northfield, Mass. on February 5, 1837. Dwights formal education ended in the fifth grade, and he rapidly tired of life on the farm. He left home at age 17, seeking employment in Boston. Failing to secure a desirable position, he asked his uncle, Samuel Holton, for a job. Reluctantly, Uncle Samuel hired him to work in the retail shoe store he owned. However, to keep young Moody out of mischief, employment was conditional upon his attendance at the Mt. Vernon Congregational Church.
Bible Marking
An old writer said that some books are to be tasted, some to be swallowed, some to be chewed and digested. The Bible is one that you can never finish with. It is like a bottomless well; you can always find fresh truth gushing forth from its pages. "No Scripture," said Spurgeon, "is exhausted by a single explanation."
Biblical Word Study
One way to study the Bible is to take one word and follow it up with the help of a concordance. Or t
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John Riley Woods
Personal and Family Information
John was born on 24 Sep 1856 in Benton County, Arkansas , the son of John Riley Woods and Margaret Ann Woods.
He died on 21 Feb 1936 in Anderson, McDonald County, Missouri.
His wife was Mary Elizabeth Maxwell, who he married on 10 FEB 1887 in Benton County, Arkansas . Their three known children were Riley M (1888-1962), Cecil Eugene (1889-1972) and Jewell D. (1897-1983).
Pedigree Chart (3 generations)
Events
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes | |
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| Birth | 24 SEP 1856 |
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| Death | 21 FEB 1936 |
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| Census | 5 JUN 1860 |
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| Census | 25 JUN 1870 |
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