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Click here to get the entire Revised Common Lectionary online from the Vanderbilt Divinity Library

Click here for the GREEK and HEBREW INTERLINEAR BIBLE WITH STRONG'S CONCORDANCE NUMBERS AND WORDS.. BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE HEBREW AND GREEK FONTS SO YOUR COMPUTER WILL SHOW THE HEBREW AND GREEK.
CLICK HERE NOW TO RECEIVE FREE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DOWNLOAD NECESSARY FONTS FOR THE GREEK AND HEBREW STUDY BIBLES

Below are two charts for your study purposes. They both lay out visual representations of the outline of God's plan for planet Earth according to the Holy Scriptures. The first chart is by the late Dr. Clarence Larkin and is from his 1920 publication "Dispensational Truth." Some people are intimidated by the style of art on both of these charts. However, the believer who is able to look beyond this potential distraction and study the Scripture verses you will find with both of these charts will find a very enlightening diagram of God's plan for the Ages, before and after our beloved planet Earth as we know it.



This chart and other books by Dr. Larkin are available from Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate Publishers. 2641 Mt. Carmel Avenue. P.O. Box 334 Glenside, Pennsylvania 19038 Phone: 215-576-5590

Finis Dake also created a very detailed dispensational chart entitled: The Plan Of The Ages. This chart is much more detailed than Clarence Larkin's and is also a very large file. If you want to see this chart, click here. It will take about three minutes to load, however it is certainly worth the wait and you will have hours of wonderful Bible Study on your computer screen.

Order the Dake chart at:
Dake Publishing
P.O. Box 1050
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
call toll free: 1-800-241-1239
order online by clicking here:(Use your back arrow to return here after you place your order.)

Click here and visit the FINIS DAKE READING ROOM. This is an almost unbelievable free source of much of Finis Dake's materials. The site is still under construction, however there is a lot of free Bible study materials.. Go here and be AMAZED!!!!!!!!!!

One of the finest resources for Premillennial Dispensational theology is the Scofield Reference Bible. While this Bible is perhaps the most "conservative" Bible available on the market today, it is also the absolutely most helpful Bible for our showing the truth that gay, lesbian, bisexual, trangered sexual orientations are NOT condemned in the Holy Bible. There will be a lot more information added to this page in the future about the Scofield Reference Bible. For now:
Click here for some scholarly notes on C. I. Scofield and the Scofield Bible

JOHN NELSON DARBY was the Irish catholic cleric and theologian who did much to restore the ancient belief in the Millennial Kingdom "on Earth as it is in Heaven" during the last half of the 19th century. Dr. Darby defended the ancient, Apostolic Orthodox Christian Faith against the rise of Historical Criticism as it emerged from the Age Of Enlightenment and began the theological movement which today undermines the Divinity of Christ, the Resurrection, Ascension, Miracles, Substitutionary Atonement, physical Second Coming, physical Resurrection of the Saints and the lost, and the Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures. Rev. Darby was a scholar among scholars! We have hardbound copies of most of his published works in the St. Benedict Memorial Library. Rev. Darby did much to lay the foundation that was later developed by C. I. Scofield, James H. Brookes, Clarence Larkin, Finis Dakes, and many great contemporary theologians such as Jack VanImpe to restore a biblical hermeneutic that includes the entire Bible and an understanding of the whole plan of God for humanity.
Click here for an excellent scholarly writing by Dr. Larry V. Crutchfield entitled: JOHN NELSON DARBY: DEFENDER OF THE FAITH.




http://www.harpazo.net/messiah.html This page gives you all the Hebrew Testament Prophecies that predicted Jesus the Messiah and shows you how each prediction was fulfilled in His life on earth.

http://www.angelfire.com/co2/agaychristianplace/christianlinks.html This great page takes you to other churches and ministries like ours. Take time to visit this page.

http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?This great page takes you to 8 translations of the Bible and other resources.

The Early Church Fathers is a 38-volume collection of writings from the first 800 years of the Church. This collection is divided into three series, Ante-Nicene (ANF), Nicene and Post-Nicene Series I (NPNF1), and Nicene and Post-Nicene Series II (NPNF2).

Bible Browser Basic Home Page. Another great resource for Bible translations with search capabilities and also include the St. Jerome Latin Vulgate Bible.

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Take a journey through the passion and death of Jesus as told by the centuries old fourteen meditations called the Stations Of The Cross. Presented by Mother Angelica and EWTN.

http://www.ewtn.com/general/index.htm Visit EWTN the Global Catholic Network. While EWTN does not support active GLBTQ living in Christ, they have marvelous resources which we can draw upon as we explore our Christian Faith. Br. Benedict highly recommends this site.

http://www.ewtn.com/new_library/fileindexes.htm EWTN ONLINE LIBRARY RESOURCES VERY RICH!!!.

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Click here to go to The INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY REFERENCE SECTION

Click here to go to a fantastic source for all kinds of information about Christianity

Click here to go to a fantastic source for all Documents of Church Councils. This is a great source for ChurchHistory work.

Catholicism:Scripture + Tradition Click here to go to an official source for the Cathecisims of the Roman Church. This is a great source for first hand information on what the Roman Catholic Church teaches. We often need such information to accurately answer the questions of those who come to Ray Of Hope Church from the Roman Church.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO PAGE TWO OF OUR RESOURCES WHERE YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS OF SCHOLARLY RESOURCES AND POPULAR RESOURCES FROM THE CATHOLIC TRADITION. THE VALUE OF THESE SOURCES IS INFINITE FOR OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE STORY OF THE WESTERN CHRISTIAN CHURCH WHICH WE BELONG TO. THERE ARE SO MANY EXCELLENT HISTORICAL SOURCES ON THIS SECOND PAGE. SEE ESPECIALLY THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR ALL YOUR TOPICS OF INTEREST. Having a complete electronic version of this world class encyclopedia of the Western Christian Catholic Church is almost unbelieveable. It should be of the greatest value to any of our web visitors. Use your back up keys to return to Ray Of Hope Church Of Our Lord Jesus Christ from any of these linked sources you go to.

Hey DID YOU KNOW THESE PEOPLE WERE/ARE GAY/LESBIAN/BISEXUAL/TRANSGENDER/or OPEN MINDED HETEROSEXUALS?????? Did U Know ............... that ......
Oscar Wilde writer,
Andy Warhol artist,
Lily Tomlin actress & comedian,
Randy Shilts Journalist,
Tennessee Williams playwright,
Dick Sargent actor "2nd Darren on Bewitched",
Sappho poet,
May Sargent writer,
Rep. Glen Maxey,
Patria Jimenez 1st openly gay congress woman in Mexico,
Gore Vidal writer,
Raymond Burr actor,
Amanda Bearse actress "Marcia",
Ellen DeGenereas actress & comedian,
Melissa Etheridge musician,
Harvey Fierstein playwright,
Rita Mae Brown author,
Sir Francis Bacon writer,
George Cuker film director,
Rev. Malcolm Boyd Episcopal priest,
Glenn Burke pro baseball player,
Frank Buttino FBI agent,
Lord Byron poet,
Sasha Alyson publisher,
Ruth Benedict anthropologist,
Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin state legislator,
Elton John musician,
k.d. Lang musician,
Harvey Milk politician,
Dave Pallone former baseball umpire,
Kenneth Reeves mayor of Cambridge, Mass.,
Cole Porter composer,
Bayard Rustin civil rights activist,
Greg Louganis olympic diver,
Sir Ian McKellen actor,
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt,
Martina Navratilova tennis champion,
Marvin Leibman conservative activist,
David Kopay pro football player,
John McNeill religious scholar,
Sheila James Kuehl attorney, Assemblymember & former TV actress playing "Zelda Gilroy",
Sherry Harris Seattle city council,
Bruce Hayes olympic swimmer,
Yukio Mishima writer, Indigo Girls musicians,
Barney Frank congressman,
David Geffen music producer,
Sir John Gielgud playwright,
Gertrude Stein writer,
Peter Tchaikovsky composer,
Babe Didrikson Zaharias pro golfer,
Tom Waddell olympic decathelete,
Deborah Batts federal judge,
Will Fitzpatrick Rode Island state senator,
Chad Allen actor on "Dr. Quinn",
Dan Butler actor on "Frasier",
Langston Hughes writer,
Johnny Mathis singer,
Richard 1, the lionhearted,
Maria Louise Pool writer,
Pete Townsend musician,
Rev. Mel White former ghost writer for Jerry Falwell & Pat Robertson,
Rudy Galindo olympic skater,
Michael Stipe musician,
Congressman Jim Kolbe,
Edward Carpenter English writer & poet,
Lorraine Hansbury writer,
B.D. Wong actor,
Dr. S. Josephine Baker physician,
Janis Ian musician,
Deb Price newspaper columnist,
Keith Meinhold navy officer,
Joseph Steffan navy officer,
Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep The ancient Egyptian tomb of this male couple was discovered in the 1960's.,
Nathan Lane actor,
John Bartlett designer,
Robert Bauman former Republican congressman from Maryland,
Chasity Bono daughter of Sonny Bono & Cher,
JM J Bullock comic actor,
Samuel R. Delany science-fiction-writer,
Rev. Johannes Willem DiMaria-Kuiper Dutch minister,
Denise Eger Reform Jewish Rabbi,
Richard Failla New York state judge,
Tim Gill millionaire software entrepreneur,
Candace Ginrich activist; sister of Newt Ginrich,
Rev. Peter Gomes chaplain of Havard University,
Daniel Guerin French journalist,
Matthew Hall Canadian figure skater,
Rev. Carter Heyward lesbian Episcopal priest & writer,
Joe Hinson former Republican Congressman from Mississippi,
Rev. Renee McCoy minister & activist,
Neil Meron TV producer, Jeff Miller Country singer,
David Mixner millionaire & activist,
Rev. Troy Perry founder Metropolitan Community Church,
Rosa Von Praunheim German filmmaker,
Donna Red Wing activist,
Svend Robinson member of Canadian Parliament,
Rev. Dusty Pruitt
Gail Shibley Oregon state legislator,
Christopher Smith member of British Parliment,
Allan Spear president of Minnesota State Senate,
Doug Stevens Country Singer,
Mutsuo Takahashi Japanese poet,
Valerie Terrigno 1st mayor of West Hollywood,
Rev. Herman Verbeek Catholic priest,
Tim Van Zandt Missouri state legislator,
Linda Villarosa editor of Essence Magazine,
Sgt. Perry Watkins (ret.) army,
Jose Zuniga U.S. Army sergeant,
Aldo Busi Italian novelist,
Allan Gurganus novelist,
Jeff Horton member Los Angels School Board,
Armistead Maupin writer,
Alexis Arquette actor,
Billie Jean King tennis player,
Leonardo da Vinci artist,
Peter the Great tsar of Russia ............
and many many more individuals....
all these individuals were and are either bi,gay or lesbian. BR>They are part of everyones past, present and future.
toll-free suicide hotline for gay and questioning youth The Trevor Helpline 1-800-850-8078 Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (Mon - Fri 6pm-10pm and Sat noon-5pm EST.) 1-888-843-4564 glnh@glnh.org Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays 1-202-638-4200 info@pflag.org

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