“And this may denote the presence of Christ with his people in afflictions, who will not suffer those waters to overflow them, and in death itself, when the swellings of Jordan shall not come near them to distress them; and when the covenant of grace will appear firm and sure, and be their great support.” -John Gill
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Surely Goodness And Mercy Shall Follow Me
“And this may denote the presence of Christ with his people in afflictions, who will not suffer those waters to overflow them, and in death itself, when the swellings of Jordan shall not come near them to distress them; and when the covenant of grace will appear firm and sure, and be their great support.” -John Gill
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A Word About Heaven
All seven nations are mentioned by name in order to assure the Israelites that all their enemies would be driven out of the land. This was to make way for Israel’s possession of the entire land of Canaan. In the same way, Jesus passed through the river of death and was raised as the firstfruits of what all believers can …
I’m Not Afraid Of Death, But I’m Afraid Of Dying
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Jesus Faithfulness In The Death Of The Saints
Christ is the antitype of the ark. He is the only way to the heavenly Canaan. The way to glory through the Jordan River (a type of death) is an untrodden and trackless path. All men must eventually go through the river of death, but only once. And those who pass through it have never gone that way before.
Christ’s Faithfulness In The Moment Of Our Death
Joshua was instructed by the Lord to appoint one man from each of the twelve tribes of Israel. Likewise, the Greater Joshua, who is Jesus, after having passed through the agony of his death on the cross and having opened the Heavenly Canaan to all of true Israel, appointed his twelve apostles to construct the Eternal Memorial of Holy Scripture …