(Revelation 1:10) At that time Satan and his demons were cast out of heaven to the vicinity of the earth —a great setback for this opposer of our Grand Creator.
When a question arose about paying this tax, Jesus instructed Peter: “Go to the sea, cast a fishhook, and take the first fish coming up and, when you open its mouth, you will find a stater coin.
Meditating on such matters can, like a setting sun that casts an even deeper and warmer light than the sun at noon, give our life’s twilight hours a beauty all their own.
22:18) That is what occurred, for “when [the Roman soldiers] had impaled [Jesus] they distributed his outer garments by casting lots.” —Matt. 27:35; read John 19:23, 24.
In many ways Prospero’s actions echo that of the great entertainer him-self, who hatched elaborate plots, maneuvered those around him, and cast a spell over characters and audience alike.
Even in the churches of Christendom, there are theologians and clergymen who say that we really do not know Jesus and cast doubt on the genuineness of the four extant accounts of his life (the Gospels) found in the Bible.
If any statements come to our ears that are critical of the truth or that cast aspersions on the congregation, the elders, or any of our brothers, we do not accept them at face value.