Isaiah 51: 1-16 has been about God’s plan to send the Messiah and bring enormous blessing upon those whom He calls His people! v 17 must come as a rude shock if they have settled back into the comfort of knowing God’s plans and that they are held close to the heart of God! TheContinue reading “Isaiah 51 :17-23….Is this really God speaking?”
Category Archives: Judgement
Revelation 20: 11-15….What is the Lake of Fire?
11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is theContinue reading “Revelation 20: 11-15….What is the Lake of Fire?”
Revelation 19: 11-21….Majestic!
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knowsContinue reading “Revelation 19: 11-21….Majestic!”
Isaiah 48: 6-16….Mentally challenging!
6 “You have heard; now see all this;and will you not declare it?From this time forth I announce to you new things,hidden things that you have not known.7 They are created now, not long ago;before today you have never heard of them,lest you should say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’8 You have never heard, you haveContinue reading “Isaiah 48: 6-16….Mentally challenging!”
Isaiah 47: 9-15….You’re can rely on tomorrow to change your mind!
Introduction: The last comment which I made yesterday, after verse 8, read, “The author now quotes God, who, as Israel’s Redeemer, has become the spokesman of the prophecy! He tells them (the Chaldeans) that they were sent at His command to punish Israel for her unfaithfulness, but they had taken the liberty to go beyond whatContinue reading “Isaiah 47: 9-15….You’re can rely on tomorrow to change your mind!”
Isaiah 47: 1-11…In Baseball this prophecy would be called ‘A curveball!
Introduction: This prophecy against Babylon wobbles first one way then another! 1 Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne,O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called tender and delicate.2 Take the millstones and grind flour, put off your veil,Continue reading “Isaiah 47: 1-11…In Baseball this prophecy would be called ‘A curveball!”
Revelation 18: 17-24….Babylon destroyed twice in Prophecy!
17 For in a single hour all this wealth has been laid waste.”And all shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off 18 and cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning,“What city was like the great city?”19 And they threw dust on their headsContinue reading “Revelation 18: 17-24….Babylon destroyed twice in Prophecy!”
Revelation 18: 9-20….Who are affected by what’s happening?
Introduction: The Hebrew verb Karah (כָּרַע) means to submit to authority by bowing down or bending the knee in deference. The Biblical prophets used the same concept to compare the submission involved in having sexual intercourse. Possibly this was because part of so much of idol worship included sexual acts. Thus the use of theContinue reading “Revelation 18: 9-20….Who are affected by what’s happening?”
Revelation 18: 1-8….Are Babylon and Babel connected?
Introduction: In the original language of the Iraq area ‘Babylon’ means the ‘Gate to God’. In Gen 11: 1-9 the story about ‘Babel’ is with the mix of languages the same word. The Genesis account of what was attempted at Babylon, the ‘Gate to God’ was to build a structure to reach into the heavensContinue reading “Revelation 18: 1-8….Are Babylon and Babel connected?”
Revelation 17: 8-18….Thousands of years encapsulated in 11 verses!
Introduction: This is a devotional. This passage deals with things dating historically from the time in which Daniel lived until now and into the the future for a time which only God the Father knows! I list here both the OT & NT books which tie together with this passage in case you want toContinue reading “Revelation 17: 8-18….Thousands of years encapsulated in 11 verses!”