Tag: Book of Isaiah
Isaiah 33: Is Karma biblical? Isaiah warned about payback.
When Isaiah warns about God’s justice, it sounds a lot like Karma In this chapter the prophet appears to teach the principle of Karma. He doesn’t, but it’s easy to see how others could make that claim. God is good. He is good to those who are good to others. On the other hand, those…
Isaiah 32:1-10 Who is the Righteous King of peace?
Isaiah 32: The Messianic Kingdom. A Righteous King will rule This is a beautiful chapter. It contains some much-needed good news about a righteous King and a future kingdom. In it, the prophet makes clear there is a lot of good news in the Bible. Yes, there are judgments and warnings, but the whole of the story…
Return to God: Isaiah 31: back to God
On the brink of defeat, Isaiah encouraged Israel to go back to God Go back to God. That’s one of the predominant themes throughout scripture. Isaiah returns to this message once again, because the Jewish people just weren’t learning their lessons. The prophet often told them that Assyria would attack them. Those warnings were intended…
Was 9/11 Bible Prophecy? Isaiah 30:19-33 Your Thoughts?
On September 11th, 2001 two towers fell. Did Bible prophecy predict that? Bible Prophecy is a challenging subject as it is. We shouldn’t be making it more difficult by taking verses or passages out of context. The practice of many prophecy novices has been to start with an agenda or ‘pet doctrinal position,’ and find…
Isaiah 30:1-18 Top five ridiculous reasons why we don’t trust The Holy One of Israel
The Holy One of Israel offers his help. But fools reject it. Israel failed to fully trust in the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah’s messages throughout his sixty-six chapters reflected the varying degrees of that failure. Here in chapter thirty, we see some choices they made to avoid the Lord’s guidance when they could have…
Drunkards Beware: Isaiah 28:1-13 Drunkards were warned
God warned the drunkards but they spewed chunks anyway Drunkards: Many of us have images of drunkards lying in streets or dark alleyways living useless and empty lives. In this chapter of the Book of Isaiah, the drunkards aren’t homeless people, but God’s priests and prophets. Isaiah was a high-character man of God. He was…
Leviathan the piercing serpent. Isaiah 27: the Lord punishes
Leviathan, the twisted serpent meets the sword of God’s wrath Who or what is Leviathan? In the last days, God will use his sword of wrath to judge the red dragon. Isaiah calls him Leviathan. Isaiah’s ‘Leviathan’ is also called the piercing or the twisted serpent. It will be a disguise worn by Satan. It’s…
Rapture Hideout? Isaiah 26: God Calls His People to Hide
Does God reveal the timing of the rapture in this chapter? God inspired the prophet Isaiah to write some of the most beautiful words we find in the entire Bible. One of my favorite verses is found in this chapter, it’s verse twenty-six. Perfect peace is promised for those who are able to keep their focus…
Isaiah 18: United States in Bible Prophecy–Is it Here?
The United States in Bible Prophecy? Can we find the United States of America in the Bible? Many prophecy teachers and scholars believe we can. This chapter, Isaiah eighteen, is one of those places. A United Trip to Ethiopia I remember several years ago a well-known pastor went to Ethiopia with another pastor friend. They…
Favorite Verses From Isaiah Ten: The Remnant of Israel
Some of the best from Isaiah chapter ten Below is a collection of some of the best verses from Isaiah ten. Found on “Top Verses” Isaiah 10:11 “Shall I not deal with Jerusalem and her images as I dealt with Samaria and her idols?” Isaiah 10:12 When the Lord has finished all his work…
