Tag: God
Christ: Watching for his return. 2nd Peter 1: living hope
The O.T. prophets searched for the first appearance of Christ. And now faithful believers watch for the glorious return of Jesus Christ and the glory that will follow. The Apostle Peter was a changed and humble man. When he first met Jesus, he was a proud and accomplished fisherman. He wasn’t afraid to speak his…
Ezekiel 38 Who is Gog, and the mystery man in the chapter?
Ezekiel 38 calls the mysterious Gog “he.” Who is “he” Who is Ezekiel 38 focused on? This person has been mentioned in earlier prophecies. But where bible scholars are not sure who Gog is in Ezekiel 38. But God refers to him as “he.” That simple pronoun can help clear up the confusion among scholars.…
O Lord forgive. Daniel 9:7-19 before the 70-weeks prophecy
Daniel prays: “We have not obeyed your voice O Lord, our God.” The seventy years of Jewish captivity were coming to an end. The prophet Daniel asked God to remember his promise. He asked, “O Lord, hear, O Lord, forgive.” We can learn a lot from the prayers that are recorded in the scriptures. In this…
Ezekiel 38: Remove Walls in Israel & Peace will lead to war
Israel built defensive walls around their nation. Israeli citizens have a limited, but solid, sense of security because of their system of defensive walls. But the walls have stirred a lot of hatred and bitter disputes. Jews and Arabs clashed as the barriers separated neighborhoods and towns. The defensive structure looks like a fence in…
The Last Days: essential in Paul’s Gospel preaching ministry
Paul preached about Jesus but never failed to mention the last days. Paul’s mission, given to him by the Lord, was to preach Christ to all men. He worked tirelessly in order to preach repentance and salvation to as many towns and people as possible. He wasn’t a prophecy teacher per se, but he included…
The Mustard Seed in the Kingdom Parables, is it smallest?
Matthew thirteen: The parable of the mustard seed. Is the mustard seed really the smallest of all seeds as Jesus seems to suggest? And does the mustard seed really grow into a tree? Do the answers to these questions expose the fact that we shouldn’t take the Bible literally? And was Jesus confused about which…
God will redeem Israel as a people for himself Isaiah 43:1-7
The God of Israel set Israel aside, but He will redeem them. We often read the word redeem in the scriptures. What does the word mean? Christians, in many ways, live in their own bubble. We use words and phrases that only fit into our ‘church world.’ The words redeem or redemption are a good…
The Blind servant in darkness: Isaiah 42: 14-25
Isaiah The blind servant remained sightless. The blind servant in this passage points directly to the descendants of Jacob. They failed in the mission God gave them. Here in the second half of chapter forty-two, the prophet looks at the pitiful choices of the blind servant of the Lord. In chapter forty-one, we saw that…
Kingdom Parables: Matthew 13, Jesus gave the reason why
The Kingdom parables of Matthew thirteen. In this chapter, Jesus explained why the kingdom parables are important truths that all believers and even unbelievers should be aware of. So, why did Jesus speak in parables? In this article, we’ll look at his explanation for it, but in the explanation, we’ll see something that may cause…
The Chosen Servant of God: Isaiah 42 part one: Jesus
Isaiah forty-two: God’s Chosen Servant is Jesus Christ. This is a beautiful chapter. I’ll break it into two articles. Here we are reintroduced to God’s chosen servant. But the servant of the Lord was given a significant upgrade from the last chapter. In this chapter, we have a different ‘chosen servant’ than what we saw…
