Category: Understanding the Bible
Persecution: 5th Seal of Rev. Will Christians face this?
Persecution: The Fifth Seal in the Book of Revelation. Believers will endure severe persecution during the fast-approaching time of tribulation. But will those believers deserve what they get? Perhaps those are just half-hearted believers. Maybe they’re like the ill-prepared virgins we read about in the Parable of the ten virgins. Many Christian pastors and teachers…
The Valley of Vison: Isaiah 22: Judging Jerusalem’s Leaders
The Valley of Vision prophecy This “Valley of Vision” Prophecy is a unique prophecy passage that many Bible students probably overlook. The prophecy passages, that generally gather a lot of attention usually involve earthquakes, the darkening of the sun or moon, great armies descending upon Israel, or an evil leader controlling the world of…
Isaiah 20: The Egyptians solved big problems can you?
Isaiah 20: If the Egyptians can do it, we can too. The Egyptians have many things we can learn from. They have a storied culture, rich with fabulous building feats and lavishly golden tombs of death built on desert sands. Can we look back at the Egyptians, their historic culture, and those mysterious building skills,…
Lucifer, the enemy of God, reigned in Babylon, Isaiah 14
Babylon and Lucifer The fall of the King of Babylon In this chapter of the Book of Isaiah, we find the hiding place of Lucifer. The snake, serpent, devil, or whatever name he happens to choose, can find a hiding place within the confines of evil men. We know he found a place within Judas…
Babylon, the final fall like Sodom & Gomorrah!! Isaiah 13:
Isaiah 13: Babylon, the glory of kingdoms: Babylon, the glory of nations shall be made like Sodom and Gomorrah. Babylon, what a place it must have been. What a glorious city, with unmatched beauty, power, fame, and terror. No city of history invokes the images this ancient city does. The historic city is a model…
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…
The ISIS world has crumbled: What is next for the Middle East?
The caliphate of ISIS is gone. The world did not shed a tear for the so-called freedom fighters who were known by the name ‘ISIS.’ So, as the prophet Amos so aptly wrote, they need to prepare to meet their God. And not the one who is symbolized by a black stone in the middle of…
Iran and Turkey: The Increasing threats in the Middle East
Iran and Turkey are increasing threats Iran and Turkey are creating more trouble in the Middle East then most people realize. North Korea is a scary diversion, but they are not the biggest threat to world peace. The “Rocket Man” wants to survive so he will exchange bold insults with Donald Trump but he will…
Cannibalism and the Christmas Child in Isaiah Chapter 9
Cannibalism has a connection to a famous Christmas passage Cannibalism and Christmas. These are not words we often find in the same sentence. As we continue our study of the Book of Isaiah we meet both of these topics in the same chapter. Travel the world and you will find just a small percentage of…
War in the Middle East: Countdown to Destruction of Israel?
Another war is coming to the Middle East: Middle Eastern wars will continue. The Bible makes this prediction clear in many passages, chapters, and verses. There is no escaping it, the only question is when, and who will the adversaries be. Syria, entangled in a terrible civil war, is in a fight to the death…