As a cautionary tale, I wrote this short story as part of a writing challenge with Faithwriters.com and released it on May 12, 2014. Given where we are in the world today seven years later (October 1, 2021), I thought it might be instructive to publish this here on my blog. At the conclusion of…
Posts Categorized: Depravity
Ephesians 2:2 – The Sons of Disobedience
The extent to which dark spiritual forces influence the world isn’t well understood. Most Christians acknowledge that the enemy, Satan, our adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8). Because the Bible places so much emphasis on Satan – which is certainly not unjustified – few people…
Isaiah 13:20 – Babylon Never Again Inhabited
What is the eschatological secret of Babylon? Many have tried to understand this over the years. I confess that I am one of them. There are two primary narratives as to what is end-times Babylon. What is most popular? Which account makes the most sense – at least to me? Babylon has a long and…
Isaiah 10:5 – The Rod of His Anger
God sometimes uses the unjust to punish those He loves because they, too, have been unjust. A statement like this may not go down well with many in today’s modern church. Surely, if God loves us, He wouldn’t allow others who hate Him to harm His elect! How could that be? Our God is a…
Isaiah 3:9 – They Proclaim Their Sin
The first several chapters of Isaiah read as if God could be speaking to us today. God called Isaiah to proclaim Israel’s sin so as to awaken the people to their danger of imminent judgment. He cared deeply for His children Israel, but they were indifferent. By this time in their history, God’s Chosen People…
Awaken Bible Prophecy Update 9-22-21 – Demographic Doomsday
There are two intriguing narratives that may be intersecting to create massive problems in our nation and around the world. Neither of them is good news, of course, and the one is extremely disturbing, if true. One of the issues facing mankind is global depopulation. Yes, you’ve heard for years about the so-called population bomb,…