Tribulation Rising: Seal Judgments – The Coming Apocalypse When the wrath of the Lamb falls upon this world, what will those days be like in the 7-year Tribulation– this more horrible of all times? These gritty stories reflecting the Seal Judgments opened in the Book of Revelation will intrigue you. This period will be more…
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2 Chronicles 32:7 – More With Us
Today, I’d like to make two points from our reading that are, perhaps, more related than they appear on the surface. The first has to do with King Hezekiah’s faith; the second deals with his son Manasseh and his relationship to God. Hezekiah is considered one of the most righteous kings of Judah with all…
2 Kings 5:20 – Gehazi’s Greed
The account of the Syrian commander Naaman and the prophet Elisha is one that teaches us much about the ways of God. The underlying narrative is that in the Ancient Near East (ANE) there was a territorial concept about the gods. Deriving from the Genesis 11 account of the Tower of Babel where Yahweh came…
John 3:5 – Water and Spirit
We’re all familiar with the account of the Pharisee Nicodemus coming to Jesus at night. Jesus called him the teacher of Israel (John 3:10); as such he was an important, highly regarded man. It’s why he came at night. His intense curiosity about Jesus got the best of him, but he couldn’t risk anyone seeing…
1 King’s 19:10 – Elijah’s Lament
Elijah obeyed the Lord and received His blessings for his faithfulness, but that didn’t stop the prophet from fearing for his life at the hand of man. Because of the tasks that God had Elijah perform, his life was constantly in danger. In his human frailty, he grew weary and depressed. Yet, Yahweh came to…
2 Samuel 23:6 – Like Thorns
King David’s last words tell us much about political systems and the nature of men. Not long before he died, David wrote a psalm in which he exalted the Lord as he inevitably did in all that he wrote. The Holy Spirit inspired David’s words whereby he proclaimed how good it is for the king…