The ancient Israelite understanding of God was different from what it is today. Religious Jews since the time of Jesus have actually rejected what their ancestors believed and knew about Yahweh. Since Jesus came, the Jews have clung to the Shema, Deuteronomy 6:4: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one” and…
Posts Tagged: Israel
Genesis 12:2-3 – God’s Promise to Israel
The prophetic Word that God gives Abram in Genesis 12:2-3 is one of the most significant in the entire Bible: “And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him…
More Q Quandaries
I like Q. That said, I have serious Biblical reservations about Q’s end game, as I’ve previously detailed. (Here is one such post: https://garyritter.com/the-q-quandary-part-1/.) The bottom line for me is that in the natural, from a political and cultural perspective, Q is doing some very good things. He has exposed the Deep State for the…
What Are We Praying For?
This post will probably cause many people to disagree with me because it runs against the grain of what people want. They think they’re in line with God’s purposes; they use Scripture to justify their position; they pray intently. Yet, their desired result continues to slip away. What is this unpopular position I hold that’s…
Prophecy Message: Things Past – Things to Come
In the Sunday morning service of New Beginnings Church on 8-2-20, I had the great privilege and awesome responsibility of bringing the message. It is one of Bible prophecy that provides an overview of these issues: What’s God’s Plan What’s His Purpose? Where Do We Go from Here? I pray you’ll receive these words in…
Conditional or Definitive Warning?
Here’s the question of the hour: Are the prophetic dreams and visions we’ve been hearing about lately 1) conditional notices from God, 2) definitive warnings, or 3) the result of indigestion? Although there are likely many who are in the third camp for these possibilities, I’m going to stick with the first two in this…