We read some pretty apocalyptic things today, didn’t we? There is coming a day when God’s judgment will no longer be held back. Since the fall in the Garden, He has seen all of creation groan under the curse of sin, and one day He will say, “Enough!” I know that it is not popular…
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Paul’s first contact with the Thessalonians. His writings to them in 1 and 2 Thessalonians were very favorable, but his first time there didn’t end well with his having to get outta Dodge quickly! After being there for three weeks, many of the Jews and Greeks decided to follow Jesus, which caused some others to…
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Chapter 20 opens in the year that Assyria’s King Sargon defeated the city of Ashdod. God tells Isaiah, “Go, take off the mourning clothes from your waist, and remove the shoes from your feet.” And Isaiah did this, walking naked and barefoot.” And then the Lord said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked…
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You’ll remember that a couple of episodes ago, Peter had the vision of the cloth bearing previously considered unclean foods brought down from heaven. And angel of the Lord told him that these were now considered clean because whatever God creates is good. (My translation.) And then the Roman centurion sent messengers to bring Peter…
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In verse one of chapter 12 we read that King Herod had arrested some of the Christians in order to persecute them. And in verse two we read that Herod had James, the brother of John put to death with the sword. That’s all that is said about James. The narrative moves quickly to the…
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Chapter 15 spoke of the destruction of Moab. When Isaiah was given this message, Moab was fairly small, but it was a productive nation. You may remember from our reading of the book of Ruth that this is where Naomi went when there was a famine in Canaan. And yet, Isaiah says that it shall…
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In chapter 10 we read of a Roman centurion. A centurion commanded 100 soldiers, hence the title, centurion. This was not your average centurion. He loved God, as did his entire family. Most Romans worshipped a variety of gods, so this man was unusual, although he probably did not face much if any persecution, because…
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These two chapters are the prophecy concerning the destruction of Babylon by the Medes and Persians. God gave this message to Isaiah about two hundred years before the events actually happened. It’s interesting to note that the Medes, who were the main instrument that God used to accomplish Babylon’s destruction, were not a great power…
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We started the reading today where we left off the last time we were in Acts. Stephen had been stoned to death because of his plain truth speaking to the religious leaders. Present at that stoning was Saul, and we’re told that he approved of Stephen’s punishment. Isn’t amazing how Jesus can change a person…
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