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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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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There are several prophecies about the Messiah in the book of Isaiah, and chapter 11, verses 1 through 5 is one example of that. Verse one says, “The royal line of David is like a tree that has been cut down; but just as new branches sprout from a stump, so a new king will…
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As we read Revelation and try to understand the prophecies contained in it, like the fall of Babylon and the mark of the beast, the 666 which is the number of a man, it’s natural to try and understand them and put them into a familiar frame of reference. For example, let’s consider the number…
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Ephesians 6:12 says, “For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.” In today’s reading of Revelation 12, we see more of that spiritual warfare with what…
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Paul was telling the church at Thessalonica that they shouldn’t panic when people come around saying that Jesus had already returned. Yes, Jesus is coming back, to be sure. And it will be a very good thing when He does, but there are some things that must happen before that takes place. And then Paul…
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