Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country,From your familyAnd from your father’s house,To a land that I will show you.2 I will make you a great nation;I will bless youAnd make your name great;And you shall be a blessing.3 I will bless those who bless you,And I will curse him who curses you;And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed...
Origin of evil and the war on the saints –
Forces of Babylon attack the people of God. Two main tactics – infiltration and persecution.
How this worked out in the history of Israel. Gods of Babel versus the God of Israel.
Connection between the infiltration of gods of Babel into Israel and the captivity in Babylon. Call to come out of Babylon.
And this verse in Malachi actually does contain a clause which relates to Israel. He says, “I, the Lord, change not. Therefore, you sons of Jacob are not consumed”. God is saying that because God is God and He has chosen Israel, He’s going to keep them as a people. They’re going to remain a people before the Lord. Even in unbelief, God has kept the Jewish people as an...
UK / France / UN General Assembly declare the Palestinian State / 2 State Solution Why it’s not a solution Political reasons – West Bank / Judea Samaria or Palestine? The Status of Jerusalem. Israel’s security needs. Biblical reasons. Israel restored. World against Israel. Jerusalem the burdensome stone. Role of Islam, Judaism and Christianity. The Messiah has the solution. Pass it on. “For I...
And Zephaniah then goes on to describe the judgments which are coming. I won’t read all of that, but he starts with judgments coming upon the different nations which surround Israel. Interestingly, the first one he mentions is actually Gaza. If I can come to it in chapter 2 verse 4 it says: 4 For Gaza shall be forsaken,And Ashkelon desolate;They shall drive out Ashdod at noonday,And Ekron...
Posts Iran, Israel and the End of Days Tony Pearce tells what you need to know about the conflict and its biblical significance. · Reason for conflict. Iran wants to destroy Israel. Israel does not want to be destroyed. · Roots of conflict in Islamic theology – the coming of the Mahdi and the Muslim Isa (Jesus) versus the Biblical view of the end of days and the return of the Messiah Jesus /...
24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” 25 The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, He will tell us all things.” 26 Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am He.” John 4.24-26 They are without Ephod or Teraphim. So, what is the Ephod. You have the High...
What I wanted do today is to, first of all, give you a bit of biblical background on some of the prophecies which have taken place. Some of this will be fairly basic information. So, if you come here regularly, you’ll have heard it before. Then, we’ll look at what’s happening at the present time and, at the end, we’ll go back to some other passages from the prophecies and...
What is going on now, if you understand it, is a fulfilment of what is recorded in the Hebrew Prophets and in the New Covenant for the time which the Bible calls ‘the end of days’, the unique time of trouble that will precede the coming of the Messiah. And it is on its way, which is also means that the Messiah is on His way.Tony Pearce But there’s one issue which we do have. That is the...
Let’s have a look at this passage in Hosea chapter 3. It’s a short chapter but there’s quite a lot in it. Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of the Lord for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans.” 2 So I bought her for myself for...