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Perhaps the Book of the Prophet Zephaniah is skipped over by some who would rather not hear its proclamations of judgment: judgment on Judah (Zeph 1); judgment on the Gentile nations (Zeph 2:4-15); judgement on Jerusalem (Zeph 3:1-7); judgment on the nations: “All the earth shall be devoured with the fire of My jealousy.” (Zeph [...]

INTRODUCTION When I was a baby Christian, a Bible teacher was inquiring which books we would like to study. I chimed in, “Isaiah!” His comment, however, was in the negative, saying it was a lot of dry history and judgments. That was certainly not my take on the prophet. Even as young in the Lord as I [...]

Perhaps you’ve heard the cliché “the oldest lie in the book” referring sometimes to “the check’s in the mail” but “the oldest lie in the book” is literally in the Book of Beginnings, the book of Genesis. It is spoken by the “father of lies”, satan. Satan’s opening line, posed as a question (Gen 3:1), [...]

“Be wise as serpents…”  Matthew 10:16 Not only does the Word give us guidance as to how to live righteously but it also gives us insight as to how evil operates. I suspect this is in the hope that we should avoid coming under the rule of unrighteous men. In Judges 9, we read how [...]

i’ve been at the verge conference about missional living for the past few days. it was really good to get my mind more focused on living on mission for Christ and church planting. here are just a few of the many, many take-away points… if you love your mission more than your Savior, your Savior will [...]

Satan doesn’t have a creative bone in him.  He is an imitator, but when he imitates he perverts. Revelation 13 and Rev 20:2 reveal the corrupt alliance of dragon, beast, and false prophet which tries to imitate the Holy Trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. ♦ While we may not fathom the depths of [...]

I just read a good article by John Piper: How Willingly Do People Go to Hell . In it, he challenges C.S. Lewis’ statements about hell: that “all that are in hell choose it” and “all God does in the end with people is give them what they most want.” John Piper makes very good arguments to [...]

Though there is much that can be said about Revelation chapter one I’m not wanting to examine it all in depth.  However I would like to point out two things that strike me regarding what John says about Jesus. The first is that he is “the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the [...]

It is time for me to begin my study of Revelation.  First, I’d like to provide some historical context.  The book itself names the author as John and states that the vision therein occurred on the island of Patmos.  I completely believe that this John is the apostle though I know that this is sometimes [...]

Interestingly, while I’ve been working on a post about the characteristics of the antichrist, I’ve had a few conversations lately with people who are reading books that propose that there is NO “the antichrist” .     Please forgive me if I’ve been rather zealous on the topic, but you’ll see why I think this is an important issue.   [...]

The Lord Jesus Christ has so touched my life.  These writings have been inspired over many years by God’s love and grace.  May the poetry, lyrics, and stories herein inspire your heart to a deeper love for the Lover of our souls! My first post is one of my older works.  I penned these lyrics back in [...]

The Lord Jesus Christ has so touched my life.  These writings have been inspired over many years by God’s love and grace.  May the poetry, lyrics, and stories herein inspire your heart to a deeper love for the Lover of our souls! My first post is one of my older works.  I penned these lyrics back in [...]

Revelation Ultra-Simplified Jesus Christ returns, banishes Satan and evil, and reigns with His Saints forever! Don’t be intimidated into not reading Revelation because of all its symbolisms or because it has a lot of disturbing predictions.  There’s also a promise of blessing to those who read, hear and keep “the words of this prophecy.”  (Rev 1:3)   Furthermore, [...]

Here’s a new category to add to the previous chart for the seven churches : the false doctrines and/or false teachers that infiltrated the early church. Ephesus was warned against Nicolaitans and false apostles. Smyrna was warned against “those who say they are Jews, and are not.” Pergamum was warned against Nicolaitans, the “teaching of Balaam” and idols. Thyatira was warned [...]

Reading the last entry in our series for essential 100, Revelation 21-22 I was struck how like every great story the ending was connected back up with the start. Just read about the Tree of life in Genesis 2 before reading the last chapter of the last book. There are many similarities between the New [...]

I love charts because it helps me to see the big picture in a glance. Years ago, I made a chart of the various characteristics of each Church as described in Revelation 2-3. Unfortunately, that style chart doesn’t fit into this blog format so I’ve revamped it somewhat. Because the Lord admonishes us to “hear what the Spirit says [...]

While the book of Revelation is chock-full of prophecy, its pages reveal the names of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Through those names we can know more of His awesomeness! “For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” (Revelation 19:10c) Who is, Who was, and Who is to come reveals His eternal existence. (1:4; 1:8; [...]