Are You Storing Up Wrath for Yourself?

Joe | January 25, 2010

 
Would you say you are being stubborn and unrepentant towards God? Has He been tugging on your heart to come back to Him, but you have been ignoring that voice?
Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? [...]

America in Biblical Prophecy: Woe #6

Joe | January 15, 2010

This entry is part 4 of 6 in the series America: Parading Down the Road to Judgment

We conclude the series “America in Biblical Prophecy” today, focusing on the sixth woe of Isaiah.
To recap the previous five woes:

Covetousness
Drunkenness
Flaunting of Sin
Perversion of Moral Distinctions
Pride and Conceit

The Six Woes of Isaiah: Woe #6 – Drunken Leaders
Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and valiant men in mixing strong drink, who justify the [...]

America in Biblical Prophecy: Woe #4

Joe | January 11, 2010

This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series America: Parading Down the Road to Judgment

So far in our series on America in Biblical Prophecy, we have covered the first of six woes found in the book of Isaiah:

Covetousness
Drunkenness
The Flaunting of Sin

It’s not an attractive list. Can you think of a nation more dedicated to covetousness–a form of idol worship–than the United States?
Care to see what a huge market alcohol [...]

Seven Letters to Seven Churches: Sardis

Joe | November 23, 2009

This entry is part 6 of 8 in the series Seven Letters to Seven Churches

Last time, we closed out chapter 2 of Revelation looking at the Roman Church of Thyatira.
As we move into the third chapter of Revelation, we will look at the Protestant Church in Jesus’ letter to the church of Sardis. This is the fifth of the seven letters.
Sardis: The Protestant Church
Sardis was the capital of the [...]

Seven Letters to Seven Churches: Thyatira

Joe | November 20, 2009

This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series Seven Letters to Seven Churches

We previously looked at Jesus’ third letter he wrote to the church at Pergamum, “the pagan church.” Pergamum resumed the theme of the first letter to Ephesus, with both words of commendation and condemnation.
The fourth letter to the church of Thyatira has both words, with some additional stipulations. We look at this letter today.
Thyatira: The [...]

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Joe

I am a born-again Christian who believes the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed. I am a husband, father and stepfather who eagerly waits for the return of Jesus, the Meshiach Nagid.