"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
Question: How do you know a politician is lying? Answer: Their lips are moving. This is meant to be a “joke”, but as we have seen over the past several elections in this country, there is more truth to this than we would like to believe. Mankind, according to the Bible, is by nature, at […]
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The following is a revision of a post with the same title published in November 2021. One of the most humiliating, frustrating and distressing experiences a person could have in this world is to realize that they have been deceived – scammed – the victim of a con (confidence) game or a swindle, wherein they
This was also originally part of a series I posted in October/November 2021 “exposing” the person and works of the devil. Some revisions have been made. I would like to continue considering the why question regarding God’s purpose in the creation of Satan/the devil and subsequently allowing the evil and destruction that he and his
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This was originally part of a series I posted in October/November 2021 “exposing” the person and works of the devil. Some revisions have been made. In my two most recent posts I have looked at the reality and origin of the being the Bible identifies as Satan or the devil. He is revealed to be
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This was originally part of a series I posted in October/November 2021 “exposing” the person and works of the devil. Some revisions have been made. Hal Lindsey was a New York Times bestselling author back in the 1970s and 1980s. Most of his books centered around eschatological (end time) prophecies in the Bible regarding the
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Back in the ‘1970’s, comedian Flip Wilson, through his cross-dressing character, Geraldine, popularized the saying, “the devil made me do it”. In the various comedic skits, he/she would acknowledge behavior that was wrong or outrageous. and when called out on it would always have the excuse, “the devil made me do it”. Wilson was a
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Historically, the full title of the final book of the Bible that we typically refer to as “Revelation” is, according to the first verse, “The Revelation of Jesus Christ”. This title presents Jesus as the central figure of this book which is written to reveal God’s ultimate and final victory over His enemies and the
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The following was originally posted in April 2023. It includes some minor revisions. It is the evening prior to the Jewish Passover, approximately 2000 years ago. Jesus has completed His public ministry and has been spending the last few days of His life with His apostles, instructing them of His approaching death and how they
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The following was originally posted in March 2021. It includes some minor revisions. Isaiah 53:1-12 is the prophecy of what is commonly referred to as the suffering servant – the Holy one of God who in Isaiah 49:5-7 is foretold as the one who will redeem Israel from its exile from God and bring the
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The following was originally posted in April 2023. It includes some minor revisions. Do you know the love of God? Do you personally, intimately and experientially know the width and length and depth and height of the love of Christ which passes (human) knowledge. The Apostle Paul prays for Christians in Ephesians 3:14-19 that we
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