"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)

"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)

Grace

“The LORD, The LORD God”

In Exodus 33 we have the account of the aftermath of the golden calf event of Exodus 32, in which Israel, after being miraculously rescued from slavery in Egypt by the LORD God, and graciously brought into covenant relationship with Him (Exodus 6:7), almost immediately and blatantly violate the covenant conditions, namely the first three […]

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Exiled Rebels – East of Eden

In Genesis Chapters 2-3 we have the LORD God revealing Himself to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden as gracious creator; the one who designed and made of all of the beauty and wonder that surrounded them, all of which is given to them to freely enjoy and exercise dominion over.  Most gloriously

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Liar, Liar, and the Lake of Fire

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 GLORY of His GRACE

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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Satan Exposed – Part 3

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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Satan Exposed – Part 2

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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The Devil Made Me Do It

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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“TRIUMPH OF THE (Slain) LAMB” (cont.)

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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Anguish Beyond the Garden

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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