"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
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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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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One of the most frightening and nightmare inducing movies I saw as a child was the 1953 version of the movie War of the Worlds, an adaptation of a science fiction novel by H.G. Wells. The novel tells the story of a surprise, undetected Martian invasion that is an attempt to conquer and take over
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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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This was originally posted on Good Friday, 2023. It includes some revisions. I am posting this on the day we celebrate each year as Good Friday. It is called Good Friday, despite the fact that everything that occurred on this day over 2000 years ago can only be described as evil; the betrayal of Jesus
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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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One of the most famous and glorious musical compositions ever written outside of the Psalms is Handel’s Messiah. It was composed in 1741 by George Fredric Handel as an English-language oratorio, which is defined as “a large-scale musical work for orchestra and voices, typically a narrative on a religious theme, performed without the use of
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