Prophecy of God’s Sword Against Jerusalem 2 In Ezekiel’s prophecy of God’s sword against Jerusalem, he prophesied toward Jerusalem, the holy places, and against the land of Israel.  In other words, God’s sword was going to clear out the land entirely. 3 God’s sword was going to cut off the...

Hearts Lacking Contrition You may wonder why the Lord deals so harshly with some people and not as much with others.  For instance, David’s sins required capital punishment, yet the Lord spared him.  The reason is that David had a contrite heart, Ps 51:17. Look in Acts 8:9-24 . Why...

When God created the earth and everything in it, he made everything fruitful.  In Gen 1:11, 22, 28, he made the trees and grass fruitful, the fish and fowl fruitful, and us to be fruitful.  In Gen 9:1, after the flood, he told Noah and his sons to be fruitful...

Trusting is Believing In Eph 1:12-13, Paul said they trusted in Christ; they believed in Christ.  Trusting is believing.  The definition of trust is to believe (rely on the truthfulness of) to depend (to place confidence in, rely on) to hope (to hope or expect confidently).  They key to depending...

Ezek 20:33-49 is a passage dealing with gathering Israel into their land at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.   The Lord scattered Israel into many countries when the Assyrians and Babylonians took Israel and Judah captive.  The Lord warned them he would do this in Lev 26:30-34. In like...

Repentance and a Willingness to Give Up Sin 1 Cor. 15: 3-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO of Repentance Salvation and Sin. We received the following email from one of our listeners.  “Hello, I have a question concerning Repentance. What if a person truly realizes he is on his way to hell...

Addicted to the Ministry of the Saints The house of Stephanas was addicted to the ministry of the saints, 1 Cor 16:15-17.   The house of Stephanas was the first fruits of Achaia.  Achaia is the region in which Corinth was located.  North of Achaia was Macedonia where Thessalonica was...

2 Cor 13:5 says, Examine yourselves.  This is something we all do to an extent.  For example, a lady will examine herself in front of a mirror to make sure her hair, makeup, and dress are right.  This is why the ladies room has a full length mirror in it....

Israel’s History of Idolatry In Ezek 20:1-32, Ezekiel recounted Israel’s history of idolatry.  The elders of Israel came to Ezekiel to inquire of the Lord, v.1.  When they sat before him, the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel, v.2. And the Lord asked them a question which he also...

Consider Your Latter End Deut 32:1-43 is the song of Moses.  In the middle of this song, in verse 29, he wrote, “O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end”.  He knew that if Israel would consider their latter end, they would...