For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places (Ephesians 6:12, ESV). Seventy years had passed since the captivity of the Jews in Babylon. Daniel knew this from reading the prophet Jeremiah, so he began praying […]
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Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ (Ephesians 4:15, ESV). I have a great brother-in-law who would do anything for anyone, anytime. I’ve appreciated his ministry over the years, through his faithful calling to God’s people in Haiti. Recently, with many fleeing Haiti,
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Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him
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My favorite seminary professor would draw a map like this on a chalkboard (ancient artifact) as he began his lectures on the Gospels. And, with most activities in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John occurring in Judea, Samaria, and Galilee, he would walk, talk, and point to one of these areas when an event matched a
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Though I scattered them among the nations, yet in far countries they shall remember me, and with their children they shall live and return (Zechariah 10:9, ESV). The Bible prophecies that Israel, after thousands of years of exile, would return to Israel. The nation of Israel was established 75 years ago in 1948. The Old Testament
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They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more!” (Psalm 83:4, ESV) Throughout the world, we now hear adversaries of Israel chant, “From the river to the Sea.” Understanding this phrase’s full intention, it’s a call to completely wipe out Israel — that the Jews
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The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His sovereignty rules over all (Psalm 103:19, NASB1995). Fact from the Bible: God, who created heaven and earth, has the right to do what He wants!!! As Psalm 103 states, “His sovereignty rules over all!” With Israel the focus of the world now, we watch politicians, pundits, and
From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take (1 Chronicles 12:32, NLT). My wife and I were in the Philippines when we heard reports of the attacks in Israel originating
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The Lord took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the Lord to a valley filled with bones (Ezekiel 37:1, NLT). Never has a people dispersed from their homeland for 2,000 years returned. That is, until the Jews came back from countries around the world to become the nation of Israel. In Ezekiel 37,
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In that day, the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people (Isaiah 11:11, ESV). In the Bible, prophecy is uncanny in its fulfillment. The book of Isaiah was written before the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian captivity. Yet in chapter 11, Isaiah predicts
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