Daniel 9 – The restoration of Babylon found a Daniel praying for the fulfilment of God’s purpose, announced to Jeremiah long before, concerning seventy years of which Daniel had come to have understanding “by books”. Does not the current ending of the times of the Gentiles witness the earnest strivings and cryings of many watchmen… Read More Watching the times
Daniel 5 – God is displeased with the wickedness of men now as He was then. He is not an indifferent spectator of the ways of nations, though He would appear so in this time of long-kept silence. It is the testimony of Daniel that “the Most High God ruleth in the kingdom of men,… Read More The hand of God
Today’s chapter in Jeremiah is very disturbing. The prophet receives visions from God of future events; some of them are of a time that was far distant. His main message is that God’s judgements are about to fall on Jerusalem and that “this whole land shall become a ruin and waste and these nations shall… Read More Today’s thought “Disaster is going forth from nation to nation” (August 04)
Jeremiah 51, a chapter of 64 verses is quite remarkable, quite challenging. It is all about Babylon and God’s judgements on her, that mighty city. She had destroyed Jerusalem and God’s great Temple and taken all its treasures. She is led by a king who, up to this time, had been all conquering. The book… Read More Today’s thought “Thus shall Babylon sink” (August 29)
“Because they have called you an outcast” (August 9) Jeremiah is told, “Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you” (30:2). The reason is given in the following verse, “For behold the days are coming … when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah … I… Read More Today’s thought: Because they have called you an outcast (August 9)
“Therefore a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the desert will ravage them, a leopard will lie in wait near their towns to tear to pieces any who venture out, for their rebellion is great and their backslidings many” (Jer 5:6). Notice all the “wild beasts” which would “tear” and “devour”… Read More Today’s thought July 15 Reading 2 – Jeremiah 5:6 – Great rebellion
In today’s chapter from the Book of Isaiah, we hear about a servant who shall deal prudently, though would be exalted and extolled, and be very high. We have a twofold aspect of Messiah in sufferings and glory. “ Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be… Read More Today’s Thought “God’s servant will succeed! He will be raised up, exalted, highly honoured!” (Weekend of 2020 June 27-28)
Today’s Thought ” … the earth will be shaken” (May 23) What place is named in the first and last books of the Bible – and in many in between? Yes, it’s Babylon, yet you may not recognize that it occurs in Genesis because it is translated in its Hebrew form of Babel. The account… Read More Today’s Thought ” … the earth will be shaken” (May 23)
In the previous chapters we have looked at historical facts and stories told or predicted in the Bible. All the texts telling about future events that really came to happen should get us to think about the validity of those words. In the bible we do find God’s Plan with the world and as such… Read More The most incredible feature of the prophecies
Prophecy concerning Babylon In the days of the prophets of Israel (850-560 BC approximately) two great military powers arose in the territory around the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers, now known as Iraq. The earlier was the Empire of Assyria, with Nineveh as its capital. During two centuries the Assyrians carried out invasions of the… Read More Prophecy concerning Babylon and Israel
In het vorige hoofdstuk zagen wij hoe het volk van God ging uitkijken naar iemand die verlossing kon brengen. God kent de mens en weet zijn verlangens. Een gezalfde geroepen In verband met de verlossing van het volk lezen we hoe God zijn gezalfde roept. Het woord voor gezalfde is in het Hebreeuws Messias en… Read More Christus in Profetie #3 De Knecht in Jesaja (3) Gezalfde
(Excerpt from Of Hearts and Minds by Dennis Gillett) It seems to me that the inspiration of Daniel’s life lay in the fact that he was essentially a man of high purpose. From the very beginning of his captive life in Babylon “Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the… Read More Daniel – a man of excellent spirit
case example – King Josiah (See 2 Kings21-23 & 2 Chronicles33-35) Josiah was the 16th king of Judah who reigned from 640-609 BCE/BC, dying just 23 years before the fall of the country to Babylon. Huldah, Jeremiah and Zephaniah were prophets during his reign. I was just eight years old when my… Read More the Bible – God’s guide for life #6 Case example – King Josiah #1
Daniel and Revelation An angel helped Daniel understand the information he was given. Daniel was told that “the message was true but the appointed time was long (10;1). The information given to John explained events that started in his own day and continued through to the return of Christ and the establishment of the kingdom.… Read More The Song of The Lamb #3 Daniel and Revelation
10-11 Maart 2012 mag als een fijn studieweekeinde beschouwt worden waar de dagen in Nederland en België elkaar mooi aanvulden, vooral met de afsluiting met de hoofdstukken uit Daniël. Wel kwam duidelijk tot uiting dat wij meerdere studiedagen over de eindtijden konden gebruiken alleen al met het bekijken van de profetieën in Daniel en Jesaja… Read More De Dag is nabij #8 Overzicht
YaHuWah, Yahweh, Jahwe of Jehovah 3. Verwarring 3.1. Zaaien van verwarring Het over de gehele wereld bekend laten worden is niet door verwarring tussen verschillende personen te zaaien. De Allerhoogste is een God van Orde en Duidelijke Taal. Niet voor niets heeft God Zijn Naam onthuld aan de mensheid. “” Babylon” is een symbool van… Read More Een Naam voor een God #5 Zaaien van verwarring
We cannot ignore what happens today and have to be conscious of what happened yesterday. We cannot remain isolated and detached from the world. Though, some people try to hide behind their cell phone or computer or television screen indulging in imaginative pictures. Today we have a lot of extraction and ways to exercise our… Read More Profitable disasters
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