In Isaiah's second Servant Song, two mysteries when solved reveal the identity of Isaiah's prophetic oracle. #Isaiah49 #ServantSong #SecondServantSong
Isaiah 45: Mature View of God
God’s words of reassurance and promise were for the people of God, for the Judahites who had been taken captive and sent into exile. But God opens up God’s appeal to all people in every nation. #Isaiah45 #MatureViewofGod
Revelation 3: Beloved Philadelphians
After affirming their salvation, Jesus promised the assembly in Philadelphia others would know He loved them, and protection from what was about to come.
Revelation 1: The Whole Earth?
In the present tense, it makes John’s statement an ongoing event, one which had been fulfilled at the cross and continued at Pentecost. But was John speaking only of the supernatural work of Christ whenever the gospel was told and of the Holy Spirit’s conviction of those who heard it by God’s divine power? Or was John indicating there would also be a future fulfillment, one more substantial and concrete? A physical return of Christ, coming on the Pillar of Cloud, God’s glorious Shekinah?
Minor Prophets: Zechariah’s “Millennium”
The last post envisioned future warfare and Christ’s fearsome appearance, This week looks at a possible view of the Millennium, and restored creation.
Minor Prophets: Zechariah, Vision Three
Zechariah saw a man measuring out Jerusalem, yet the more he measured, the bigger Jerusalem seemed to be. In fact it was going to be so big it would have no walls. But wait! Yes, there would be a wall—Almighty God’s glory would surround God’s people with a wall of fire.
Minor Prophets: Zephaniah, Look Around
Every person has been given the outward revelation of a Creator with eternal power and divine nature, and the inward revelation of God’s righteousness and justice, carried within their own hearts.