“Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief of staff, to bring to the palace some of the young men of Judah’s royal family and other noble families, who had been brought to Babylon as captives. “Select only strong, healthy, and good-looking young men,” he said. “Make sure they are well versed in every branch of…
Biblical Prophecy – Daniel 1:1-2
“During the third year of King Jehoiakim’s reign in Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. The Lord gave him victory over King Jehoiakim of Judah and permitted him to take some of the sacred objects from the Temple of God. So Nebuchadnezzar took them back to the land of Babylonia…
Biblical Prophecy – Daniel Introduction
The Bible is a book that deals with the pass, the present, and the future. There are many books that deal with Biblical Prophecy. We are going to start our study in the Book of Daniel. This book not only gives us prophecy, but it gives us many examples of how we should live as…
Biblical Prophecy – Babylon
As we move forward with our study of Biblical Prophecy, we need to know about Babylon. Babylon’s evil ways are spotlighted in the book of Daniel, an account of faithful Jews taken into exile to that city when Jerusalem was conquered. So arrogant was Nebuchadnezzar that he had a 90-foot tall gold statue built of…
Biblical Prophecy – Habakkuk Part 2
God is not primarily committed to our peace, security or prosperity on earth. He is interested in our faithfulness to him in a world of pain and suffering where evil runs wild. God is telling Habakkuk that the Babylonians are going to take the land of Judah away from them. They are losing their land…
Biblical Prophecy – Habakkuk
We cannot understand Biblical Prophecy unless we know and understand the Old Testament and the prophets. The New Testament cannot stand alone without the Old Testament. The Bible as a whole is the story of God’s plan for mankind. There is so much Biblical Prophecy in the Old Testament and it relates to the New…
Biblical Prophecy – Sovereignty of God
The first thing we need to look at is the sovereignty of God. The meaning of sovereignty could be summed up in this way: To be sovereign is to possess supreme power and authority so that one is in complete control and can accomplish whatever he pleases. God’s sovereignty requires that He be absolutely free,…
Biblical Prophecy – Introduction
I start this project with mixed emotions. I am excited yet I am fearful. I am excited to start a new adventure with God. I am fearful that I am not smart enough to understand all there is to understand about end-time events. I have not felt that I wanted to write about prophecy. I…
The Cross Part 2
This road to the Cross started in Genesis. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God and sinned, God had a plan already in place. “When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees. Then…
The Cross Part 1
The Cross and the Resurrection is important not just in our lives, but also in the world. I will be writing later on the resurrection. We need to understand the Cross and it’s meaning. The Cross changed my life and it will change your life if you will invite Jesus into your heart. The Cross…