Tag: advent
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and new things I now declare – 4
Isaiah 48: 3 “The former things I declared of old; they went out from my mouth, and I announced them; then suddenly I did them, and they came to pass. 4 Because I know that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew and your forehead brass, 5 I declared them to you from of old,…
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and new things I now declare – 3
Advent 3 For those unfamiliar with Liturgical seasons like Advent, its most significant impact may be a calendar of study of appropriate scheduled scriptures. During Advent we celebrate the incarnation of Jesus, the Messiah who would have been well familiar with seasons celebrated in scripture and we celebrate the continuity of the Light of Christmas by…
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and new things I now declare – 2
and new things I now declare -Advent 1 A background to prophesy God’s chosen people defeated and the LORD’s city of Jerusalem faces destruction. The kingdom of glory won by the LORD for David and the Temple of King Solomon destroyed centuries prior, Isaiah cries out to the people 700 years before Christ, repent! “The…
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and new things I now declare – 1
What’s new? Certainly not Christmas, for we now trivialize a pivotal time in human history with never-ending ‘holiday’ things. “Where are our new toys,” ‘holiday season’ commercials lead us to ask? Most years I share a series celebrating the Advent of the joyous season of Christmas. This year’s four-part Advent series will focus on the prophecy…
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Stubble & Chaff – Repentance before the Lord
“Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming,” Says the Lord of hosts. Malachi 3:1 NKJV The prophesy is clear from Malachi, Prophet of…
