Tag: judgment
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Kings, Governors, Politicians & Priests 2– Pontius Pilate
Τίνα κατηγορίαν φέρετε κατὰ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τούτου “Tis katēgoria pherō kata ho anthrōpos hoytos? John 18:29 – question of Pilate to the Jews who brought Jesus before him “What accusation do you bring against this Man?” Pilate’s question to those who brought Jesus before him is most appropriate for any judge of a man brought…
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70 Years (or so)?
70 years (or so)… In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return.” Genesis 3:19 NKJV Remember… you are dust We’ve all heard it: “Remember, you are dust” or some graveside equivalent…
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From This World to the Next – Truth
Jesus continues to pray for those the Father has given Him: And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. John 17:19 KJV What is truth? ‘What is truth?’ Pilate will soon ask the Creator of all things who came to this world of His creation. Yet prior…
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Lazarus – Death and Resurrection
Death and Resurrection Hosea 13:4 I have been the Lord your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and no Savior exists besides me. 5 I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of drought. “Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the…
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Amos – For those who turn justice into wormwood
Whatever is wormwood? Sometimes when we read the Bible, especially the Old Testament and specifically the true Prophets of Scripture, we fail in the imagery of the language of centuries and millennia long past. Amos uses a word “לַעֲנָה” we translate into English as wormwood and most of us naturally ask, “whatever is wormwood?” Truly,…
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Amos – Not immune from judgment
We interrupt the Good News of John for an urgent warning from the Prophet Amos. “Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, And I will destroy it from the face of the earth Amos 9:8a NASB We are NOT IMMUNE to the #pandemic of sin! A familiar forgotten history Even…
