Tag: prophet

  • Balaam – Inauguration of a Politician’s Prophet – 1

    Prophesy of a man with eyes to see Numbers 24: “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is opened, 4 the oracle of him who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down with his eyes uncovered: 5 How lovely are…

  • Swords & Sickles

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    Proclaim this among the nations: Consecrate for war;     stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near;     let them come up. Beat your plowshares into swords,     and your pruning hooks into spears;     let the weak say, “I am a warrior.” Joel 3:9-10 Consecrate them, says the LORD! Yes. It is a…

  • The Pervasiveness of Sin

    If you perceive the pervasiveness of sin, you will pour forth great gratitude for God’s grace and the cross of Christ. Revelation 18:  For your merchants were the greatest in the world, and you deceived the nations with your sorceries. 24 In your streets flowed the blood of the prophets and of God’s holy people and the blood…

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