No Soft Salvation

No Soft Salvation

Ezekiel 33:12 “The righteousness of a righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression, and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he will not stumble because of it in the day when he turns from his wickedness; whereas a righteous man will not be able...

Testimony of a Grass Eater

Testimony of a Grass Eater

Daniel 4:37 “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just, and He is able to humble those who walk in pride.” Observation: It is interesting that a full chapter of the Bible is written by a pagan king....

Voices from the Altar

Voices from the Altar

Revelation 16:7 “And I heard the altar saying, ‘Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.’” Observation: Seven angels were pouring seven bowls of wrath upon the earth, and each bowl contained terrifying, though merely temporal, judgments of...

How Is She Now, Lord?

How Is She Now, Lord?

Lamentations 3:55–58 “I called on Your name O Lord, out of the lowest pit. You have heard my voice…You drew near when I called on You; You said, ‘Do not fear.’ O Lord, You pled my soul’s cause; You have redeemed my life.” Observation: God used this passage to minister...

Fearing God

Fearing God

Revelation 14:7 “And he said with a loud voice, ‘Fear God, and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of water.’” Observation: John’s revelation had reached the point where an...

Telling His-story

Telling His-story

Psalm 48:13 “Go through her palaces, that you may tell it to the next generation.” Observation: This wonderful psalm of praise and thanksgiving ends with this: “We have thought on Your lovingkindness, O God, … So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; … Walk about...

His Finished Work

His Finished Work

Revelation 12:9–11 “And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who was called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, ‘Now...

The Celebration Already Begun

The Celebration Already Begun

Revelation 11:15 “And there were loud voices in heaven saying, ‘The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever!’” Observation: Tribulation had been under way for precisely three and a half years. Two...

Unfamiliar Experience

Unfamiliar Experience

Ezekiel 27:33–34 “When your wares went out from the seas, you satisfied many peoples … Now that you are broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, your merchandise and all your company have fallen in the midst of you.” Observation: Tyre was a great financial...

The Inadequacy of Corpses

The Inadequacy of Corpses

Revelation 9:21 “And they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their immorality nor of their thefts.” Observation: John’s revelation relates his vision of seven angels, each with trumpets, coming in turn to bring judgment upon the earth. There...