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What do you do in times of despair? Who do you look to when your world falls apart? Who do you seek when you feel all alone? When the weight of life is oppressive and full of despair and disappointment, when evil has done its worst, take courage. God is still God, He is your God, Who knows you, wants…

Isaiah prophesied many times about Jesus, and one of those prophecies was this: There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might,…

Exodus 25:1-27:19 Review In our last Torah Portions We have talked about different topics The Torah is the manual how to serve God- gives a sense of direction, like a compass W/o direction you do not know where you are going or what you are doing. Pentacost Shavuot are to be viewed as seven times the…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 8:1-12:16 In our previous Torah Portion we spoke about Numbers 8:1-4 in the context of the rapture This week, we will talk about the Torah Portion, regarding The Set Up of the Lamps in the Lampstand: Menorah And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak…

The Visions His 1st vision is God’s great love for Jerusalem and its people next vision is of the 4 horns/ world empires who are oppressing the People with the 4 Horns will be the 4 De-horners with the last craftsman who is the stone who crushes these world empires the 3rd vision was the millennial Kingdom…

Motivating the people (a look back) This morning we continue our survey of Zechariah (part 2 of 5) and we continue to look at this series of visions that he had in one night. Previously we have seen: Zechariah the prophet, contemporary with Haggai to the returning Jews from exile. Purpose to encourage…

summary This class resumes our series on the Old Testament in the book of Revelation. Revelation 2 raises questions about the identity of the angels in the early chapters of the book, an identification that is linked to the lampstands. As noted in earlier episodes, the lampstands have a distinct supernatural…

Summary This episode continues our series on John’s use of the Old Testament in the book of Revelation. We resume with material in Rev 1:4 not covered in the previous episode and move the discussion into verses 5-6. What is the relationship of the seven churches to the seven spirits before God’s throne?…

8 Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed…

As you might expect when God’s people return to Him and begin doing as He says the enemy WILL come and try to distract or destroy the work. That is what we see take place throughout the rest of the timeline from now on till through the days of Nehemiah. Verses 1-2 If you remember from when the Assyrians…

Intro As we look at the book of Revelation it is evident that God is at work. We see the Father, Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come, on His throne in Heaven, receiving glory from all creation. We see Jesus, the mighty Son of Man, the Lamb Who was Slain, the White Horseman, harvesting souls, and…

Speak To It 6 So he answered and said to me: “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts. 7 ‘Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of “Grace, grace…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Zechariah, whose name declares that the Lord remembers, is a prophet of hope. A contemporary with Haggai, he ministered to a people who from every human perspective had every reason for despair and disappointment. Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary…

The Seven Spirits - Who are they? Why does it matter? Revelation Data Points Revelation 1:4 . 4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, Revelation 4:5 . 5 From the throne…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

Introduction Well good morning once again. It’s good to be with you today. Go ahead and turn in your Bible to the book of Hebrews, chapter 3. We are going to be diving into verses 7-19 this morning. As you do that I want to call your attention to a couple of additional announcements. On June 26 we are…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Summary Revelation 11 is well known for two major items: the two witnesses and the reference to the temple court. Both are controversial. Who are the two witnesses? Are they individual people? Old Testament prophets who did not die (Enoch, Elijah)? Are they symbolic? Does the temple reference in Rev…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…

Summary This episode, the third installment of our discussion of the Old Testament in Revelation 4 , has a singular point of focus: the twenty-four elders of Revelation 4 . Who or what are the twenty-four elders? What do they symbolize? What is their intended meaning? This episode explores the interpretive…

Summary This episode continues our discussion of Revelation 4 , a heavenly council/courtroom scene structured after the divine council scene of Daniel 7 (Part 1). But Daniel 7 is far from the only passage used by John. In this episode we’ll discover how John repurposes imagery of the cherubim of Ezekiel…