Source: http://ift.tt/2BmCYtQ Today: [Matthew 2] Astrologers, Angels and Bible Contradictions: In chapter 2 of Matthew we find many references that challenge and mystify us regarding the events relating to the birth of Jesus. There are astrologers from the east who come to find Jesus. Does that mean astrology is an approved method of spiritual inquiry? […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2DXk0gl Today: [Matthew 1] The Missing 42nd Generation: In Matthew 1 we not only have an introduction to Mary and Joseph, and an account of Jesus’ birth, we also have embedded a secret code, undisclosed, yet deeply revelational of just who the 42nd Generation of God is hidden in this seminal, first mention genealogy […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2FSfdgR Today: [Malachi 4] The Concluding Chapter of the Old Testament. In Malachi 4 the final prophet of the Old Testament era concludes his message, after which God falls silent for over 400 years, known as the inter-testamental period. In summing up his message, Malachi speaks of the eternality of hell for the wicked, […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2mRGR5D Today: [Malachi 3] Refiner’s Fire and Fuller’s Soap: In Malachi 3 we have a Messianic promise of God’s messenger coming to the people of God, not just as a healing balm, but as a refiner’s fire. There is at this time a deep lack of discernment in the people Malachi writes to in […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2Djgujb Today: [Malachi 2] Taking Leadership to Task: In chapter 2 of Malachi the prophet speaks by the spirit of God against the excesses, and failures of the priesthood that were supposed to teach the people and set the example of godliness. Does this message have any relevance in our day? According to a […]
READ MORE Today: [Malachi 1] Today: [Malachi 1] When God Quit the Church: In the book of Malachi the scene opens upon a time of downturn and difficulty for the people of God. Their history is marching them into the 400 silent years between the Old and New Testaments. The restoration temple is a polluted place, worship […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2AMyfl5 Today: [Zecheriah 14] Will Jesus Literally Return to the Mount of Olives? In the ending chapter of Zecheriah we see parallels with the book of Revelation wherein the final adjudication of the rule of man is brought to its conclusion in a climactic battle at the end time city of Jerusalem. Is this […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2FkkRIg Today: [Zecheriah 13] The Coming of Christ, the End of the Prophets. Chapter 13 of Zecheriah speaks of a time when the Jewish people on the earth will finally accept Jesus, when He stands before their nation in physical form. At this time, that Jesus comes to set up His kingdom, with His […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2AFz3Io Today: [Zecheriah 12] Jerusalem will be a Cup of Trembling: In this chapter, the writer speaks of Jerusalem at a future time becoming a cup of trembling causing her enemies among the nation to reel like drunkards. The timing of these events are fixed at a time when the Messiah will come visibly […]
READ MORE Source: http://ift.tt/2lZoBWz Today: [Zecheriah 11] Zecheriah’s Vision of Beauty and Bands. Chapter 11 of Zecheriah looks forward 500 years from Zecheriah’s day to see the temple destroyed and the city of Jerusalem sacked by the Romans, all surrounding and brought on by the Jewish rejection of the Messiah. www.morninglightbiblestudy.com [Zec 11:1-17 KJV] 1 Open thy […]
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