A Brief Look at Jewish History: The Period before and after the Exile

Welcome back friends!  We’re spending a few days examining a bit of Jewish history in order to further understand how to rightly understand and relate to them.  It is certainly not an exhaustive look at history, but enough to provide insight.  Yesterday we laid a basic foundation, including the fact that God’s covenants with Abraham …

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Laying a Biblical Foundation

We awoke to a bright, glorious Sunday morning in Jerusalem!  (The weather is fantastic!)  Above, I've given you a glimpse of Chord's Bridge from our hotel balcony.  This work of art is designed to look like King David's Harp, but functionally serves as a bridge for the light rail and a walkway connecting to the Central …

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Revelation 18: Babylon is Fallen!

Well, here we are again, tools in hand, ready to explore what will take place in Babylon in the near future.  Just as Revelation 17 reveals the utter destruction of the Babylonian false religious system, Revelation 18 describes the great fall of the Babylonian economic and political system.  Take time to read Revelation 18. Babylon …

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Revelation 17: The Woman on the Beast

Friends, we’ve seen that Babylon plays a key role in the history of the world.  We’ve discovered that Babylon is the second most often mentioned city in the Bible.  Only Jerusalem is spoken of more frequently.  Furthermore, fulfilled prophecies of Babylon have helped to build our confidence that what God says in His Word will …

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