Today marks the beginning of our last full week of study together, and our ship is heading for home! I truly hope you are enjoying the adventure. We have explored a bit about Israel’s past, present, and future through the lens of Scripture, and have built a Biblical framework on which to understand current events. We …
Tag: Isaiah
ISIS, Iraq, Kurds, and Medes
As the news comes in from the Middle East, I continue to be fascinated by ironies. On a more sobering side, I have to ask myself, “Does anyone really understand all this!?!” You see, on the one hand is fascination, while on the other is the reality that nothing seems to make sense! For …
Bad News for Babylon!
Aren’t you blessed by God’s grace! We’ve seen this week that God’s grace extends not only to His people, but even to Israel’s enemies. Such is God’s grace to us. While we were yet sinners (enemies of God), Christ died for us! (Romans 5:8) As we’ve seen this week, many prophecies are partially fulfilled, awaiting their …
Egypt’s Prophetic Destiny
We’re headed back to Isaiah today for another intriguing prophecy...this one regarding Egypt. Throughout modern history, Egypt has been in the news. Chaos in Egypt has recently given way to “democratic” elections. Though our media describes the chaos as a “revolution,” the jury is still out on whether reformers are at work, or if the …
