Of course formerly the gentiles, the nations of the world, were separate from the covenants of promises, and were without God and without hope in the world. Now though, in Christ both Jew and Gentile are truly being made into a single entity. God does not work on the same sort of time schedule as frail and transitory men like you and I. Still He works, and He laughs at attempts to oppose Him, and we should praise Him for all of these things.
Obviously this unity of Jews and Gentiles in Jesus Christ has not been a reality in history … so far, and this far too big a subject for even a week of podcasts. However, “a destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness,” Isa 10:22, which will bring terrible times to both the church and the Jews, and which will result in a stunning victory for the gospel, and the Jews. The Jews will become what they should have been all along. No, we are not speaking of any millennial reign. This is a broad subject throughout both the Old and New Testaments, and is addressed in my third book, “Jewish Chronicles.” Available from your bookseller. The most powerful and glorious days for both the gospel and the Jews within history, are yet to come.
As the back cover of “Jewish Chronicles” states,
“If one does not understand the history of the Jews, they do not under- stand World History, nor where it is headed.”
Psalm 103 is a psalm, a song, of thanksgiving by the redeemed, even when they have done wrong. God is the One who redeems us from the pit, and “the pit” is talked about in many places in Scripture.
We should thank God for all of His glorious deed, for our God is indeed good. This should be done in all of our ways of life, and many people praying and giving thanks, helps indeed.
To neglect seeking God with thanksgiving only a formula for much unnecessary trouble in life.
There are proper places and ways to give thanks. We need to give thanks even for everyday things. It is NOT in fact automatic that we will be taken care of, and we should even be thankful in the midst of the ups and downs of life. Why? Well, uh, because …
Further, even discipline is a healthy part of God’s dealings with us. And if we are NOT thankful for what we already have, even in times of trouble? Then …
What is thanksgiving? What is it to be grateful? Remembering that God overruling in the affairs of men is indeed something to be grateful for. Ours is indeed a wonderful God.
God’s overruling in history, and in our day to day lives, is part and parcel of all Scripture, and is the foundation for both the events of history, and our everyday lives, and the forecasts of prophecy.
For an overview of how Bible prophecy works, read my first book, “Prophecy Principles.”
For an overview of the Christian Age, read my second book, “Revealing the Christian Age, A Synthesis of the Prophets and Revelation.” Both are available through your bookseller.
Psalm 69 is like many prophecies of the Old Testament, it has multiple subjects. In the case of Psalm 69, it is very clearly about the Christ, and it is also very clearly about David.
My apologies, but because of internet difficulties this series is late in being uploaded.
Prophecy can help us in dealing with our problems in life. It can give us patience and endurance which we can obtain no other way.
An audio lesson.
Jewish Chronicles describes how the Jews came to be sidetracked from following, and how when they are converted to their own Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth, it will be a world-wide game changer.
If you know that judgment is coming, and believe it, it will clearly change your ethics and behavior.
An audio lesson.
Revelation is a series of parallel visions that give us an overview of our age, and the big players during our age. Revealing the Christian Age is available from your bookseller.
Examples of Lot in Sodom knowing that the city would soon fall, dramatically changed his behavior. Or again, take David knowing that he would receive the kingship of Israel, and how this dramatically affected his ethics.
Notice that many first century Jews lost their souls because they didn’t believe prophecy!
An audio lesson.
And remember: you don’t have to understand everything, to be enough to save your life.
The basics of how Bible prophecy works is discussed in detail in Prophecy Principles. Available from you bookseller. See the tabs about the books and the author for more information.