Israel and Judah were very lawless and sinful in the 8th century BC, that is to say in the prophet Isaiah’s time. There was much worship of false god, much violence and personal revenge, and only the most superficial sorts of worship of the living God.
They, like many of us, “knew” many things which are false, but did not REALLY know the living and true God.
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An audio lesson.
So once again! How far do we take this stuff? How many times have read something in Scripture and said to yourself, “How can that be?”
We read all sorts of things which God says “will be,” and sometimes our eyes sort of glaze over, then we just sort of pass over things, which we should never pass over!
We should trust God! He is smart enough to make all of this? How can He be wrong?
Compare 1Jn 5:10.
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So how far should you really take all of this? Should you suspend common sense to believe God?
The example of Abraham.
What do you do when the Civil Powers turn evil?
Is resistance to these powers really Biblical? Or will God Himself take the out when He is ready? A Biblical example is instructive.
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There is more about God’s relationship with the Civil Powers, and the basics of how Bible prophecy works is discussed in detail in Prophecy Principles. Available from your bookseller.
What are the duties of Civil Government?
The relationship of the Noahic Covenant.
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More information about God and Civil Government and the basics of how Bible prophecy works is discussed in detail in Prophecy Principles. Available from you bookseller.
Part of God’s Plans for Vengeance on the evil doer.
God rules over the nations, and uses world events to further His purposes.
If rulers do fulfill their rightful functions, God will often use other rulers to take them out.
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More about God and Civill government, and the basics of how Bible prophecy works is discussed in detail in Prophecy Principles. Available from your bookseller.
PART of God’s Plans are through the Civil Powers which exist.
There is no authority except from God, and those powers which exist were established by God, Rom 13:1-2. So how do these things work out on the ground? Some Bible examples are instructive.
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There is more information about God’s relationship with the Civil Powers, and the basics of how Bible prophecy works is discussed in detail in Prophecy Principles. Available from your bookseller.
No personal revenge? Is that really as unrealistic as people make it out to be?
It is actually not as far out as some people think, and it is a common standard of law and order around the world.
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The basics of how Bible prophecy works is discussed in detail in Prophecy Principles. It discusses in more detail the relationship between God and Civil Government. Available from your bookseller.
God promises that He is willing to instruct us, Jas 1:5-8.
So what might we need to do to realize more of this power in our lives?
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Prayer is actually a very powerful resource.
Far beyond what we can ask or think, Eph 3:20.
We are often guilty of carelessly ignoring this resource: A Loving God Who Cares About Us!
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