Prophecy

God’s Forming of Israel

In this chapter, Isaiah contrasts God’s forming of Israel (vv. 1-8) to the Gentiles forming of their gods (vv. 9-20). This chapter also contains one of the most amazing prophesies found anywhere in the Old Testament (v. 28). Cyrus, the king of Persia, is named as the coming deliverer of the …

The Kings of the North and South

Last time, we read about rise of Alexander the Great. His early death resulted in his Kingdom being divided among four of his generals. Today’s passage is a continuation of that conflict we saw last time between the king of the North (Seleucus) and his descendants in Syria and the king …

IllustrationAntichrist Wants to Be Worshipped

When we use the term “Prophecy” we are speaking of future events. The time known as “The Tribulation Period” is a seven year period that immediately precedes the return of Christ and the millennial kingdom of His rule which lasts for 1000 years. It will be …

IllustrationWiersbe – Lord’s return planned to the last detail

Warren Wiersbe tells a story of when he was a young man preaching on the last days with all the events of prophecy clearly laid out and perfectly planned. At the end of the service an older gentleman came up to him and whispered in his ear, “I used to have the Lord’s …