Reaping

Judgment upon a Christ rejecting world

This part of Chapter 14 is a preview leading up to the 2nd coming of Christ. This actual event we will study in chapter 19. We see the coming judgment on a Christ rejecting world (v. 14). “And in His hand a sharp sickle.” This is a harvesting tool used by ancient farmers to cut grain. It represents …

Nahum Predicts Nineveh’s Destructon

Nahum now predicts the actual way Nineveh would meet its complete destruction (vv. 9-13). There would not be a second chance for the wicked city, which had experienced warning and mercy before. While a drinking party was in process in the place a flood of the Tigris River washed out …

IllustrationQueen Victoria’s reign brought great revival

I have heard the story told of Queen Victoria who at her coronation ceremony began to weep and took off her royal crown of England. She said she was unworthy to wear a crown and only her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was worthy of wearing such a crown. It is a fact that duri …

IllustrationMoody Preaching About The Value of God’s Word

Dwight L. Moody was in a southern city preaching about the value of the Word of God in a person’s life. He was interrupted by the loud voice of a man in the audience …