Testing the Spirits – Part V (a): Exploring the Holy Spirit

“Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.” (Prov. 1:23, YLT) God’s poetry defines his synonyms and metaphors. They are usually couplets having two parts or lines. The first line or half of the couplet is repeated in different words in the second …

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Ezekiel in Revelation- Part VIII: On The Mountains of Israel

In Parts V - VII of this series we saw that the specific parameters God set in the prophesy of Gog of Magog in chapters 38-39 limited the time, the geographical locations, and the object of the battle to Judea and Jerusalem of the first century AD.  With those set limits there could be only …

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Ezekiel in Revelation – Part III: Jerusalem, the Vine Tree and the Winepress

The parallels of God's word define His metaphors and symbols. One thing is compared to another thing, and the symbol is defined. In Ezekiel chap. 15, God compared the people of Jerusalem to the vine tree in the forest. 6 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, …

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Ezekiel in Revelation – Part II: Sodom & Gomorrah

The judgment carried out against Sodom & Gomorrah for the sins of the people was literally and actually fire and brimstone.  Abraham bargained with YHWH that if He found even ten (10) people who were righteous, YHWH agreed He would not destroy the cities. "And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and …

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Ezekiel in Revelation- Part I: Overview Comparison

The prophet Ezekiel was YHWH's messenger (angel) to the Israelite in captivity in Babylon. "3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day....  5 And …

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