[:en]Amos lamented for Israel because the Assyrians would come and take them captive. God wanted them to seek Him and live (vs. 4, 6, 14). The people did injustice (v. 7), trampled the poor (v. 11), oppressed the righteous and took bribes and deprive the poor of justice in court (v. 12) They had religious… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Amos 5[:]
Category: Read Through The Bible
[:en]Thoughts from Amos 4[:]
[:en]Israel had not returned to God (vs. 6, 8, 9, 10, 11) So God disciplined them by means of famine (v. 6), drought (v. 7), locust (v. 9), plagues (v. 10) and war (v. 11). The people lived in luxury (vs. 1-3). They brought sacrifices,, tithes, thanks offering and freewill offering, but they oppressed the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Amos 4[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Amos 1 – 2[:]
[:en]Amos was one of the shepherds of Tekoa, and was called by God to preach His Word in the northern kingdom of Israel. The name of Amos means “to be burdened” and he was burdened because of the sins of his people. Sins of the Gentle nations denounced: Damascus – she tread Gilead with sledges… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Amos 1 – 2[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Revelation 5[:]
[:en]A lamb came and took the scroll. And the four living creatures and the 24 elders fell down before the Lamb. They sang a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 5[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Revelation 4[:]
[:en]Scene in Heaven: 1. A door standing and open (v. 1) 2. A throne (v. 2) 3. A rainbow (V. 3) 4. Living creatures (v. 6-8) The living creatures never stop saying: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty, who was, and is and is to come” (v. 8) The 24 elders fall down… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 4[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Revelation 3[:]
[:en]Church in Laodicea: (G) Strength: I know your deeds Weakness: You are neither cold nor hot. You say “I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing”. But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. Consequence: I am about to spit you out of my… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 3[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Revelation 3 [:]
[:en]Church in Philadelphia: (F) Strength: I know your deeds. You have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. You have kept my command to endure patiently Weakness: None Advice: Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. Reward: I will placed an… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 3 [:]
[:en]Thoughts from Revelation 3 [:]
[:en]Church in Sardis: (E) Strength: I know your deeds Weakness: You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Your deeds are not complete in the sight of the Lord Consequence: If you do not wake up, I will come like thief, and you will not know of what time I will come… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 3 [:]
[:en]Thoughts from Revelation 2 [:]
[:en]Church in Thyatira: (D) Strength: I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance and that you are now doing more than you did at first Weakness: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 2 [:]
[:en]Thoughts from Revelation 2 [:]
[:en]Church in Pergamum: (C) Strength: You remain faithful to my name. You do not renounce your faith. Weakness: You have people who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who teach Balak to entice the Israelites to sin by eating food sacrificed to idols and committing sexual immorality. You also have those who hold to the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Revelation 2 [:]