Ezra: Chapter 5-7

Ezra: Chapter 5-7 Ezra: Chapter 5-7                             December 7, 2019 Work on Temple resumed through encouragement of ProphetsNow Rebuilding Begins AnewEzra 5:1 Then the prophet Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophets, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.The work on the temple had been stopped,…

Haggai: Chapter 1 and 2

Haggai: Chapter 1 and 2 Haggai: Chapter 1 and 2                                   November 16, 2019 Haggai was one of the Post-exile, early post-captivity prophets. His name means:  Hag = festival or my festival, Festive Haggai ministry was to rebuke the returned exiles for their delay in rebuilding the Temple and to encourage them to set to work. Expressions such as “the Word…

Feast of Tabernacles 2019

Feast of Tabernacles Review Feast of Tabernacles:  A Christian Feast;  Sukkot (Succoth) Feast of Booths, or Feast of ingathering Leviticus 23:34-36 "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the LORD. (35) On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall…

Colossians 2:1-23 – Gnostics

Colossians 2:1-23 - Gnostics Colossians 2:1-23 - Gnostics                     September 07, 2019ReviewColossians, A.D. 60-62, written while Paul was imprisoned in Rome.Paul responds to this new problem growing in the church, known as Gnosticism, a heresy. Gnostic was considered spiritual leaders.These heresies promised people “spiritual perfection”Primary Heresies: Worldly Philosophy 2. Jewish Legalism  3. Oriental Mysticism 4. Live nobly and death cannot matter…

Colossians 1:1-29

Colossians 1:1-29 The Book of Colossians was written by the Apostle Paul about A.D. 60-62, while he was imprisoned in Rome. One purpose was to correct the heresy that had sprung up in the City of Colossae. Colosse was one of three cities in the Lycus Valley, about 100 miles east of Ephesus (capital) in Asia Minor. Its name is…