The Assyrian Likened To A Tree, Ezek 31
Ezek 31 is a prophecy against Pharaoh king of Egypt. The Lord likens the coming destruction of the king of Egypt to the destruction of the Assyrian king who died when the Babylonians, under Nebuchadnezzar, defeated the Assyrian Empire in 609 BC. The Lord uses a metaphor to describe the destruction of the Assyrian. In […]
Aholah and Aholibah, Ezek 23:1-49
Aholah and Aholibah In Ezek 23:1-49, Ezekiel prophesied of the whoredom of two women, Aholah and Aholibah. In v.2, the two women are Samaria and Jerusalem. Samaria refers to the ten northern tribes of Israel, because Samaria was the city of the kings, beginning with Omri, 1 Ki 16:23-24. Jerusalem refers to the two […]
Isaiah 47:1-15 The Latter End
The Latter End Is 47:1-15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This prophecy is directed to Babylon because she did not remember the latter end. This passage reveals what happens to Babylon at the 2nd Advent. Before her destruction she is tender and delicate [Is 47:1]. She is given to pleasure and dwells carelessly. But before the 2nd […]
Isaiah 46:1-13 The Fall of the Babylonian Gods
The Fall of the Babylonian Gods Isaiah 46:1-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This lesson is a running commentary, verse by verse, through Is 46:1-13. Is 46:1 – Bel [Jer 50:2, Jer 51:44] and Nebo are Babylonian gods – Bel is the principal Babylonian god – we find his name associated with King Belshazzar [Dan 5:1] and […]
Isaiah 21:1-17 Burden of the Desert
Burden of the Desert Is 21:1-17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In order to simplify our study of the burden of the desert, the burden of Dumah and the burden of Arabia, we should first locate the geography of these prophecies, then their time, and then the visions concerning them. First, we will locate the geography. These […]
Isaiah 14:1-11 Israel and the King of Babylon
Israel & the King of Babylon CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this lesson, we deal with two different subjects. So half way through our study, we will switch topics from God’s mercy on Israel to the prophetic destruction of the King of Babylon. Israel The Lord will have mercy on Jacob – v.1 – Lev 26:44-45; […]
Isaiah 13:14-22 Day of Destruction Continued
Day of Destruction Continued Isaiah 13, 14-22 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the last Sunday school lesson we covered the terrible events that will take place at the Second Coming of Jesus. Today, we will continue to enumerate these events during this day of destruction and then we will see the prophesied end of Babylon in […]
Isaiah 13:1-13 The Burden of Babylon
The Burden of Babylon Is 13:1-22 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO A burden is a prophecy concerning a country or region or nation that the prophet has to get off of him by preaching about it. See Jer 20:9, 23:33-36 where Jeremiah was relieved of his burden because he preached about it. The burdens in Isaiah are: […]
Babylon the Great (Part 3) Rev. 18
Rev 18 Things That Stand Out About Babylon CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Things that stand out about Babylon the Great. The destruction of Babylon – Makes Her – 2 Babylon falls and becomes the habitation of devils, foul spirits and hateful birds 2 = bittern and fowl spirits Affects – 3 Those affected are nations, […]
Babylon the Great (Part 2) Rev. 18:1-3
What Is Babylon Rev 18:1-3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Babylon is the name of a real city – but today that city is merely a tourist attraction – Saddam Hussein started to rebuild the city and made reference to himself in the context of Nebuchadnezzar when he did – on many of the bricks he […]