Category Archives: destruction in hell

in Gehenna

Jeremiah 19 The same LORD who had promised to remake his pottery if they repented now visually demonstrates what he will do to them if they do not repent.  Jeremiah was told to take a potter’s flask and break it … Continue reading

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who to trust

Jeremiah 17 There are only two options presented here.  Either one trusts in the LORD and becomes like a tree planted by water, or one trusts in man and becomes like a shrub in the desert.  Jeremiah is feeling the … Continue reading

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their gods shall perish

Jeremiah 9:23-10:25 Judah had many wise men, many strong men, and many rich men, but she did not have many men who knew the LORD.  They had trusted in their wisdom, might and riches, and had not circumcised their hearts, … Continue reading

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which assembly?

Zephaniah 3:1-8 Nation after nation were destroyed by God’s judgment, yet the peoples continued to walk in corruption, never fearing his great wrath.  Therefore he made a decision.  He will gather all the nations and assemble all the kingdoms for … Continue reading

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how to starve a god

Zephaniah 2:4-15 How do you starve a god?  You take away the people who worship him.   That is what the LORD promises to do to all the false gods which the inhabitants of the nations worship.  Instead, to the LORD … Continue reading

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perhaps you may be hidden

Zephaniah 1:1-2:3 Judgment is going to take place.  There is no doubt about that.  But God’s people are challenged to gather and seek him and his righteousness in humility.  Perhaps they will be spared on that great and terrible day … Continue reading

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the bloody city

Nahum 2:1-3:4 Nahum calls Nineveh the bloody city, which was probably the name given it by the Israelites and others who had felt the violence of its attacks.  The prophet described in vivid detail one of its attacks, but with … Continue reading

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a complete end

Nahum 1 The Ninevites are at it again, and this time God is determined to obliterate them.  He has his tolerance for evil, and will allow the wicked time to repent, as we saw in Jonah.  But when a nation, … Continue reading

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the end of sin

Isaiah 66 The prophet’s words end with a mixture of hope and horror.  While God is calling his own, and all the nations to himself, he is also warning that “those slain by the LORD shall be many.”  The devouring … Continue reading

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trust or torment

Isaiah 50 Isaiah’s readers were tempted to blame God for all the wrong that they had experienced.  Isaiah defended the LORD by reminding his people that God was not the author of their pain.  It was the result of the … Continue reading

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