Category Archives: second coming

diversity

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Psalm 148 The wonderful diversity of the universe around us should naturally draw us to praise and worship its one creator.  He is the one author of the symphony that consists of many instruments.  The harmony we see should drive … Continue reading →

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get ready

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Joel 2:1-17 The day of the LORD that Joel warned about was an armed invasion.  The various images he used conveyed the idea of a sudden overwhelming presence.  It would be sudden, like the appearance of a charging horse.  They … Continue reading →

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bloody garments

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 63-64 There is only one Messiah.  He is a fearful king, whose coming will mean such slaughter of God’s enemies that he is pictured as having his robe covered in their lifeblood.  Yet, this same Messiah is the only … Continue reading →

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unforsaken

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 61-62 Anyone who has ever known the cruelty and heartache of divorce can feel the message of Isaiah here.  The LORD promises to un-forsake his people.  He has not abandoned them.  He tells them to get ready for his … Continue reading →

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reversal

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 60 The land and people known for being afflicted, forsaken and hated will experience a reversal.  It (and they) will be restored, beloved, and made beautiful and prosperous.  In fact, the land and people of God will be made … Continue reading →

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the wrong place

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Psalm 120 The psalmist is upset because of the people he is forced to live among.  They love deception and violence, and their constant influence is grating on his nerves.  He prays for deliverance, and laments that he has lived … Continue reading →

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returning to Zion

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 35 Isaiah’s message was not that the ransomed of the LORD were to be whisked off to heaven.  They were going to return to Zion with everlasting joy.  Jesus’ first ministry on earth was a foretaste of the kind … Continue reading →

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celebrating rescue

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Psalm 118 What day should we be rejoicing over?  The popular chorus has us rejoicing merely because it is today.  To me, that is just taking words out of their context.  The text appears to give us two other options.  … Continue reading →

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we have waited

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

  Isaiah 25   We have waited for the LORD to save us by subduing the oppressor (1-5,10-12).  We have waited for the feast which all peoples will enjoy on Mt. Zion (6). We have waited for the day when the … Continue reading →

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ultimate judgment

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 24 In his previous oracles, Isaiah had predicted that the LORD would judge the nations around him, including his own.  The judgment is described as possibly imminent, possibly within the lifetime of his readers.  Now, Isaiah steps back and … Continue reading →

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