Category Archives: truth
self-perspective, God-awareness
20220925 self-perspective, God-awareness Ezekiel 20:39-44 (JDV) Ezekiel 20:39 ” ‘As for you, house of Israel, this is what the Lord Yahveh says: Go and serve your idols, each of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to me, and you … Continue reading
hiding the brutal truth
20220827 hiding the brutal truth Ezekiel 16:23-29 (JDV) Ezekiel 16:23 ” ‘Then after all your evil – Tragedy, woe to you! – the declaration of the Lord Yahveh –Ezekiel 16:24 you built yourself a mound and made yourself an elevated … Continue reading
not safe in the stew
20220805 not safe in the stew Ezekiel 11:5-12 (JDV) Ezekiel 11:5 Then the Breath of Yahveh came on me, and he told me, “You are to say, ‘This is what Yahveh says: That is what you are thinking, house of … Continue reading
guilty advice
20220804 guilty advice Ezekiel 11:1-4 (JDV) Ezekiel 11:1 The Breath then lifted me up and brought me to the eastern gate of Yahveh’s house, which faces east, and I noticed at the gate’s entrance twenty-five men. Among them, I saw … Continue reading
trivial empty talk
20220615 trivial empty talk 2 Timothy 2:14-19 (JDV) 2 Timothy 2:14 Remind them of these things, and be seriously warning {διαμαρτύρομαι} them before God not to fight over words. This is useless and leads to catastrophe for those who listen.2 … Continue reading
false evidence
false evidence 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 (JDV) 2 Thessalonians 2:9 The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s achieving energy, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders, 2 Thessalonians 2:10 and with every wicked deception among those … Continue reading
empty and misleading
empty and misleading Lamentations 2:13-14 (JDV) Lamentations 2:13 What can I say on your behalf? What can I compare you to, Daughter Jerusalem? What can I liken you to, so that I may console you, Virgin Daughter Zion? For your … Continue reading
different, but still true
different, but still true Joshua 22:10-19 (JDV) Joshua 22:10 When they came to the region of the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh built a large, impressive altar there by the … Continue reading
someone else’s letter
someone else’s letter Colossians 4:7-18 (JDV) Colossians 4:7 Tychicus, our dearly cared about brother, faithful assistant, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you everything about me. Colossians 4:8 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, … Continue reading
updating the promise
updating the promise Jeremiah 28:1-17 (JDV) Jeremiah 28:1 It happened in that year, at the first of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, in the fifth month of the fourth year, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur from Gibeon … Continue reading
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