TODAY WE discuss the fall of Babylon. It wasn’t just divine punishment for the hubris of King Belshazzar; this was a smackdown in the spirit realm. Interestingly, the target of God’s wrath wasn’t Marduk, city-god of Babylon and head of the Mesopotamian pantheon, it was the moon-god, Sîn. Belshazzar’s father,Continue Reading
THIS WEEK’S study in the book of Daniel gives us a window into the polytheistic world of ancient Mesopotamia. Nebuchadnezzar, the Chaldean king of Babylon, had personal encounters with Yahweh, the God of Israel. He witnessed the power of God as He saved Shadrach, Meshech, and Abednego from the fieryContinue Reading
WE CONCLUDE our study of Ezekiel and move on to the apocalyptic prophecy of Joel this week. Here’s a hint: The soldiers of Joel’s Army are the bad guys.Continue Reading
GOD PROMISED to extinguish a cult of the dead that had defiled the Temple. This is just one of the surprising things we find in our study of Ezekiel this week.Continue Reading
DID EZEKIEL see John the Revelator, or at least his supernatural guide? That’s one of the interesting questions raised by Ezekiel’s vision of a new temple in Jerusalem.Continue Reading
