ARISE: Nahum 2

In Nahum chapter 2, the prophet foretells of a mighty army, consisting of the Babylonians and the Medes, advancing on Nineveh. In this overtaking of Assyria’s capital, we see an example of the Lord using wicked nations against each other to enact judgment.

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ARISE: Nahum 1

The book of Nahum is a continuation of the narrative of Jonah, but from a future prophetic perspective, declaring the destruction of Nineveh by the Babylonian empire. Nahum chapter one begins God declaring the love for His people (Judah) and the vengeance that He will take on His enemies.

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ARISE: Joel 3

When the Lord Jesus returns for the second time, to end the tribulation and execute the day of judgment against the nations, He will reestablish His kingdom in Jerusalem for a thousand years, pouring out spiritual and physical blessing upon His people.

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ARISE: Joel 2

In parallel to the the locusts that brought famine upon the land of Judah in Joel’s time, Joel sees a future in chapter two, where a mighty army comes and destroys the land. In light of this coming destruction, the Lord calls His people to repent and gives promise of a future healing, of both land and heart.

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ARISE: Joel 1

The Mosaic covenant was broken repeatedly by the kings of Israel and Judah. The warnings of famine and exile, given long before in Deuteronomy, came to pass during the ministry of Joel. In chapter 1, we see the prophet calling God’s people to mourn and recognize the transpiring devastation as from the Lord.  

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The Withered Fig Tree

God desires fruit out of the lives of His people that brings glory to His name. Israel, like the barren fig tree, was not producing fruit for the Lord, but had rejected His word and were plotting to murder His Son. Their stewardship was withered like the cursed fig tree, ushering in the time of the Gentiles (the Church age).

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The Invalid at the Pool

Many are looking for that luck of the draw moment to rescue them from life’s challenges. In John 5, we see Jesus heal a paralytic that could not get himself into a known antidote of healing on time. In modern times, people are still waiting around the pool of lottery, border crossing and the like to find their moment of elevation. Would the church have a solution for whosoever desires to be whole of whatsoever ails them?

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