Biblical Prophecy – End Times Signs – The Supernatural
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil Matthew 6:13 My last post was about the parable of the soils, specifically, the rocky soil. The “rocky soil” as explained by Jesus is the believer who has a shallow, superficial faith that cannot hold up under challenges of life. The parable lists three …
Read the full post →“The Lord’s Prayer and the Kingdom of God Part 4 – Deliverance from Evil”
Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. Luke 8:13 The rocks adjacent to my driveway will often have grass and chick weed growing in various places because over …
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Who Do You Seek? As I said in the last post, not many people came to Jesus to seek the meaning of the parable of the soils. To the crowds, Jesus probably sounded like a farmer, not understanding there was profound spiritual meaning behind an agricultural parable. But apparently, 15 people – disciples – came …
Read the full post →“The Parable of the Soils Part 2 – The Seed on the Path”
The central theme of the scriptures is, arguably, the Kingdom of God. Some would say salvation, the redemption of mankind, is the central theme and I would not disagree, but from a big picture standpoint the whole purpose of God’s plan of redemption gets us back to the way things were supposed to be all …
Read the full post →“The Parable of the Soils – The Key to Understanding God’s Kingdom – Part 1”
My last post focused on the location of Jacob’s well. This small area around Sychar, known as Shechem in the Old testament, is a “spiritual ground zero” with a rich history going all the way back to Abraham. This post will focus on the history of the Samaritans as a people. Its important to understand …