"Holy is Your Name." How important is the Name of God? The trial of Yeshua before Caiaphas hinges on this very question. We discuss this and the rest of the arrest and trial of Yeshua from Matthew 26.
*Some technical difficulties required two videos, as the first video ends abruptly at a key moment and the second video picks up at the same spot.*
Joel 2:12
“Yet even now,” declares YHWH,
“Return to Me with all your heart,
And with fasting, weeping and mourning;
And rend your heart and not your garments.”
Now return to YHWH your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness
And relenting of evil.
Joel here is speaking of the worst of the Tribulation, the worst of how things are going to be for this earth. And yet even then, God keeps open the door to forgiveness and salvation.
And then Yeshua returns, and the door is closed.
Don't wait till the last moment. You don't know when your last moment is going to be. Repent now, rend your heart now, turn to YHWH now! In this way you can be the faithful servant, dutifully fulfilling the will of your king, and will be richly awarded when he returns and sees your faithfulness!
The abomination that causes desolation. Daniel gave a prophecy about it. Antiochus Epiphanes fulfilled that prophecy. Yeshua affirms Daniel's prophecy as something that hasn't happened yet. What gives? We discuss this, false teachers, false christs, and seeking God with all our hearts as we begin our study of Matthew 24.
We continue today with our study of Matthew 13, which appears to be a collection of Yeshua's parables about parables. Parables within parables. Parable inception!
Today's study begins with Psalm 73 and also spends some time in Psalm 78. I encourage everyone to take some time to work through these Psalms and see how they relate to today's study, and also how they relate to our lives today.
Also, consider what your treasure is, and what you will pay to achieve that treasure.
