Friday – March 1st – Revelation 20:8 -----
20:8) He will go out to deceive the nations—called Gog and Magog—in every corner of the earth. He will gather them together for battle—a mighty army, as numberless as sand along the seashore.
The Daily Walk Bible inspirational thought for today:
CONFIDENCE IS THE FEELING YOU HAVE JUST BEFORE YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND THE ODDS. COURAGE IS WHAT YOU TAKE WITH YOU TO BEAT THEM.*
Happy Friday and happy first day of March! The old saying is that if March goes in like a lamb/lion it will go out like a lion/lamb. Let’s hope that we look back in thirty days and all agree that 60’s was actually a “lion” to start this month. Since we have established a looking ahead theme this week we might as well continue letting you work on filling out your calendar for great things happening at SunRise. Just a friendly reminder today that we have Good Friday services scheduled for Friday March 29th at 7pm. Join us as we bring the season of Lent to a close and prepare ourselves for Jesus’s victory over the grave.
In our pick verse today, John now shifts his full attention to the devil’s final doom. If there is one thing, we should note is that the devil does not give up without trying to destroy anyone he can, even when defeat is certain. Secondly, we are to be reminded that the devil is a master at being deceptive and in so doing lashes out this one last time with unknowing participants. In this last-ditch attempt to disrupt believers, he gathers his loyal supports from the four corners of the earth to engage in a battle against God’s army. The reference to Gog and Magog would direct John’s first century readers to think about Ezekiel’s prophecy of a future Israelite battle in which a northern enemy led by Gog whose land is Magog will be utterly defeated. While this reference would certainly give hope to first century Christians, so far in human history, nothing can be specifically identified as of yet fulfilling this prediction.
Blessings
Pastor Jim
Saturday – March 2nd – Revelation 20:9
*The Daily Walk Bible NLT: Explore God's Path to Life (p. 802). Tyndale House Publishers. Kindle Edition.
20:8) He will go out to deceive the nations—called Gog and Magog—in every corner of the earth. He will gather them together for battle—a mighty army, as numberless as sand along the seashore.
The Daily Walk Bible inspirational thought for today:
CONFIDENCE IS THE FEELING YOU HAVE JUST BEFORE YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND THE ODDS. COURAGE IS WHAT YOU TAKE WITH YOU TO BEAT THEM.*
Happy Friday and happy first day of March! The old saying is that if March goes in like a lamb/lion it will go out like a lion/lamb. Let’s hope that we look back in thirty days and all agree that 60’s was actually a “lion” to start this month. Since we have established a looking ahead theme this week we might as well continue letting you work on filling out your calendar for great things happening at SunRise. Just a friendly reminder today that we have Good Friday services scheduled for Friday March 29th at 7pm. Join us as we bring the season of Lent to a close and prepare ourselves for Jesus’s victory over the grave.
In our pick verse today, John now shifts his full attention to the devil’s final doom. If there is one thing, we should note is that the devil does not give up without trying to destroy anyone he can, even when defeat is certain. Secondly, we are to be reminded that the devil is a master at being deceptive and in so doing lashes out this one last time with unknowing participants. In this last-ditch attempt to disrupt believers, he gathers his loyal supports from the four corners of the earth to engage in a battle against God’s army. The reference to Gog and Magog would direct John’s first century readers to think about Ezekiel’s prophecy of a future Israelite battle in which a northern enemy led by Gog whose land is Magog will be utterly defeated. While this reference would certainly give hope to first century Christians, so far in human history, nothing can be specifically identified as of yet fulfilling this prediction.
Blessings
Pastor Jim
Saturday – March 2nd – Revelation 20:9
*The Daily Walk Bible NLT: Explore God's Path to Life (p. 802). Tyndale House Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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