aThe Lord wants “disciples of all nations,” that is, everyone to be his disciples. This means that everyone is not just a believer, Christian, church member, fellowship member, etc… but a TRUE disciple as defined by Scripture. He wants us all to become “disciples.” A “disciple” ...
The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”Berean Literal BibleAnd the Scripture, having foreseen that God justifies the Gentiles by faith, foretold the gospel to Abraham: "All the nations...
The Reformation taught a way of reading the Hebrew Bible that made the "Old Testament" the valued possession of Protestants, encouraging them to see the histories and prophecies about biblical Israel as about the present and future not the past, and being fulfilled in Protestants. Calvin used ...
So, what about the remaining prophecies that all the nations will unite against Israel, mobilize armies against Jerusalem, and march into the war of Armageddon that will end the world as we know it? The prophecies that have already been fulfilled guarantee that the rest will also come true. ...
Why are the nations in an uproar [in turmoil against God], And why do the people devise a vain and hopeless plot?Christian Standard BibleWhy do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?Holman Christian Standard BibleWhy do the nations rebel and the peoples plot in vain? American ...
Judgment Against the Nations - Come near, you nations, and listen; pay attention, you peoples! Let the earth hear, and all that is in it, the world,
Scripture References Genesis 20:5Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she, even she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In theintegrityof my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this.” Genesis 20:6And God said to him in a dream, “Yes, I know that you di...
International ethics are important to Amos. He condemns violent aggression (perhaps even torture and wanton killing), enslavement of populations, and the slave trade. The oracles against the nations are intricately structured. They each follow the same rhetorical pattern. Address: “The Lord Says” ...
e. proceeding from thy womb, they shall be divided from and against each other - and the one people shall be stronger than the other people (literally, and people shall be stronger than people, i.e. the one shall prevail over the other); and the elder shall serve the younger - i.e...
He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation