Isaiah 23:1-3
Author: R New
I'm a 1959 Baby Boomer which has allowed me to see drastic changes in the Christian landscape. I grew up going to Church every Sunday, in those days the Bible still had strong roots in America. In my 20's, I participated with the Church in public meetings. There were about eight of us who would go out to a street corner or public park to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There were horns, a bass drum, singing, and a short Salvation message from the Bible. Suddenly, that all changed. The city passed ordinances to prohibit that type of public "solicitation." Today, it seems almost illegal to mention the Gospel to the younger generation.
I retired at the age of 62. As a person living for the testimony of Jesus Christ, I always felt like a salmon swimming against the current. Work was always a struggle between trying to be a decent individual while dealing with "progressive" and "left wing" changes at the workplace.
It's clear that there is a force in the world that is quietly eliminating the Gospel of Jesus Christ while making Christians look like enemies of humanity. At the same time, there is a force in the world that has power over physiology and is able to form thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It is definitely against Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 is something I always want to cling to, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." I know the suffering of spiritual assault that hinders a constructive lifestyle & when frustration & anger seems to be the sole option - I know we can survive through the Cross of Christ. We have a home in the Kingdom of Heaven waiting for us.
Instead of joy and feasting there should be repentance towards God through Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 22:12-14
Iran and the kings of the east come against Israel.
Isaiah 22:5-7
The earth staggers to and fro like a drunkard, and totters like a hut.
Isaiah 24:19-20
Prophecy against Arabia…Ishmael the “wild man” being its founder.
Isaiah 21:13-17
Paul and Barnabas chosen by God to begin missionary journey.
Acts 12:25-13:3
All the merry-hearted sigh, the joy of the tambourine ceases, the sounds of the jubilant ends, and festivities turn into bitterness.
Isaiah 24:7-13
Herod struck dead by an angel of the Lord.
Acts 12:20-24, Herod persecutes the Church, part 8 of 8
Isaiah Table of Contents chapters 11-20
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Watchman, what of the night?
Isaiah 21:11-12