Ezekiel 39:11 “And I will make a vast graveyard for Gog and his hordes in the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Dead Sea. It will block the way of those who travel there, and they will change the name of the place to the Valley of Gog’s Hordes” (NLT).            In the aftermath of Gog’s defeat, along with his Muslim allies who surrounded Israel from the east, west, and south who will also be d...

Ezekiel 38:18-19 “…On that day, when Gog comes against the land of Israel,” declares the Lord God, “that My fury will mount up in My anger. 19 In My zeal and in My blazing wrath I declare that on that day there will surely be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.”            According to Ezekiel 38:17, God had spoken of Gog’s future attack on Israel: “Are you the one of whom I spoke in former ...

Ezekiel 38:1-6 The word of Yahweh came to me saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him 3 and say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. 4 I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your military force, horses a...

Ezekiel 37:5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones, “Behold, I will cause breath to enter you that you may come to life.”Illustrating His promise to Israel through Ezekiel in chapter 36, God showed Ezekiel in chapter 37 a valley full of dead, dry bones—bodies of the fallen Israelites. Having just revealed that Israel would be restored to her land in blessing under the leadership of her King, God r...

Ezekiel 36:16-19 The word of the Lord came to [Ezekiel] saying, 17 “Son of man, when the house of Israel was living in their own land, they defiled it by their ways and their deeds; their way before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman in her impurity. 18 Therefore I poured out My wrath on them for the blood which they had shed on the land, because they had defiled it with their idols. 19 Also I...

Romans 8:1-2 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.The word “law” is used twice in v. 2, but not in reference to the Mosaic Law. The first use, “law of the Spirit of life,” or “law of the life-giving Spirit” (NET), speaks of a general principle of operation, not...

Roman 16:24-27 [The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.] Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past, 26 but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to ...

Romans 16:21-23 Timothy my fellow worker greets you, and so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. 22 I, Tertius, who write this letter, greet you in the Lord. 23 Gaius, host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer greets you, and Quartus, the brother.In vv. 21-23 Paul now sends greetings from those who are with him in Corinth where he wrote. Timothy is the f...

Romans 16:19-20 For the report of your obedience has reached to all; therefore I am rejoicing over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil. 20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.Paul had many friends in Rome (noted in the greetings in 16:3-15) in spite of the fact that he had never been to Rome. These ...

Romans 16:17-18 Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them. 18 For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.            After the warm greetings sent by Paul to the church ...

Romans 16:14-16 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the brethren with them. 15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. 16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.In vv. 14-16 Paul greets nine people by name, some unnamed brothers in Christ, a sister of one of those specifically named,...

Romans 16:10b-13 Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus. 11 Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet those of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord. 12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, workers in the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who has worked hard in the Lord. 13 Greet Rufus, a choice man in the Lord, also his mother and mine.In vv. 11-15 two households are greeted, both of which ...

Romans 16:5b-10a Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first convert to Christ from Asia. 6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. 7 Greet Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are outstanding among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. 8 Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. 9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. 10 Greet A...

Romans 16:3-5a Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who for my life risked their own necks, to whom not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles; 5 also greet the church that is in their house.From Romans 16:3-16 Paul lists a cache of names (men, women, slaves) that many find boring and unedifying. Douglas Moo says, “But for those few who are especi...

Romans 16:1-2 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea; 2 that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you; for she herself has also been a helper of many, and of myself as well.Romans 16:1 introduces Phoebe (“radiant”), a woman from Cenchrea, a seaport near Corinth (w...