Reformed Blogging

The topic of Hosea can be a very touchy one. It's very common to easily forgive a husband who has committed adultery but not the wife. It's really something to admire a woman who re-accepts her husband after siring a child out of wedlock but not when it's the other way around. Hosea's tragic love story had God command the prophet to marry the wanton woman Gomer. I was even assuming that Gomer's two other children were probably not Hosea's. Gomer went to other lovers for some time. However, the pleasures of sin are rather fleeting one way or another. Israel, like Gomer, went after other lovers in the form of idol worship. Israel soon split away from Judah and Benjamin after the death of Solomon. Israel was a kingdom characterized by apostasy. The names of the children of Hosea and Gomer were Jezreel, Lohru-Hamma (No Mercy), and Lo-Ammi (Not My People).  If I were to talk, I would really want to abandon Gomer for good. I don't want to endure such an unhealthy ...

My current study of Ezekiel leads to a new doctrinal footnote called "Israel in Prophecy". The doctrine says that the energy that keeps God's prophetic clock running on schedule is the Jewish nation. The very chapter it's found is in Ezekiel 37 which is about the Valley of the Dry Bones. This is where the spiritual deadness of man is found and only by a quickening of the Holy Spirit can a real revival happen. Israel in itself still plays a role in prophecy. What God starts then He is bound to finish it. God can't lie and Israel is one of the many pieces of evidence that He can't lie.  What shows that Israel is still active in God's plan? There are many attempts to destroy Israel. You can talk about how God had preserved Israel throughout history for the sake of a few saved Jews. Adolf Hitler tried to wipe out the whole Jewish race from Europe during the Second World War and failed . The enemies of Israel are still trying to corner the nation and destroy it...

I was thinking about studying on the subject of the Abrahamic Covenant. Just to whom is it applied? The heresy of Zionism tries to treat Israel like royalty or place certain superstitions. There are times that the late Jack T. Chick gets into Zionist superstition. I don't condone to any form of anti-Semitism but condoning to the wrongs of the Israeli government or any Jew is not right. The King James Study Bible says the following about the Abrahamic covenant: When God established a covenant with Abraham, it was another dramatic turning point in human history. Abraham and his heirs (the nation of Israel) received an unconditional promise. Under this covenant, God promised to make Israel a great nation, to bless the seed of Abraham, to give him a great name, to make him a blessing, to bless those who blessed him and to curse those who cursed him, to give him the promised land, and through his descendants to bless the families of the4 Earth with a Redeemer. Israel's failure ...

The identity of the woman in Revelation 12 can be a very tricky subject. It's often said that the woman is Mary by Roman Catholics. I think some Evangelicals think that the woman represents Mary even if they don't believe her to be a co-mediator. For one, I had an earlier interpretation that the woman is Mary before and after I got saved. Other options included the Church and Israel. For me, saying it's the Church is far-fetched even for some of the best commentators such as Matthew Henry and John Gill. In my case, I'd like to share my thoughts on why I think the woman in Revelation 12 is Israel and not Mary or the Church. At first, it's very easy to think of Mary because the woman is pregnant with the Messiah. We can consider the hassle Mary as a godly woman underwent. Consider that Mary was in danger of getting stoned to death when she was falsely accused of adultery. It took Joseph a visitation from the angel Gabriel to take Mary home with him. Mary and Josep...

I'm just amazed at how many Jews until now continue to reject the Lord Jesus Christ as their only Messiah. You even have Pope Francis telling them that they don't need to be born again. I'm sorry but the Bible clearly states that whether you are Jew or Gentile that you must be born again (John 3:3). John 8:44 has Jesus calling the unsaved Jews as children of the Devil because they're not saved. By today's incredibly stupid standards anybody who speaks against the Jewish faith could be charged with anti-Semitism. By postmodern standards, Jesus can be charged with anti-Semitism. When I think of the possibility of a Third Jewish Temple, I just want to go on a Rapture hype. I want to start setting dates but I couldn't forget how December 21, 2012 four years ago was another false Rapture date. I guess some people expected the Trumpet to sound last December 21, 2012 and there was no Trumpet. I wished it happened last December 21, 2012 but that would nullify what Je...