by Darlene N. Böcek | Sep 9, 2018
Amos Chapters 1 & 2 Noise from Heaven “The Lord roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem…The pastures of the shepherds mourn and the top of Carmel withers” (v 2). God is not pleased. The Day of Judgment has come…or has it? In...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Sep 6, 2018
The Rainbow Scaffold in Matthew, part 5 (Light Green) We have seen in previous pages that in Matthew 23-24 Christ warns people to repent, to take heed of the state of their souls. He shows that God uses his people to prove the hearts of the nations. Yahweh’s...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Sep 6, 2018
The Rainbow Scaffold in Matthew, part 4 (Purple) God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. How he was for Jacob is how he is for us. His plans and intentions back then have not changed. Time words in Scripture reflect this over-arching character of God’s...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Sep 6, 2018
The Rainbow Scaffold in Matthew, part 3 (Orange) GOD The amazing SIMILE of the HEN deserves its own posting. (Link Will Be Here). Despite of the way Israel unfaithfully treated both Yahweh and his prophets, Yahweh remains open and willing to keep his side of the...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Sep 6, 2018
The Rainbow Scaffold in Matthew, part 2 (Green) Christ notes the weights and measures he, as Judge, will compare them to: Justice, Mercy and Faithfulness. The scribes and Pharisees would weigh out the exact amount they owed to God. Christ points out how useless that...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Sep 6, 2018
The Rainbow Scaffold in Matthew, part 1 I love it when all the Principles of the Prophets, or the whole Rainbow Scaffold, is found in one passage. (If you are unaware of my ongoing Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin Video series, click here for an overview). Here, in Matthew,...
