Day: February 2, 2019

Convergence – by Hal Lindsey

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Convergence – by Hal Lindsey In Luke 21, Jesus gave His disciples a quick list of the signs they should look for as indications His return is near. Jesus said, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be great earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.” (Luke 21:10-11 NASB) We find many of the signs Jesus mentioned throughout history. But recent developments make them more immediate than ever. That’s because there are three key differences between now and centuries past. The first and most …

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The Lord Judges the Nations

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Introduction Ezekiel chapters 25-32 details Divine judgments against nations that have risen up many times against Israel as their adversaries. There are seven people groups singled out, and the text divides them in two groups. The first is a group of four that includes Ammon, Moab, Edom and the Philistines.  The second group is a group of three that includes Tyre, Zidon and Egypt. Ammon, Moab, Edom and the Philistines are immediate neighbors to Israel. Their presence posed a constant spiritual as well as physical danger to Israel’s relationship to God and seemed to be a persistent frustration of the …

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Iraq, Jordan agree deal over trade of oil and goods

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Iraqi goods imported via Jordan’s Aqaba port on the Red Sea would meanwhile receive preferential tariffs, it said. By REUTERS February 2, 2019 15:38   1 minute read. Barham Salih, Iraq’s newly elected president, walks with Iraq’s new Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi at the parliament headquarters, in Baghdad, Iraq October 2, 2018. . (photo […]