The Gifts of the Spirit
Monday, December 20th, 2010In 2 Chronicles 20:1-30, the prophet Jehaziel is moved by the Spirit to prophesy (v.14-17). In this incisive event in the history of Judah, we catch a glimpse of the utter, life-saving consequences of the gifts of the Spirit.
The Consequences of Failing to Know God
Monday, December 20th, 2010I am, as I am sure you are, heavy-hearted over the recent assassination of Israel’s head of state, Prime Minister Yitzkak Rabin. As tragic enough as it is itself, it seems to foreshadow something of a most solemn kind for Israel’s troubled future. That is, in the justification found for it, “in God,” by an […]
True and False Prophets
Friday, December 17th, 2010I trust that you share with me the increasing sense of importance that this subject bears. Up until now, I have borne with some patience and even amusement the number of those who currently label themselves “prophetic” and the popularity that this calling now enjoys, which has been contrary to my own experience. It seemed another one of those “fads” that sooner or later would fade away.
Understanding Israel’s Dilemma (2000)
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010The violence and fury unleashed by Ariel Sharon’s escorted tour of the Temple Mount has astonished Israel and the world. At this writing, nearly a month after, it has not abated. For the first time in Israel’s history the violence spilled out into the streets between civilian Arabs and Jews within Israel’s own borders in the cities of Jaffa, Haifa, Nazareth and Tel Aviv.
Some Sober Prophetic Reflections (1993)
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010It seems as if God’s restraint is being increasingly lifted and removed from the world. There is a horrendous breaking-down and erosion of the most elementary values and decency. My soul is oppressed by the mounting hellishness, violence, mindless and conscienceless blood lust, terror and hatred. It is as if the whole moral order is unraveling, even the minimal legal restraints of society, to reveal the naked evil that is in the world.
What ought we to be about in God in the Last Days?
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010There must be a cleaving to the prophetic word appropriate to the Last Days’ purposes of God. At its heart is Israel’s final redemption as obtained through a Church, alerted and prepared through such a word, for its own self-transfiguring and essential part in that restoration.
The Cross in Communion
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010Speaking from Mark 9, Art gives a prophetic setting for the Last Days whereby the believer is encouraged to a place of true and continuing devotion for God’s sake in order to be that final witness to Israel in their extremity.
The Cross in Isaiah 53
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010The task of rightly interpreting this key text is crucial for the Church in its witness to Israel – especially in the Last Days.
Sent from God
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010From Isaiah 6, Art shows that the prophetic word of judgment upon Israel still holds, and can only be alleviated by another prophetic word out of the mouths of those who have passed through Isaiah’s own seeing.
Resurrection of the Dry Bones
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010Another examination of the classic text from Ezekiel 37 whereby the nation Israel is raised from its yet future “death” by a word spoken from another entity (the church) present with them at that time.
An Overview of the Mystery of Israel
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010An expansive statement on the Mystery of Israel and the Church. Probably Art’s best one-statement message on the subject.
Romans 11 – The Mystery of Israel
Thursday, December 9th, 2010Another expression of this inexhaustible theme centering in the restoration of a remnant of God’s ancient people back to Himself.
The Mutuality of Suffering
Thursday, December 9th, 2010Speaking from Isaiah 52 & 53, Art shows how Israel’s future suffering has a redemptive value both for herself and the nations.
Sanctified unto a Bride
Thursday, December 9th, 2010One of Art’s best expositions of Psalm102 in which he shows how the mysteries of the faith come together in a final fulfillment of the church’s bridal purity that allows the Lord to be Israel’s Deliverer. A 2005 milestone message!
Ezekiel 37 – The Death of Humanism
Thursday, December 9th, 2010Having brought a remnant of Israel into the valley of despair, God turns to a prophetic entity – the true church of the last days – to speak the word of life that Israel may live.
Ezekiel 37 – The Raising of the Dead
Thursday, December 9th, 2010Art brings to the attention of the church the reciprocal relationship that God has ordained between Israel and the church in the roles that each has toward the other in the wisdom of God.
Wilderness Encounter
Thursday, December 9th, 2010Speaking from Ezekiel 22, Art describes the character of believer that will meet with Israel in the wilderness of the nations.
The Symphonic Overture
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010An overview of the Mystery of Israel and the Church in which Art shows that God is not finished with the Jew. Spoken to a Chinese audience.
Israel and the Time of Jacob’s Distress
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010Art speaks of a future global crisis for the Jewish people that will eclipse all previous calamities they have suffered, and that the witness of the predominantly Gentile church at that time will be the principal means by which a remnant of Israel’s redemption is effected in the purposes of God.
Paul’s Apostleship
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010Examining the distinctive character of the apostle Paul, Art shows the corollary between Paul’s apostolic calling and Israel’s yet future apostolic calling to the nations as a nation.
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