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  • Biblical Principle #79: God Oversees All Nations

    Biblical Principles List Principle God oversees all nations (and keeps wickedness in check). Explanation GOD oversees and interacts with humanity at multiple levels. We have previously established that GOD is just, hates sin, and that all sin must be punished. At the individual level, GOD watches our lives, recording our actions in His books (see…

  • Biblical Principle #68: God Called Abraham

    Biblical Principles List Principle God called Abraham to become the father of the faithful. Explanation At the Tower of Babel, GOD divided Noah’s descendants into nations. GOD placed angels as rulers over each of these nations. But GOD foreknew that these angels would be tempted by Satan and quickly become corrupt. The great chess match…

  • Biblical Principle #67: Angelic Overseers Became Corrupt

    Biblical Principles List Principle The angels assigned to oversee Gentile nations became corrupt. Explanation We have previously established that: Over time, Satan corrupted these angels who had been assigned to rule the Gentile nations. Genesis 11 covers the Tower of Babel and scattering of the nations. The first mention of idolatry is found about 1,000…

  • Biblical Principle #65: The Second World Began at Babel

    Biblical Principles List Principle When GOD divided the nations at Babel, this began the second world. Explanation We previously established that, at Babel, when GOD scattered the nations, He assigned angels over them. From that point, 2000+ years before Jesus, through the first century, angels ruled all nations except Israel, whom GOD kept for Himself.…

  • Biblical Principle #63: At Babel, God Divided the Nations Under Angelic Rule

    Biblical Principles List Principle When God divided the nations at the Tower of Babel, He assigned certain angels to rule each nation. Explanation We previously established that the first world was the period between creation and the flood. We noted that the building of the Tower of Babel was apparently a rebellion against GOD’s command…

  • Biblical Principle #61: Why Earth Has Multiple Nations and Languages

    Biblical Principles List Principle The Tower of Babel explains why there exist multiple nations and languages across the Earth. Explanation The Bible affirms that it was GOD who created multiple languages and spread out humanity into multiple nations around the world. Following the great flood, we read: 1 Now the whole earth was one language…

  • You Can Outlaw the Message But You Can’t Outrun the Consequences

    As the endless war of morality rages on in the hearts of nations, the active battle grounds periodically shift to new issues. Today, those battle grounds include issues such as abortion, so-called “gay rights,” increased general acceptance of secularistic ideas with a decreasing religious population, capital punishment and prison overcrowding, environmental protection and “climate change,”…

  • November 12 – Prophecy of Judgments

    Reading Mark 13:1-2 Matt. 24:3; Mark 13:3-4 Matt. 24:4-35; Mark 13:5-31; Luke 21:8-33 Matt. 24:36-51; Mark 13:34-37; Luke 21:34-36 Matt. 25:1-46 Devotional On the Tuesday before Jesus’ death, as He and His disciples left the temple, one of them pointed out the majesty of the stones and the buildings there. Jesus explained to them how…

  • August 4 – Destruction Coming for Egypt, Philistines

    Reading Jer. 46:1-28; 47:1-7 Devotional Judah had been oppressed by two enemies—Egypt and the Philistines. GOD gave a prophecy to Jeremiah concerning the coming destruction upon both of those lands at the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. 1 The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the nations. 2 Against…

  • August 1 – GOD’s Pottery Lessons

    Reading Jer. 17:19-20:13 Devotional GOD utilized two pottery illustrations in an effort to help Judah see their situation before Him. Here is the first: 1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying: 2 “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.” 3…