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Jeremiah Chapter 3
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What is the Shekinah Glory?
What is Shekinah Glory? Is This In The Bible?

Jesus’s glory as GOD was veiled in human flesh, but at times His Glory, the so-called Shekinah Glory, was revealed.  SO what is the Shekinah Glory of God?

Shekinah

What does the word Shekinah mean?  It is not in the Bible, so WHY do we need to know what this word means as regarding God’s Glory?  The word Shekinah is from the Hebrew word shekinot and it actually is in the Bible where GOD is said to settle in or dwell with.  Shekinot means where God is dwelling, settling or where His Divine Presence is.  This Glory is seen when God’s glory filled the Temple and even in the wilderness where He was a Light during the night and the Shekinah cloud of His Glory shaded Israel in the scorching sun of the desert. 
Exodus 13:21-22 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people. (KJV)
His Presence was revealed by the penetrating Light that filled the Tabernacle, the Temple in Jerusalem and even in the Transfiguration of Jesus on the Mount, where Jesus shone as bright as the sun when He spoke with Moses and Elijah.
Daniel 10:5-6 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: 6  His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. (KJV)
Matthew 17:1-3 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 2  And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3  And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. (KJV)
Acts 9:3-4 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:  4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, 
Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? (KJV)
Revelation 1:14-16 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; 15  And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. 16  And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. (KJV)

I believe that the whole of Ezekiel Chapter 1, is the Shekinah Glory of God, being revealed to the astounded prophet, so that he could bring it to GOD’S people in Ezekiel’s time and for us today as well.

Jesus’ Transfiguration Glory

Jesus partially revealed His Shekinah Glory on a mountain and allowed Peter, James and John to see this awesome Glory. This is why the Apostle John said that Jesus “dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father” (Jn.1:14); and that Jesus is “the light of men.” John 1:4-In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5  And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 6  There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7  The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. (KJV) . . . Christ Jesus is the very essence and nature of GOD as Light and that is part of His Shekinah Glory which was why John said “we have seen his glory.”
The Transfiguration is where Jesus allowed Peter, James and John to see His Glory in Matthew 17:1-8. It is where Jesus for a very short time, peeled back His humanity to allow the disciples to see the very Shekinah Glory of God. It overwhelmed them just as it does to anyone where GOD reveals His Glory. 

Humans become as dead men when they see this awesome Glory of God!
Genesis 17:3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, (KJV)  
Leviticus 9:24 And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces. (KJV)  
Ezekiel 1:28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake. (KJV)  
Ezekiel 3:23 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face. (KJV) 
Daniel 8:18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. (KJV)  
Daniel 10:8-9 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. 9  Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground. (KJV)
Daniel 10:17-19 For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. 18  Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me, 19  And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. (KJV)
Habakkuk 3:16 When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops. (KJV)  
Matthew 17:2-6 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3  And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. 4  Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 5  While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. 6  And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. (KJV)
Acts 9:4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? (KJV)  
Revelation 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: (KJV)
Everyone will see the LORD someday in all His splendor, majesty and Shekinah Glory and ALL shall fall down before Him on bended knees. 
Isaiah 45:23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. (KJV)
Romans 14:11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. (KJV)
Philippians 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; (KJV) . . . Some (only a few Mat.7:14), will do so very willingly as He is their Saviour, LORD and King . . . but for others, they will wait until He becomes their Judge (Jn.5:22, 27; 2 Tim.4:1, 8; 1 Pet.4:5; Rev.19:11), when He shall send them off into eternal torment (Rev 20:11-15). God CANNOT dwell where there is unconfessed sin or where someone has not repented and trusted in Christ. It is YOUR decision which of two places you will spend eternity: Heaven or Hell! That day to decide should NOT be put off because today is the day of salvation (2 Cor. 6:2), for tomorrow you may not be here . . . and it will be your day of condemnation (Jn.3:18, 36; 8:24).

Jeremiah Chapter 4
Special Comments

Edward Gibbon “The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire” (published 1776-1789), said the 5 reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire: (Taken from J. Vernon McGee’s study on Isaiah, Ch. 1:4-18, in his “Thru The Bible” program.)
1. The undermining of the dignity and sanctity of the home, which is the basis of human society.
2. Higher and higher taxes; the spending of public money for free bread and circuses for the populace.
3. The mad craze for pleasure; sports becoming every year more exciting, more brutal, more immoral.
4. The building of great armaments when the great enemy was within; the decay of individual responsibility.
5. The decay of religion, fading into a mere form, losing touch with life, losing power to guide the people.
From The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

Jeremiah Chapter 9
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What the Bible says about “knowing God”:

Jer. 9:23-24 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: 24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD. (KJV)

Jer. 29:11-13 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. (KJV)

Jer. 31:33-34 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. (KJV)

Psalm 25:10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. (KJV)

Psalm 119:10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. (KJV)  

Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (KJV)

Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. (KJV)  

Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. (KJV)  

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (KJV)  

John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. (KJV)  

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (KJV)  

Romans 8:38-39  For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (KJV)

Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (KJV)  

Philippians 3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; (KJV)  

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. (KJV)

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (KJV)  

James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (KJV)  

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. (KJV)  

1 John 3:6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. (KJV)  

1 John 4:6-7  We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. (KJV)

Jeremiah Chapter 10

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Creation, Displays the Power of God:
Isa. 40:26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth. (KJV)
Isa. 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. (KJV)
Jer. 33:2 Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name; (KJV)

Perseverance, Upheld through the Power of God:
Psalm 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. (KJV)  
Phil. 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: (KJV)  
Heb.10:35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. (KJV)

The Power of God Shown in Making the Gospel effective:
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. (KJV)  
1 Cor. 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. (KJV)  
1 Cor.1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. (KJV)  
 
The Power of God, Magnified by the Heavenly Host:
Rev. 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. (KJV)  
Rev. 5:13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. (KJV)  
Rev. 11:17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. (KJV)  

The Power of God, Works in and for Saints:
2 Cor. 13:4 For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you. (KJV)  
Eph. 1:19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, (KJV)  
Eph. 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, (KJV)  

The Power of God, is Efficient through His ministers:
1 Cor. 3:6-8 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 7  So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 8  Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. (KJV)   
Gal. 2:8 (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:) (KJV)  
Eph. 3:7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. (KJV)  

The Power of God, Demonstrated in the Resurrection of Jesus:
1 Cor. 15:43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: (KJV)  
2 Cor. 13:4 For though e was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you. (KJV)  
Col. 2:12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. (KJV)  

The Power of God, Should be Acknowledged:
1 Chron. 29:11 Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. (KJV)  
Isa. 33:13 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might. (KJV)  
1 Tim. 1:17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. (KJV)  

The Power of God, Supports Saints in their affliction:
1 Cor. 2:4-5 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5  That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. (KJV)
2 Cor. 6:7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, (KJV)  
2 Tim. 1:12  For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. (KJV)

The Power of God, Strengthens Saints:
2 Cor. 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (KJV)
Eph. 6:10-11 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11  Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (KJV)
Phil. 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (KJV)

The Power of God, Is the Source of all Strength:
1 Chron. 29:12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. (KJV)
Psalm 68:35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God. (KJV)  
Eph. 6:10-11 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (KJV)

The Power of God, is Described as Desirable:
Deut. 32:39 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. (KJV)
Dan. 4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? (KJV)
Isa. 40:22-23 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: 23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. (KJV)

Nothing too hard for the Power of God: 
Gen. 18:14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. (KJV)
Jer. 32:17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: (KJV)
Jer. 32:27 Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? (KJV)

The Power of God, is Beyond Understanding:
Ecc. 3:11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. (KJV)
Job 11:7-9 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? 8 It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? 9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. (KJV)
 Job 26:14 Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand? (KJV)

The Power of God, Exhibited in Creation:
Ps. 102:25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. (KJV)
Jer. 10:12-13 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. 13 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. (KJV)
Heb. 1:10-12 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: 11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. (KJV)

The Power of God Should be Feared:
Ps. 119:120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. (KJV)
Jer. 5:22 Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? (KJV)
Mat. 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. (KJV)

The Power of God, is Described as Always Successful:
Isa. 14:27 For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? (KJV)
Isa. 43:13 Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it? (KJV)
Eph. 3:7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. (KJV)

The Power of God, Delivered by Saints:
Ex. 13:21-22 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people. (KJV)
Neh. 1:10 Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand. (KJV)
Dan. 3:17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. (KJV)

The Power of God, Described as Glorious:
Ex. 14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. (KJV)
Ex. 15:6 Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. (KJV)
Isa. 63:12 That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name? (KJV)

The Power of God, Described as Strong:
Ps. 89:10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. (KJV)
Ps. 89:13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. (KJV)
Ps. 136:12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever. (KJV)

The Power of God, Should be Pleaded in prayer:
1 Thes. 5:16-18 Rejoice evermore. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. (KJV)
Phil. 4:6-7 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (KJV)
1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: (KJV)  

The Power of God, Upholds Saints:
Ps. 37:17-18 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous. 18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. (KJV)
Isa. 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. (KJV)
Jude 1:24-25 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
Jud 1:25  To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. (KJV)

The Power of God, Shown in the destruction of the wicked:
Ex. 14:27-29 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them. 29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. (KJV)
Josh. 24:6-7 And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea. 7 And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season. (KJV)
2 Thes. 1:8-10  In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. (KJV)

The Power of God, is Everlasting:
Isa.26:4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: (KJV)
2 Thes. 1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; (KJV)
1 Tim.6:16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. (KJV)

The Power of God, Is a ground of trust
Deut. 32:4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. (KJV)  
Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. (KJV)  
Psalm 125:1 They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. (KJV)

The Power of God, Expressed by the Voice of God:
Ps.18:13-15 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. 14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. 15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. (KJV)
Ps. 29:3-9 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters. 4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. 5 The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. 7 The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire. 8 The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory. (KJV)
Ps. 68:33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. (KJV)

The Power of God, Expressed by the Hand of God:
Exodus 7:5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them. (KJV)
Exodus 9:3 Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain. (KJV)
Josh. 4:24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. (KJV)

The Power of God, Expressed by the Arm of God:
Job 40:9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? (KJV)
Ps. 89:13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. (KJV)
Isaiah 52:10 The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. (KJV)

The Power of God, Expressed by the Finger of God:
Ex. 8:19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. (KJV)
Ex. 31:18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. (KJV)
Deut. 9:10 And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the LORD spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly. (KJV)

The Power of God, Should be Magnified:
Ps.21:13 Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power. (KJV)
Ps. 57:11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth. (KJV)
Jude 1:25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. (KJV)

The Power of God, Described as Mighty:
Ps. 89:13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. (KJV)
Job 9:4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? (KJV)
1 Cor. 6:14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power. (KJV)

The Power of God, Described as Unsearchable:
Job 5:9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: (KJV)
Ps. 145:3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. (KJV)
Pro. 25:3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. (KJV)
Rom. 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! (KJV)
Eph. 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; (KJV)
Since the word unsearchable is found only 5 times in the KJV, I have brought all 5 verses.

The Power of God, Saints stand firm.
John 11:25-26 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? (KJV)
Rom. 3:22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: (KJV)  
Gal. 3:25-29 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
26  For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise
. (KJV)

The Power of God, Applied in behalf of saints:
Ex. 15:11 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? (KJV)
2 Chron. 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. (KJV)
Ps. 34:15-19 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. (KJV)

The Power of God, is Incomparable:
John 16:13-15 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. 14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. (KJV)  
Ezekiel 36:26-27 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27  And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. (KJV)   
Romans 8:9-14 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. (KJV)

The Power of God, Saints Have Confidence in:
Isa. 43:18-19 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
19  Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert
. (KJV)
Jer. 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. (KJV)  
1 John 5:13-14 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. 14  And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: (KJV)

The Power of God, the Wicked do not Know.
Mat. 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: (KJV) 
Mat. 25:46 Aay into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. nd these shall go aw(KJV)  
2 Peter 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; (KJV)  

The Power of God, Saves Few:

Jer. 42:2  And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:) (KJV)
Mat. 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. (KJV)
Mat. 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; (KJV)
Mat. 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. (KJV)
Matthew 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen. (KJV)
Mat.7:13-14  Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. (KJV)

The Power of God, Expressed by Thunder of His power:
Job 26:14  Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand? (KJV)
1 Sam. 2:10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed. (KJV)
Rev. 14:2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: (KJV)

The Power of God, Exalted by Saints:
Acts 2:24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. (KJV)
Acts 3:15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. (KJV)  
Col. 2:12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. (KJV)  
Eph. 1:20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, (KJV)  
Rom. 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. (KJV)  

Steadfastness Secured by the Power of God:
Psalm 55:22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. (KJV)  
Psalm 62:2 
He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (KJV)  
1 Pet. 1:3 -5 
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 1 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. (KJV)
Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, (KJV)  

He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken. Can you say these words?

God’s Wisdom

Psalm 147:5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. (KJV)  

Proverbs 3:19-20 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. 20  By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. (KJV)

Isaiah 11:2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; (KJV)  

Isaiah 28:29 This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working. (KJV)  
Isaiah 40:12-14 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? 13  Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him? 14  With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding? (KJV)  


Isaiah 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. (KJV)  

Isaiah 44:7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. (KJV)  

Romans 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! (KJV)

1 Cor. 1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. (KJV)

1 Cor. 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: (KJV)

Jeremiah Chapter 12

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I think this is really what God is saying to Jeremiah: If you are troubled now by what things are going to happen, things are going to get much worse. If you are troubled now, what are you going to do when it really gets bad?
Dear one, things may look bad to us today, but they are going to get worse. I cannot help but think of the following: Gen. 6:5-8 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. (KJV)
When I think of good, righteous Noah, and all that he went through by following the command of God, to build a ‘boat’ in the middle of the desert . . . it amazes me. I wonder how many times that Noah, like Jeremiah, had questions for God. But, like Jeremiah, Noah kept on doing as God had told him to do. Can you imagine the insults, the laughter, the ridicule?
What I am trying to get across to you is this . . . The Passage above in Genesis states: every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually . . . that was in Noah’s time. . . but what about today? Anyone who turns on the news, can clearly see that these same words apply to us today. Wickedness is getting worse and worse with each passing day! Only a meager few (Mat.7:14) survived the Flood. Gen. 7:13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; (KJV)
https://www.judgmentcoming.org/noah_on_the_ark.htmlIF God put an end to wickedness then, why wouldn’t He do it today? My answer. . . He shall do that, in His timing, not ours.

What Are the Bible Signs of the End Times?

When Noah warned the people of God's coming judgment and certain destruction, they would not listen. Instead they treated Noah as  a fanatic, building a boat in the middle of the desert. Because the people would NOT listen to the warnings . . . when the destruction he predicted came, the people were not prepared.

Dear one, we no longer have Noah . . . but we do have the Bible, and we do have people who are concerned about lost souls headed for Hell and they too warn of impending judgment that is sure to come. Just as it was in the days of Noah and Lot, the soon Coming of the LORD Jesus will trap people who refuse to heed the warning and give their lives to Him.
Luke 17:26-30 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27  They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28  Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29  But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. 30  Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. (KJV) . . . As it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be when Christ Returns at the Rapture.

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO GOD! I believe there is amazing evidence that we are living in the end times. The Bible gives us signs that are clear for all to see, even for the scoffers who stubbornly argue against it. Yes. It is true that people throughout history have been proclaiming that they were living in the last days and the end of the world was nigh, and some of the Bible signs have always existed from the early days. 2 Peter 3:8-9  But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9  The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (KJV) . . . Unbelievers simply refuse to believe what God clearly states in His Holy Word! Jesus WILL Came again! And IF your name is not in the book of life (Lk.10:20; Rev.20:15), you shall be left behind when Jesus comes at the Rapture (1 Thes.4:13-18), and you will have to go through the Tribulation Period (Rev.ch.6-18). You do NOT want to be there!

Never has there been a time before when ALL the events stated in the Bible were evident in so many different places and with such frequency and intensity. Our Generation is the first generation to fulfill ALL the Biblical signs. I have never set dates of times and I never will. Only a fool does that. I simply want to warn anyone who will listen that the Second Coming of Christ Jesus is NEAR!

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Jeremiah's Grotto

There is a grotto (cave) called Jeremiah's Grotto which is located at the foot of the very hill where the Cross of Jesus would be raised some 600 years later. Jeremiah is said to have retired there to weep. http://wikimapia.org/7555725/Jeremiah-s-Grotto

Jeremiahs Grotto, Israel . . .  just outside the north wall of Jerusalem, where tradition says Jeremiah wept bitter tears and composed the book of Lamentations.
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Jeremiah's Grotto (cave), where the prophet hid in a cave, behind the East Jerusalem bus station. Once it was a Holy Site visited by Christians, Jews and Muslims. In the 1930s its importance declined and after 1948 it was forgotten about. Now the entrance is locked and there is not even a sign for it. 

Jeremiah Chapter 18

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Fourteen appeals of Jeremiah:
1. Give heed to me (Jer.18:19).
2. Hearken to the voice of them that contend with me (Jer.18:19).
3. Remember that I stood before You to speak to them, to turn away Your wrath from them (Jer.18:20).
4. Therefore deliver up their children to the famine (Jer. 18:21).
5. Pour out their blood by the force of the sword (Jer.18:21).
6. Let their wives be bereaved of their children (Jer.18:21).
7. Let their wives be widows (Jer.18:21).
8. Let their men be put to death (Jer.18:21).
9. Let their young men be slain by the sword in battle (Jer.18:21).
10. Let a cry be heard from their houses when You bring a troop suddenly upon them (Jer. 18:22).
11. They have digged a pit to take me (Jer.18:22).
12. They have hid snares for my feet (Jer.18:22).
13. Thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me (Jer.18:23).
14. Forgive not their iniquity (Jer. 18:23). 
15. Neither blot out their sin from Your sight (Jer.18:23).
16. Let them be overthrown before Thee (Jer.18:23).
17. Deal thus with them in the times of Your anger (Jer.18:23)
It would seem that Jeremiah was a very hardhearted man to make such a prayer of destruction for this people, but not so. He knew just how backslidden they were and how impossible it was to save them from the judgment the LORD had been foretelling upon them. Jeremiah had been praying, making intercession in their behalf, suffering because of the sorrow he felt and dreadful sorrow that would soon come upon them. He prayed for them to be saved, and wept much over them (Jer. 4:10,19; 9:18, 21; 10:10). Now he simply submitted himself to the will of the LORD in bringing judgment on these rebels. The prayer here (Jer. 18:19-23) is more of a confirmation of what God had inspired him to predict thus far in his many prophecies, instead of a show of personal hatred because of their opposition to him. It was like saying Amen to the divine decisions.

The End of the Wicked is Eternal Death
Dan. 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. (KJV)
Matthew 25:41-46 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. (KJV)   
2 Thes. 1:8-9 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; (KJV)
Rev. 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (KJV)  
Rev.21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. (KJV)

What Is Hell Really Like?
The Bible very clearly describes it:
Please read carefully!

Everlasting Punishment. Matthew 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. [KJV]
Everlastion Fire. Matthew 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: [KJV]
Everlasting Burnings. Isaiah 33:14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings? [KJV]
A Furnace of Fire. Matthew 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. [KJV] Matthew 13:50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. [KJV]
A Lake of Fire. Rev. 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. [KJV]
Fire and Brimstone. Rev. 14:10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: [KJV]
Unquenchable Fire. Matthew 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. [KJV]
Devouring Fire. Isaiah 33:14 above.
Second Death. Rev. 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.[KJV]
Outer Darkness. Matthew 8:12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. [KJV] Matthew 22:13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. [KJV] Matthew 25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. [KJV]
No Way Out. Luke 16:26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. [KJV]
God is NOT There. 2 Thes. 1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power. [KJV]

Jeremiah Chapter 19
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Idolatry in those days

This horrendous form of idolatry was where they made their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech; the place where they did it is called Tophet (Jer.19:6), of which also mention is made (Isa.30:33; Jer.7:31-33). As we speak of idolatry, we must understand what is meant by Baal, Moloch, Tophet, and the valley of the son of Hinnom. There is no doubt that Baal and Molech, or Moloch, mean the same thing; Baal means a lord, Molech a king. They ordinarily called their idols by these names; and also Malcham (Zep.1:5); and it was of this, the LORD would not be called Baal (Hos.2:16), although He was called Jehovah, Elohim, and Adonai, all which meant lord, as Baal did. Both Baal and Molech seem common names to all idols. There was more than one idol in the house of Baal (2 Ki.10:26). The Ammonites called their principal idol Milcom and Molech, as appears from (1 Ki.11:5; 2 Ki.23:13). It was to this idol that they sacrificed their children. It was a very ancient idolatry, as appeared by the very early law of God against it (Lev.20:3-5). Some say it began in the time of Serug, the father of Nahor (Gen.11:20), and that it had its original from the devil, speaking out of the belly of dead people, commanding this reverence, probably in imitation of God, who to try Abraham's obedience, commanded him to offer up Isaac upon the Mount Moriah (Gen.22:2). We must know there were other sacrifices they offered to Baal: they burnt incense to Baal (2 Ki.23:5); they offered sacrifices and burnt-offerings of beasts (1 Ki.18:26; 2 Ki.10:24), and also to show their great obedience to the devil, they offered their children. What creature they worshipped under this name is not certain, but very probably it was the sun, from (2 Ki.23:5), or some superior being, which they owned as their supreme lord and king, which they, some of them, mistook the sun, moon, and stars to be; they being glorious beings removed out of men's knowledge, so as they had not sufficient means to understand their natures, might, considering their motions, and vast influence they had upon all other creatures, mistake them for animate and supreme beings, to which as they paid other tributes, such as swearing by them (Zep.1:5), burning incense, offering beasts, praying to them. So in imitation of the heathens, and in a pretense of high devotion and reverence in some special times, they offered their children. Some think they only made them go through the fire, but did not burn them; and indeed so most of the Scriptures express this abominable idolatry; but some Scriptures speak it plain enough, that they actually burned them: Ps. 106:37-38 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood. (KJV) Eze.16:20-21 Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter, 21 That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?(KJV) . . . This can only mean they were killed, burned alive! 
We read of the idolatry of Jeroboam, who worshipped the TRUE God, but by calves set up at Dan and Beth-el. Ahab surpassed this, bringing in the worship of the creatures, worshipping the sun, moon, and stars, under the name of Baal. But, the first in Judah, of whom we read that he made his son to pass through the fire, was Ahaz, the father of Hezekiah (2 Ki.16:3). He was followed by his grandchild Manasseh (2 Ki.21:6). Josiah, the good son of a bad father, defiled the place where this abominable idolatry was committed (2 Ki.23:10). The place where they committed this horrible abomination was the valley of the son of Hinnom, very close to the city, and the precise place was called Tophet. There was a high place built for the idol, and many think that the name Tophet came from their use of a drum or tabret, with which, while the poor children were burning, they made great noises to drown the sound of the children's screams; though others think the word Tophet originally signifies Hell, or the place of the damned, of which this place, both for the torments and screaming in it, was a lively representation.

Jeremiah Chapter 22
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What is the Mosaic Covenant?

The Mosaic Covenant is a conditional covenant made between God and the nation of Israel at Mount Sinai (Ex.19-24). It is sometimes called the Sinai Covenant but more often referred to as the Mosaic Covenant since Moses was God’s chosen leader of Israel at that time. The pattern of the covenant is very similar to other ancient covenants of that time because it is between a Sovereign King (God) and His people or subjects (Israel). At the time of the covenant, God reminded the people that they had an obligation to be obedient to His law. Ex. 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: (KJV)  . . . and the people agreed to the covenant when they said, Ex.19:8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD. (KJV)  
This covenant would set the nation of Israel apart from all other nations as God’s chosen people (Deu.7:6; 14:2; Isa.43:20; Dan.11:15), and was just as equally binding as the unconditional covenant that God made with Abraham because it is also a blood covenant. The Mosaic Covenant is an important covenant in both God’s redemptive history and in the history of the nation of Israel through whom God would sovereignly choose to bless the world with both His written Word and the Living Word, Jesus Christ.

The Mosaic Covenant was centered around God's giving His divine law to Moses on Mount Sinai. To understand the different covenants in the Bible and their relationship with one another, it is important to know that the Mosaic Covenant differs considerably from the Abrahamic Covenant and later Biblical covenants because it is conditional in that the blessings that God promises are directly related to Israel’s obedience to the Mosaic Law. IF Israel is obedient, then God will bless them, but IF they disobey, then God will punish them. The blessings and curses that are associated with this conditional covenant are found in Deuteronomy 28.
The other covenants found in the Bible are one-sided covenants of Promise, where God ties Himself to do what He promised, regardless of what the receivers of the Promises might do. On the other hand the Mosaic Covenant is a two-sided agreement, which clearly specifies the obligations of both parties to the covenant.

The Mosaic Covenant is especially important because in it God promises to make Israel a kingdom of priests and a holy nation (Ex.19:6). Israel was supposed to be God’s light to the dark world around them. They were to be a separate and called-out nation so that everyone around them would know that they worshiped the LORD, the Covenant-Keeping God. It is important because it is here that Israel received the Mosaic Law that was to be a schoolmaster pointing the way towards the Coming of Christ (Gal.3:24-25). The Mosaic Law would reveal to people their sin and their need for a Saviour, and it is the Mosaic Law that Christ Himself said that He did not come to abolish but to fulfill (Mat.5:17). This is important because some people get confused by thinking that keeping the Law saved people in the Old Testament, but the Bible is clear that salvation has always been by faith alone, and the Promise of salvation by faith that God had made to Abraham as part of the Abrahamic Covenant still remained in effect (Gal.3:16-18).

The sacrificial system of the Mosaic Covenant did not really take away sins (Heb.10:1-4); it simply predicted the bearing of sin by Christ, the Perfect High Priest Who was also the Perfect Sacrifice (Heb.9:11-28). Therefore, the Mosaic Covenant itself, with all its detailed laws, could NOT save people. It is not that there was any problem with the Law, for the Law is perfect and was given by a Holy God, but the Law had NO power to give people new life, and the people were not able to obey the Law perfectly (Gal.3:21).

The Mosaic Covenant is also referred to as the Old Covenant (2 Cor.3:14; Heb.8:6, 13) and was replaced by the New Covenant in Christ (Lk. 22:20; 1 Cor.11:25; 2 Cor.3:6; Heb.8:8; 8:13; 9:15; 12:24). The New Covenant in Christ is far better than the old Mosaic Covenant that it replaces because it fulfills the Promises made in Jeremiah 31:31-34, as quoted in Hebrews 8.

Jeremiah Chapter 23
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Description of God’s Word
1.     The law of the LORD (Psalm 119:1, 18)
2.     A record of His testimonies (Psalm 119:2, 14, 31, 36)
3.     A revelation of His ways (Psalm 119:3, 15)
4.     An array of His precepts (Psalm 119:4, 15)
5.     A list of His statutes (Psalm 119:5, 33)
6.     The sum of His commandments (Psalm 119:6, 32, 35, 86)
7.     The righteous judgments of God (Psalm 119:7, 13, 62, 75, 106)
8.     The source of cleansing (Psalm 119:9)
9.     The Words of God (Psalm 119:11; 16, 57)
10.   A ready counselor (Psalm 119:24)
11.   The source of life (Psalm 119:25, 40, 50, 88)
12.   A history of God's wondrous works (Psalm 119:27)
13.   A tower of strength (Psalm 119:28)
14.   The way of truth (Psalm 119:30, 142, 151)
15.   The way of God (Psalm 119:1, 37)
16.   The way of righteousness (Psalm 119:40)
17.   The way of salvation (Psalm 119:41)
18.   A true trust (Psalm 119:42)
19.   The Word of truth (Psalm 119:43, 142, 151)
20.   The source of hope (Psalm 119:49, 81, 114)
21.   A source of comfort (Psalm 119:52)
22.   The subject of songs (Psalm 119:54)
23.   The foundation of good judgment and knowledge (Psalm 119:66, 130)
24.   A source of delight (Psalm 119:70, 92)
25.   Something better than riches (Psalm 119:72)
26.   A book of promised mercies (Psalm 119:76)
27.   The testimony of His mouth (Psalm 119:88)
28.   An eternal plan (Psalm 119:89-91)
29.   An unforgettable package of laws (Psalm 119:93)
30.   Something infinite in its scope (Psalm 119:96)
31.   A source of wisdom (Psalm 119:98)
32.   A source of knowledge (Psalm 119:99, 104, 130)
33.   Something sweeter than honey (Psalm 119:103)
34.   A lamp to the feet (Psalm 119:105)
35.   A light to the pathway of life (Psalm 119:105)
36.   An eternal heritage (Psalm 119:111)
37.   A source of joy when obeyed (Psalm 119:111-112)
38.   A stay in trouble (Psalm 119:116)
39.   Something to be feared (Psalm 119:120)
40.   The Word of God's righteousness (Psalm 119:123)
41.   Something to be loved more than silver and gold (Psalm 119:127)
42.   The source of light (Psalm 119:130)
43.   A code of laws for the upright (Psalm 119:137)
44.   A righteous and faithful testimony of God (Psalm 119:138)
45.   The pure Word of God (Psalm 119:140)

Jeremiah Chapter 25
The Seventy Years Prophecy

This prophecy is famous in regard of its fixing the exact space of time in which the Jews abode in the captivity of Babylon, seventy years. When they were determined we are plainly enough told (Ezr.1:1), in the first year of Cyrus the king of Persia, but when they began is more disputed; for we read of three carryings into that captivity: the one in the third and fourth year of Jehoiakim, when it would seem that Nebuchadrezzar only carried away a few persons to be bred in his court, amongst whom were Daniel and the three children (Dan.1:1-2), a second seven years after, in Jeconiah's time (2 Ki.24:15-16); the last and most general, eleven years after, in the eleventh year of Zedekiah. It seems most probable that the seventy years must be calculated from the second; for Jeremiah (Jer.29:1), writing to those then in captivity, tells them that when seventy years should be accomplished, God would bring them back.
Seventy years (Jer.27:7). The exact number of years of Sabbaths in four hundred ninety years, the period from Saul to the Babylonian captivity; and was righteous retribution for their violation of the Sabbath (Lev. 26:34, 35; 2 Chr. 36:21). Some say that the seventy years probably begin from the fourth year of Jehoiakim, when Jerusalem was first captured, and many captives, as well as the treasures of the Temple, were carried away.  They end with the first year of Cyrus, who, on taking Babylon, issued an edict for the restoration of the Jews (Ezr.1:1). Daniel's seventy prophetic weeks are based on the seventy years of the captivity (Dan.9:2, 24).
Seventy years is the normal lifespan of an individual (Ps. 90:10; Isa. 23:15). Historically this can be applied in two different ways. First, it could apply to the period from the first deportation in 605 B.C. to the end of the exile in 539/38 B.C. which is how Daniel, who had been taken in that initial group (Dan. 1:1-4), understood the duration (Dan. 9:1, 2). Second, it might apply to the period from the destruction of the Temple in 587/86 B.C. until it was rebuilt in 516/15 B.C. which is how Zechariah (1:12) reckoned the 70 years (Jer. 29:10).
The seventy years of captivity have been calculated differently. Some consider the number 70 to be a mere round number of a normal life span (Ps.90:10; Isa. 23:15). Others take the 70 years to be literal, but do not agree as to the starting point of the period. The two most widely held dates for the years involved in the prophecy are: (1). 605-536 B.C., beginning with the captivity of Daniel and ending with the return under Sheshbazzar and Zerubbabel (Dan.9:1-2; 2 Chr. 36:20-23; Ezra 1:1-3); and (2). 586-516 B.C., from the date of Jerusalem’s fall until the rebuilding of the Temple by Israel’s returning exiles (Hag.1:1-15).
I believe this 70 years of captivity in Babylon to be literal years. It appears that Daniel believed the 70 years to be literal as well. Dan. 9:1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; 2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. (KJV)
It appears from this, that Daniel knew Jeremiah and had great respect for his prophecies.

The seventy-year period of time is very important. When the people of Israel were about to enter the land, the LORD told them that every seventh year was to be a Sabbath in which the ground was to lie fallow (Lev.25). Not only did God promise blessing if His Word was obeyed, but He also warned of judgment if it was disobeyed. If they walked contrary to Him, He would walk contrary to them. We must consider that God foresaw their disobedience. Lev. 26:34-35  Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths. 35  As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it. (KJV)

For about 490 years the Sabbatical year was not kept . . . seventy Sabbaths had been neglected. God tells the people through Jeremiah that for seventy years they will live in a strange country while their land has its rest. Then after the lost Sabbatical years have been made up, Israel will be permitted to return to the land. Read what Jeremiah says.

Jeremiah Chapter 30
What are the seventy sevens in Daniel 9:24-27?

Dan. 9:24-27 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. 25  Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. 26  And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. 27  And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. (KJV) . . . This is the only Old Testament Passage which refers to the Messiah as “Messiah.”
Other places:
He is called “Shiloh”. Gen. 49:10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. (KJV)  
He is called the “Prince of Peace”. Isa. 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (KJV) 
He is called the “Root of Jesse”. Isa. 11:10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. (KJV)  
He is called the “Righteous Branch”. Jer. 23:5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. (KJV)  
The prayer of Daniel; and prophecy of the Seventy Weeks is yet another of those incredible chapters in Scripture about prophecy! Personally, I think that this is one of the greatest chapters in the Book of Daniel, and certainly one of the greatest chapters of the entire Word of God. The subject here is double: prayer and prophecy. If we were to choose the ten greatest chapters in the Bible on the subject of prayer, this 9th Chapter of Daniel would have to be included . . . AND if the ten most important chapters on prophecy were chosen, this 9th Chapter of Daniel would have to be included there too. The first 21 verses give us the prayer of Daniel, and the last 4 verses give us the extremely important prophecy of the Seventy Weeks.
"Seventy sevens have been decreed for your people. . . . So you are to know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there will be seven sevens and sixty-two sevens; it will be built again, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress. Then after the sixty-two sevens the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary.”
Exactly what is meant by “seventy sevens”? The phrase by itself is vague, but taken in context the meaning is clear. Daniel’s prayer in verses 3-19 of the chapter refers to the fulfillment of a specific seventy-year period, the seventy years of the Babylonian captivity (as prophesied by Jeremiah). Daniel received the seventy sevens prophecy in response to his prayer. The prophecy foretold a period of seven times seventy yet to come, or seventy seven-year periods. Seventy seven-year periods equals 490 years.
The prophecy goes on to say that “from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there will be seven sevens (49) and sixty-two sevens (434). . . . Then after the sixty-two sevens the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing.”
Nebuchadnezzar had dismantled Jerusalem around 587 BC after having to put down two rebellions there in less than 10 years. At the time this prophecy was given, Jerusalem still lay in ruins. According to the prophecy, from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem there would be seven seven-year periods and sixty-two more seven-year periods . . . or 483 years . . . until the Messiah would come. After the conclusion of the 62 seven-year periods, or after 483rd year, the Messiah would be cut off.
Both the ancient Hebrews to whom Daniel was writing and the ancient Babylonians to whom he was subservient (the Book of Daniel having been written in Babylon during the latter half of the 6th century BC) used a 360-day year.
So, 483 years x 360 days = 173,880 days. This is the equivalent of 476 years and 25 days, using our modern Gregorian calendar’s 365-day year.
As for our starting point, the Persian emperor Artaxerxes Longimanus (who ruled from 464-424 BC) issued the edict to rebuild Jerusalem sometime during the Hebrew month of Nisan in the 20th year of his reign, or c. 445 BC (Nehemiah 2:1-8). From c. 445 BC, 173,880 days brings us to c. AD 30.
According to this prophecy, the Messiah would come, present Himself as Messiah to the nation and then be “cut off” sometime near AD 30. This was fulfilled as Jesus Christ presented Himself to the nation of Israel on Palm Sunday, was crucified on Preparation Day (the annual day on which the Passover Lamb was slain), and rose from the dead on Sunday.
The prophecy then goes on to say that, subsequent to the Messiah’s being killed, “the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary.” Within one generation of Christ’s crucifixion, Titus razed Jerusalem and destroyed the temple.
There is some debate about the exact date of the decree that began the 483 years. There is also debate as to whether the days should be counted on our modern 365-day calendars or the 360-day lunar calendar. Regardless, Daniel's prophecy lays out an amazingly accurate time line. If we knew all the exact dates of Daniel's prophecy and timing, we would find it predicted the very day of Christ's death—over 600 years before it occurred.

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