The mission of the Church is to disciple the world.  We are to disciple all nations, we are to baptize all who are disciples and then we are to teach those disciples all of the Lord’s doctrine.  .  Our preaching is to contain two important concepts: repentance must be made “in His name” and remission of sins is given [...]

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There remains one final section of Daniel’s prophecies which provides additional insight to Alexander’s Empire. And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; [...]

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Dominion was given.  (Dan. 7:6).   As is declared in Daniel 2:21, God is the One who exercises sovereign control over the elevation of each of the four successive Gentile nations; Daniel 7:6 confirms the fact that Alexander’s Grecian kingdom and all he would accomplish  would have to do, not so much with his own abilities, [...]

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In Daniel Chapter two, verses 32 and 39, we notice that there are four metals mentioned in relation Nebuchadnezzar’s image: gold, silver, brass and iron. Keil points out, “The material becomes inferior from the head downward, gold, silver, copper, iron, clay; so that, though on the whole metallic, it becomes inferior and finally terminates in [...]

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Daniel Chapter 3 Chapter three recounts Nebuchadnezzar’s mounting ego which resulted in his building a golden image of himself in the plain of Dura.  Obeisance was to be done before the statue, any refusal being punishable by death.  Certain Chaldeans inform the great king that Daniel’s three friends, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, refuse to worship [...]

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The word tardemah is also used in scripture to speak of unholy slumber, sleep which makes us vulnerable to satanic attack.  Just as God has designed sovereign tardemah ‘seasons’ of blessing, so Satan seeks to bring his ‘counterfeit sleep’ into our lives.  These four kinds of counterfeit sleep always represent the most subtle threat to [...]

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We have pointed out the difference between the two Greek words chronos and kairos.  Chronos speaks of our normal nine-to-five, while kairos speaks of the extraordinary moments in life when the divine intersects the common.  When a ‘kairos,’ occurs, (and a Tardemah of Divine Destiny is a kairos,) God also bequeaths power to fulfill the [...]

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Let’s return for a moment to the four foundational truths which were reiterated in Jacob’s tardemah of utter grace -  truths that became the foundation for the healing of his past: Security – His secure standing in the patriarchal line was reaffirmed.  (Genesis 28:13) Hope – He received his personal promise that the land would [...]

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The explanation of these three primary roots, however, in no way removes responsibility from Jacob.  Responsibility implies the ability to respond!  Jacob was, as we are, fully responsible for his every life decision!  While we could not control the initial woundings we received in life, we are nonetheless responsible for every personal decision we have [...]

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‘In principle,’ I understand the dynamics of the story.  “Give freely back to God what He has given you, etc.”  But ‘in practice,’ as a father myself, this seems almost inconceivable to me!  To take my son, Grant, with all our shared love and life together; to watch his face, tears of fear welling up [...]

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