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In Acts 1:6, the disciples asked the risen Messiah, "Lord, are You restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time?"
Which best summarizes Jesus' answer regarding that?
A) It will happen at a point in the future, but only the Father knows when.
B) It won't happen because my followers, not the Jews, are now Israel.
Islamic Hell is simply a desire for sin
- Drinking alcohol in heaven (sin on earth)
surah 47:15*
- Men will marry 72 wives (sin on earth)
Sunan ibn majah 4337*
- All your inner desires will come true (uh sounds like satan)
surah 41:31*
Joseph had some of the worst trauma in the Bible.
His brothers tried to kill him, and ultimately sold him into slavery. Betrayal by family. The people who were supposed to love you the most.
I can’t find anywhere in his story where he ruminated over his trauma, brought it up, used it as an excuse, sat in bitterness.
Yet today this is what we prescribe to people with trauma. We call them victims. Tell them to talk about it over and over. Etc.
And then they become bitter and self obsessed.
Joseph named his sons Ephraim and Manasseh.
Their names meant “Forget”and ���move forward.”
It’s good advice
Why does God even want worship? Isn’t that… needy? I was rewatching The Chosen weeks ago, the scene with the Samaritan woman and that question wouldn’t leave me alone. Jesus says, “The Father is seeking those who will worship Him in spirit and in truth.” It hit me harder than usual. Almost made me teary.
And then an intrusive thought slid in: Why does He care so much about worship?
So I sat with it. And slowly, something started to untangle.
We live in a world obsessed with creators and ownership. Artists sign their paintings. Musicians copyright their songs. Companies defend their patents. Architects protect their signature designs. Not because they’re insecure. Because authorship matters.
We instinctively know that to erase an author’s name from their work is wrong, and to twist their creation beyond recognition is violation.
That clicked for me.
If flawed humans protect the integrity of what they make… how much more would the God who authored galaxies guard His?
Reality itself is His masterpiece. Every law of physics, every spark of beauty, every heartbeat, signed, authored, claimed.
So when Scripture calls God jealous, it’s not describing a fragile deity craving applause. It’s describing a Creator who refuses to let His signature be erased from what He made.
Not insecurity, integrity. Not ego, essence.
He is jealous for us, not of us. Because when creation forgets its Creator, everything breaks. Meaning unravels. Purpose distorts. Worship misfires.
God’s “jealousy” isn’t about Him needing attention. It’s about Him refusing to let us live on lies. He knows that life only works when it aligns with Truth. And He is that Truth.
So when Jesus says the Father is seeking worshipers, it’s not desperation. It’s love. It’s rescue. It’s the God who authored reality inviting us back into alignment with it.
Divine jealousy isn’t proof of God’s weakness. It’s proof of His love. A love that protects. A love that refuses to hand us over to counterfeits. A love that will not let His creation forget who made it.
The universe is a signed masterpiece. Erase the signature, and you erase meaning itself. God refuses to let that happen. That’s where I landed. And honestly? It made me worship more, not less.
The Bible begins the story of redemption with a betrothal covenant at Mount Sinai and ends with a wedding banquet on Mount Zion.
From start to finish, Scripture tells the story of God as a faithful Bridegroom pursuing His beloved. Though the bride wanders and strays, the Bridegroom remains steadfast, faithful.
Then Jesus comes as the Bridegroom in the flesh, laying down His life to cleanse and redeem His bride.
The Bible is many things, but at its core, it is a ridiculously epic love story between God and His creation.
There is simply nothing else like the Bible—truly a divine book.
In the Bible, Ishmael and Isaac are used as symbols, Ishmael was born to Hagar, a slave woman, through human effort and impatience. His birth represents bondage, works of the flesh, and trying to fulfill God’s promise through human strength.
Isaac, however, was born to Sarah, the free woman and Abraham’s wife. His birth was not by human planning but by God’s promise and supernatural intervention. Isaac represents freedom, grace, and those who are born according to God’s Spirit.
One story represents slavery, the other represents freedom. Same family tree, very different inheritance.
That is why Christians are called children of God, not because of ethnicity or bloodline, but because we are born again through faith in Christ. Our identity comes from promise, not bondage, from grace, not law; from freedom, not slavery.
I love the way Psalm 102 ends: "In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded. But you remain the same, and your years will never end. The children of your servants will live in your presence; their descendants will be established before you."
The universe and everything in it is decaying. It will all end, but God will take his followers to a new creation where nothing will decay or die (Revelation 21).
Someone asked me to defend Christian Zionism using ONLY the New Testament…
Challenge accepted. No Old Testament, no dispensational charts. Just Jesus and the Apostles. Thread 🧵
1. Romans 11:1–2
“I ask then: Did God reject his people? BY NO MEANS!”
Paul literally starts the chapter screaming that God has NOT canceled the Jewish people.
2. Romans 11:25–29
“A partial hardening has happened to Israel UNTIL the fullness of the Gentiles comes in… and in this way ALL ISRAEL WILL BE SAVED… They are beloved for the sake of the forefathers. The gifts and the calling of God are IRREVOCABLE.”
That’s not replacement. That’s a future national salvation. Paul said it, I didn’t.
3. Romans 11:17–24
Gentiles are wild branches grafted INTO Israel’s olive tree.
You don’t replace the tree—you get added to it. And Paul warns us not to be arrogant toward the natural branches that will be grafted back in.
4. Luke 21:24
Jesus: “Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles UNTIL the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.”
“Until” means it ends. 1967 ring a bell?
5. Acts 1:6
Disciples: “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom TO ISRAEL?”
Jesus’ answer: Doesn’t correct them. Doesn’t say “There is no more Israel.”
He says: “It’s not for you to know the TIMES and SEASONS the Father has fixed.”
The expectation of a restored Israel? Still on the table.
6. Matthew 23:39
Jesus weeping over Jerusalem: “You will not see me again UNTIL you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
That’s a prophecy of national Israel welcoming their Messiah at the Second Coming.
7. Revelation 7
144,000 sealed “from every tribe of the sons of Israel.”
John could’ve just said “Christians.” He listed the 12 tribes for a reason.
Bottom line from the New Testament alone:
God still loves the Jewish people.
Their hardening is temporary.
Their gifts are irrevocable.
Their capital gets un-trampled.
Their tribes still matter in the Tribulation.
And one day “all Israel will be saved.”
If that’s not Biblical support for Christian Zionism, I don’t know what is.
Drop a 🇮🇱 if Romans 11 just hit you like a freight train.
i have a theory about God i talk about all the time
He knows He can’t reach everyone through the same methods, so He meets you in a way you can understand
if you’re naturally funny, He puts you in situations that, in hindsight, are so absurd you can’t help but laugh
if you’re analytical, He shows up as patterns. coincidences that line up too cleanly to ignore
if you’re emotional, He reaches you through love and loss. through people who break you open and show you what mattered
if you’re a skeptic, He lives in the questions that won’t leave you alone
God isn’t broadcasting on one frequency and blaming people for not tuning in
He’s speaking the language you already understand
and if you ever stop long enough to listen, you realize He’s been talking to you the entire time
"When a dark and hopeless thought comes, do not accept it as your own. Say: ‘This is not my thought. This is the enemy’s suggestion.’ And then call upon Christ."
- St. John of Kronstadt
Please pray for my friend Stacie. She is in critical condition waiting for a liver transplant. Her blood pressure and oxygen levels need to reach a certain point before they are willing to operate. 🙏
As a kid, I thought dying meant going and living in heaven forever.
Then I read the prophets.
Then I read Revelation.
We will live on earth in the millennium, and then on a new earth.
It's amazing what we learn reading the Bible.
The deeper message of Palm Sunday is one a lot of people would rather ignore.
It was a moment of massive misunderstanding, and many people today are still missing the point.
Back then, when a king came back from war, the crowds would lay down palm branches to celebrate his victory.
So when the people did that for Jesus, they were treating Him like a conquering hero.
They were expecting a military king. A political savior. Someone to take down Rome and restore the nation.
That’s why they shouted “Hosanna!”
It means “Save us now.”
It comes from the same root as the name Yeshua, Jesus.
They were quoting Psalm 118, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.”
This was a political statement.
They thought He was about to take the throne, crush their enemies, and restore Israel.
They were welcoming a king the way you’d welcome a victorious general.
And in their minds, He fit the bill.
He was fulfilling Zechariah 9:9, “Behold, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, humble and mounted on a donkey…”
They weren’t just praising Him.
They were making demands.
"Save us on our terms.
Fix our world.
Give us the kingdom we want."
But Jesus didn’t come to crush their enemies.
He came to deal with their sin.
And when He didn’t meet their expectations, the same crowd that praised Him turned on Him.
Five days later, they were screaming “Crucify Him.”
Here’s something most people miss:
Jesus entered the city on Lamb Selection Day, the day the Passover lambs were chosen.
While everyone was picking out their sacrifice, Jesus was presenting Himself as the Lamb of God.
He knew what He was doing.
He knew He was going to die.
And He still showed up.
That’s what Palm Sunday is really about.
Not just celebration, but confrontation.
It forces you to ask,
Am I worshiping Jesus as He really is, or just using Him to get what I want here and now?
Because most people don��t reject Jesus for being too harsh.
They reject Him for not doing what they expected.
What was prophesied came to be ❤️ praise the Lord!
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
John 12:13
So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!”
#PalmSunday
Mike Winger Explains Why We Must Deal With Todd White Scandal Publicly. Many people will cry this will make the church look bad. Actually now dealing with this will make the church look bad. We must deal with these church scandals publicly because many times these ministries have a world wide reach and these ministry leaders are in PUBLIC ministry. Todd White Lifestyle Christianity Exposed by Mike Winger and Whistleblowers of Serious Allegations. This might be one of the biggest Christian News stories of the year. Mike Winger video dropped today which exposes the life and ministry of Todd White and painting a picture of him being a total fraud on multiple levels. The video had 100,000 views in a few hours. Mike Winger connected with insiders within Todd White’s Ministry called Lifestyle Christianity who decided to come forward to blow the whistle about dozens of allegations against white which are very concerning. The whistleblowers tried to confront Todd directly but he wouldn’t listen. They they sought to get other leaders involved who did nothing. Lastly they decided to appeal to the Body of Christ following the Matthew 18 process by going to Mike Winger. Mike Winger’s video went over a 12 page letter put together by the whistleblowers which give a detailed look at the abuses at Todd’s ministry. The allegation against Todd White and Lifestyle Christianity are shocking. They claim Todd repeatedly lied and then lied about lying. They believe Todd Misused funds to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars. They state Todd White was accountable to no one even though he stated Dr Michael Brown was his overseer. Todd lived a life like a millionaire flying first class, having private security and expecting preferential treatment. Many board members left in Todd White ministry over the years. Some were fired or replaced if they disagreed with Todd. These whistleblowers were people who were friends with Todd White and know him for years. I also reveal Todd White Salary was $625,000 in 2015 which is a staggering amount for a Pastor. Will Todd White humble himself and repent? Probably not. If he does I will offer him my forgiveness but his future in ministry might be over
Mike Wingers Todd White Video: https://t.co/NzMnZZikji
Full Whistleblower Letter: https://t.co/VT41sheaNn
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