Closer Day By Day

Prophecy - Revelation 18-22

We come to the climax of the Bible today as we finish the book of Revelation! How do you feel after reading through the Book of Revelation?  Worried?  Down hearted?  Excited?  Anxious?  Scared?  Joyous? Indeed - as I read slowly the words of Revelation and consider the various things recorded, I do feel this mixed cauldron of emotions (learned this phrase from a sister (: ).  Tell me what do...

Prophecy - Revelation 12-17

On Sunday night, my family watched the movie 2012.  It was a great disaster movies to end all disasters where the world was to be destroyed according to some Mayan legend made a long long time ago.  While it was entertaining,  it was quite different from what we read in Revelations. So it is good to read Revelations to know at least what the Bible says and not what the movie says - even though...

Prophecy - Revelation 7-11

We thank God for the 3 nights of Evangelistic Services that was held over the weekend.  More than 25 truthseeking friends and relatives joined us each night as Pr Huang shared about the Heavenly Father, the Bible and the Church that Saves. We continue to pray for God’s grace to reach out to the multitudes in the world so that many too can be saved, ready to meet the Lord Jesus when He comes...

Prophecy - Revelation 1-6

It does seem fitting that we are ending the year with the last book of the Bible - Revelation. Again, this is not one book that I love to read.  Too many mysteries and apocalyptic messages that makes it not one of my favourite books of the Bible.  But as Preacher Aun Quek has mentioned before - while we may not understand all the mysteries and prophecies of Revelation, it is still important for...

Prophecy - Malachi 1-4

A sister remarked to me yesterday that this was the time of the year for reflection and decide what she wanted to do for the new year. As I read today’s passage, I could not help but feel in the book of Malachi, there are indeed many areas in my life I need to think about with regards to my relationship with God.  Coming just after the Spiritual Meeting, it is indeed a good time to consider...

Prophecy - Zechariah 8-14

As I typed these words, it is at the end of a wonderful Sunday where by the grace of God, 16 souls were added to the fold of the Great Shepherd.  And it was also a wonderful day for the Pre-Teens camp where many teacher-shepherds mixed with the tweenies for an afternoon of fun at the Botanical Gardens and role plays in the evening. I am feeling extremely tired but happy. Happy in the knowledge that...

Prophecy - Zechariah 1-7

Our reading of the Minor Prophets takes us to Zechariah today - the 2nd last book of the Old Testament. I must confess, when I read this book, I have very little idea of what the prophecies meant and I will not be trying to interpret any of them.  Instead I will just give a brief overview before we read.  This book is the longest amongst the minor prophets. It is made up of 2 parts.  The first...

Prophecy - Haggai 1 - 2

Haggai - just 2 short chapters. But it carries with it a mighty punch and brought home to me lessons long forgotten and now tears of regret. Haggai’s prophecies were given 18 years after the Persian king Cyrus had permitted the Jews to return to their homeland from exile in Babylon. Despite the length of time, the second temple remained unfinished, and Haggai’s messages urged the people...

Prophecy - Zephaniah 1-3

Zephaniah is another minor prophet that we seldom refer to. The setting is Jerusalem sometime between the prophet Isaiah and the prophet Jeremiah. Jerusalem knew that her days were numbered.  The Babylonians would be coming soon to bring the city to its knees.  It was a terminal judgement.  Nothing good was on her horizon… it was just a matter of time. What kind of message would Zephaniah...

Prophecy - Habakkuk

In the South East Asian context, there is often a jokey pun that can be made on this prophet’s name. The effect is made more obvious by the fact that very little is known about this prophet. We won’t go into details of his name (and neither the pun on it), but we would look at the details of the book to obtain spiritual insight. We’ll read Habakkuk. Bible Passage:  Habakkuk 1-3 Like...