Awaken Bible Prophecy Update 6-28-23: As in the Past, So in the Present

There is so much to learn from the trials, tribulations, and underlying apostasies of God’s children, Israel and Judah, when they turned away from Him in rebellion.

When we read the Old Testament, we see that sinful people practice their sin regardless of who they are and in what earthly dispensation. As it was in ancient Israel, so it is today in America and the rest of the world.

Jeremiah 5 provides a template for our instruction as to what occurred in Jerusalem during the times that God was supposed to be the Holy One of Israel, the One whom His people were to faithfully follow. These truths are evergreen in that the sinful falling away during that era absolutely apply to our condition in these end times. What we see is a very sad state of affairs, which is evident all around us. The key to grasping all this is to understand that which grieves God to the core. These things are the same yesterday, today, and forever.

What is it that gives God heartburn about His unfaithful human creation? The two primary issues are encapsulated in the first two of the Ten Commandments. #1 is having another god in place of, or in addition to, our Holy God. #2 is the creation and worshiping of idols – images of any sort – in place of the Lord. Follow these two paths at any time of history and you’re in serious trouble, destined for self-imposed trials, tribulations, or even soul death. Why? Because then you’re grieving the Holy Spirit, which is a death knell.

In today’s Prophecy Update we’ll look verse by verse at this description that Jeremiah 5 provides and draw the inevitable analogy to our desperate times.

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Please note that the transcript is available on my website blog under the post with the same title.