326 - A Way Forward, Part 5 of 7
By Jonathan S. Rose
Title: A Way Forward, Part 5
Topic: Second Coming
Summary: As we go forward spiritually, the Lord leads us into and through a wilderness of trial, deprivation, and affliction. Why? Because in that state we become ready to betroth ourselves to the Lord.
References:
Exodus 13:17-18
Deuteronomy 1:19-33; 8
Isaiah 40:1-5
Matthew 3:1-3; 4:1-2
Luke 1:80
Mark 1:40-45
Matthew 15:32-34
Luke 5:15-16
John 11:53-54
Revelation 12:6, 14
Psalms 107:1-9
Deuteronomy 32:9-12
Jeremiah 2:1-7
Ezekiel 20:33-38
Hosea 2:13-20
This video is a part of the Spirit and Life Bible Study series, whose purpose is to look at the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible through a Swedenborgian lens.
Spirit and Life Bible Study broadcast from 12/13/2017. The complete series is available at: www.spiritandlifebiblestudy.com
Matthew 3:1-3
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In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
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"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!"
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For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. make his paths straight."
