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And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
Luke 1:59
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
Ezekiel 20:33-38
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As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, surely with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out, will I be king over you:
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and I will bring you out from the peoples, and will gather you out of the countries in which you are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out;
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and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I enter into judgment with you face to face.
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Like as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I enter into judgment with you, says the Lord Yahweh.
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I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;
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and I will purge out from among you the rebels, and those who disobey against me; I will bring them forth out of the land where they live, but they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and you shall know that I am Yahweh.
