Blake Lorenz
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God’s Prophecies of the End Times are Being Revealed
Daniel 9:24 The fifth determination of God concerning the Jews and Jerusalem is that the vision and prophecy will be sealed. I take this to mean that until the last days before Jesus returns, these prophecies will not be fully revealed to God’s prophets or to His people. Now that season of revelation is upon …
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Reconciled to God
Daniel 9:2 The third determination God gave to us is: “to make reconciliation for iniquity.” Because of sin, we are separated from God so as to not know His life and His intimacy. Jesus, the Messiah, came to reconcile us to His Father so we could know the depth of His love, the oneness of …
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Dissecting The 70 Weeks: Daniel 9:24-27
When you study the 70 weeks and look at the history of the Jews from Daniel’s time until now, these periods become pretty clear, except for the last week, the 70th week. The starting point for this process of restoring the Jews and Jerusalem and Israel seems to be around 445 BC, when the command …
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The 70 Weeks Prophecy and How We Should Live: Understanding From God
Daniel 9 The prophet Daniel teaches serious followers of Jesus how to gain understanding of prophecy given through the prophets and the Holy Spirit. In Daniel 9, Daniel realizes that the prophecies of Jeremiah concerning Israel and the exile to Babylon are about to unfold. The context of this discovery by Daniel is that the …
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Global Warfare
John wrote to his spiritual children in and around Ephesus three letters at the end of the first century. Did he know these would be prophetic words for our global community? He confronted the false teaching that threatened the churches in Asia Minor or modern Turkey; this heresy would later be titled gnosticism. Today we …
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The Gift of Greatness
As we continue to study Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, let me share some insights that inspire me to live a life worthy of the gospel, which is Paul’s exhortation to us in Ephesians 4:1. The first three chapters tell us who we are in Christ and what is our destiny. Therefore, as Paul begins …
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What Happens When We Blow It Big Time?
We are walking strong in the Lord. We know who we are in Christ and are secure in our destinies with Him. Then, boom, we blow it big time. When temptation comes, we reject the spiritual weapons God has given us to fight and win; and we yield to sin and not to God. We …
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Afghanistan, Galatians and Deception in the Last Days
The fall of Afghanistan has coincided with my study on Galatians. What do the two have in common? They share what Jesus warned about in Matthew 24 regarding the last days: deception. The Galatians had been deceived by false teachers that Jesus alone was not enough to save a person. You had to obey the …
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Triumphant Truth
The book of Acts ends with Paul in Rome. God’s plan has taken him to the capital of the world to declare that Jesus is the Christ. Remarkably, he is allowed to preach of the Lord Jesus Christ without restraint while under house arrest for two years. He meets with the Jewish leaders and tries …
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Victory Over Despair
Blaise Pascal said, “Knowing God without knowing our wretchedness leads to pride. Knowing our wretchedness without knowing God leads to despair. Knowing Christ gives the balance.” When I read these words this morning from the famous French scientist and mathematician, I thought of how this summarizes Paul’s life in the book of Acts. As a …
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The Judgment of the Nations
The last words of Jesus concerning His return overflow with such revelation that we need to understand His message, from Genesis to Revelation, in regard to the nations. Interesting that Jesus moves from the personal relationship to one with nations. His desire for us as individuals now applies to the nations of the earth. There …
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In Preparation for His Return
From the very beginning, when I cried out in my sin and misery for Jesus to take the life I did not want anymore, I started to learn of His desire for me. He wanted to know me and for me to know Him. He introduced me to His life-changing love that would never let …
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How Shall We Live in the Season of His Return?
Wake up, for the King is coming! It’s hard not to recognize that His time has come. In Matthew 24:32-34, Jesus says, “The fig tree, its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at …
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How We Should Live in This Season of Jesus’ Return
The arrival of the global community introduces the season of Jesus’ return. As Jesus gives us these signs of His Second Coming in Matthew 24, He then teaches us how we should live in this season. He begins with the parable of the fig tree in which He emphasizes that His followers should know when …
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The Global Prophecies of Jesus From Matthew 24, 25
Every person—and perhaps every family—has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Death, sickness, unemployment, loss of income, foreclosures on homes, bankruptcy of businesses, suicides, emotional distress, fear and loss of hope have marked lives around the world in the past year and a half. I believe we began to think in terms of the global …
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