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Life in Sodom
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughSodomites were industrious people, but they cared nothing for God, mirroring the worst aspects of modern Israel. We need to make sure that we live soberly.
Why Are We Here? (2004)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John O. ReidKeeping the Feast of Tabernacles includes temporary dwellings, rejoicing before God, and learning to fear God and faithfully keep His law.
An Abundance of Living Water
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Dead Sea, too salty to support fish, is healed by the river of living water that flows from God's Temple in the Millennium. In Ezekiel 47, the water issues from beneath the south side of the Temple, flows east, and deepens slowly over thousands of cubits until it becomes a river too deep to swim or cross. Trees line its banks, bearing fruit every month, with leaves for medicine. When the river reaches the sea, its waters are healed, and everything lives wherever the river goes. Fishermen will spread nets from En Gedi to En Eglaim, and the fish will be of the same kinds as those of the Great Sea, exceedingly many. Only the swamps and marshes are left to salt. The Dead Sea becomes a living sea, a physical example of what the Holy Spirit does: it brings the dead to life, heals, and produces growth and abundance. The river does not stop at the Dead Sea. As Habakkuk 2:14 says, the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. The flow starts small and swells until the whole earth is saturated with God's knowledge and Spirit. This prepares for the Last Great Day, when billions rise to judgment and may drink freely.
Remember Lot's Wife
'Prophecy Watch' by Ted E. BowlingLot's wife is best known for locking back and becoming a pillar of salt. What was so important that she yearned for Sodom? The same pull can draw us away.